NANP definition

NANP means the numbering plan used in the United States that also serves Canada, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and certain Caribbean Islands. The NANP format is a 10-digit number that consists of a 3-digit NPA code (commonly referred to as the area code), followed by a 3-digit NXX code and 4-digit line number.
NANP means North American Numbering Plan, the system of telephone numbering employed in the United States, Canada, and certain Caribbean countries.
NANP means the numbering plan used in the United States that also serves Canada, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and certain Caribbean Islands. The NANP format is a 10-digit number that consists of a 3-digit NPA code (commonly referred to as the area code), followed by a 3-digit NXX code and 4-digit line number. 78 “Numbering Plan Area” or “NPA” also is sometimes referred to as an area code. There are two general categories of NPAs, “Geographic NPAs” and “Non-Geographic NPAs.” A Geographic NPA is associated with a defined geographic area, and all telephone numbers bearing such NPA are associated with services provided within that geographic area. A Non- Geographic NPA, also known as a “Service Access Code” or “SAC Code,” is typically associated with a specialized telecommunications service which may be provided across multiple geographic NPA areas (e.g., 800, 900, 700, 500 and 888 are examples of Non-Geographic NPAs).

Examples of NANP in a sentence

  • CPN shall, at a minimum, include information in an industry recognized standard format, consistent with the requirements of the NANP containing an NPA and seven digit (NXX-XXXX) telephone number.

  • These instances include: 1) where jeopardy status has been declared by the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a particular Numbering Plan Area (NPA); or 2) where a rate center has less than six months supply of numbering resources.

  • Also sometimes referred to as an “area code,” an NPA is the three-digit indicator, which is defined by the “A”, “B”, and “C” digits of each 10-digit telephone number within the NANP.

  • These instances include: 1) where jeopardy status has been declared by the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a particular Numbering Plan Area (NPA); or 2) where a rate center has less than six (6) months supply of numbering resources.

  • The three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the "D", "E", and "F" digits of a 10-digit telephone number within the NANP.


More Definitions of NANP

NANP. (“North American Numbering Plan”) is a numbering architecture in which every station in the NANP Area is identified by a unique ten-digit address consisting of a three-digit NPA code, a three digit central office code of the form NXX, and a four-digit line number of the form XXXX.
NANP means the “North American Numbering Plan”, the system or method of telephone numbering employed in the United States, Canada, and certain Caribbean countries. It denotes the three digit Numbering Plan Area code and a seven digit telephone number made up of a three digit NXX code plus a four digit line number.
NANP mean the system of telephone numbering employed in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean countries that employ NPA 809.
NANP means the "North American Numbering Plan," the system of telephone numbering employed in the United States, Canada, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Caribbean countries that employ NPA 809.
NANP means the North American Numbering Plan which is the basic addressing scheme for the Public Switched Telephone Network in the following 19 countries in Country Code 1 (formerly known as World Zone 1): Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Xxxxxxx & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, and the United States (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). The format of the NANP follows International Telecommunications Union (“ITU”) standards as detailed in Recommendation E. 164, or as amended.
NANP means the numbering plan used in the United States that also serves Canada, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and certain Caribbean Islands. The NANP format is a 10-digit number that consists of a 3-digit NPA code (commonly referred to as the area code), followed by a 3-digit NXX code and 4-digit line number. 3.31 "NXX" means the fourth, fifth and sixth digits of a ten-digit telephone number. 3.32 "Party" means either USWC or ACI and "Parties" means USWC and ACI. 3.33 "Point of Interface", "Point of Interconnection", or "POI" is a mutually agreed upon point of demarcation where the exchange of traffic between two LECs (including a LEC and a Co-Provider) takes place. 3.34 "Port" means a termination on a Central Office Switch that permits end users to send or receive telecommunications services over the public switched network, but does not include switch features or switching functionality. 3.35 "Rate Center" means the specific geographic point and corresponding geographic area which are associated with one or more particular NPA-NXX codes which have been assigned to a LEC (or Co-Provider) for its provision of basic exchange telecommunications services. The "rate center point" is the finite geographic point identified by a specific V & H coordinate, which is used to measure distance-sensitive end user traffic to/from, the particular NPA-NXX designations associated with the specific Rate Center. The "rate center area" is the exclusive geographic area identified as the area within which the LEC (or Co-Provider) will provide Basic Exchange Telecommunications Service bearing the particular NPA-NXX designations associated with the specific Rate Center. The Rate Center point must be located within the Rate Center area. 3.36 "Reseller" is a category of local exchange service provider that obtains dial tone and associated telecommunications services from another provider through the purchase of bundled finished services for resale to its end users.