The following pages include the textual and graphical descriptions of the Inter-Service Provider Local Number Portability (LNP) Operations Flows.
Consolidated Process Flows. The flow diagrams are inserted into the narrative. NANC Ops Flows Narrative V4.2.2.
Pursuant to FCC Order 07-188, released on November 8, 2007, and FCC Order 09-41, released on May 13, 2009, Local Number Portability (LNP) obligations are extended to interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. In paragraph 8 of FCC Order 09-41, the FCC ruled the following:
“Thus, we require all entities subject to our LNP rules, including interconnected VoIP providers and their numbering partners, to complete port requests for simple wireline-to-wireline and simple intermodal ports within one Business Day, unless a longer period is requested by the new provider or the customer elects otherwise.”
The North American Numbering Council (NANC) identifies three classes of interconnected VoIP providers, defined as follows:
The FCC has allowed that One Business Day porting must be implemented either within 9 months of the NANC report to the FCC, or for carriers which qualify, implemented within 15 months (FCC 09-41, para 12). The Local Number Portability Administration Working Group (LNPA WG) provisioning flows and One Business Day definition require reciprocal implementation where carriers must only port-in at the interval which that carrier also ports-out.
Service Providers are not precluded from exceeding the requirements set forth in the NANC LNP Provisioning Flows. For example, no provider is required to allow activation on a non-Business Day (Saturday, Sunday or Old Service Provider Company-Defined Holiday). However, a non-Business Day activation may be performed as long as both Service Providers agree and any Service Provider activating a port on a non-Business Day understands the porting out Service Provider may not have, and is not required to have, operational support available on days not defined as Business Days. In agreeing to non-Business Day activations, the Old (porting out) Service Provider may require that the Local Service Request (LSR)/Firm Order Confirmation (FOC) and the New (porting in) Service Provider NPAC Create message be due-dated for the appropriate normal Business Day in order to ensure that the end user's service is maintained.
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Port Type Determination Process | Download |
Wireless ICP Process | Download |
Broadband Verification Process | Download |
Wireline Simple Port LSR/FOC Process | Download |
Wireline Non-Simple Port LSR/FOC Process | Download |
Main Porting Process | Download |
Subscription Version Create Process | Download |
Reseller/Interconnected VoIP Provider/Type 1 Notification Process | Download |
Provisioning Without Unconditional 10-Digit Trigger Process | Download |
Provisioning With Unconditional 10-Digit Trigger Process | Download |
Conflict Flow for the Service Creation Provisioning Process | Download |
Cancellation Flow for Provisioning Process | Download |
Cancellation Ack Missing from New Provider Provisioning Process | Download |
Disconnect Process for Ported TN | Download |
Audit Process | Download |
Code Opening Process | Download |
First TN Ported In NPA-NXX Process | Download |
Cancel-Undo Process | Download |
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