The following terms are used in the NPA relief activity status report. Please refer to this list if you have any questions.
NPA needing relief. |
NANP member country, state, and locality of NPA needing relief. |
Date the NANPA determined that relief was needed. |
Date the NANPA notified the industry and regulators. |
Projected exhaust date when the need was declared. |
Current projection for exhaust. |
The exhaust date of the NPA based on the latest NRUF data. |
Categories include:
- Active, relief planning is ongoing
- Suspended, relief planning has been placed on hold and the plan may be canceled or revised in the future
- Pending, awaiting the determination of the in-service date of the new NPA
- Rescinded, state regulatory approval of a relief plan has been withdrawn
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Number of NXXs that are available for assignment. |
Number of NXXs that are unavailable for assignment. |
Date the first NPA relief planning meeting notice was distributed. |
The date when an Initial Planning Document (IPD) will be distributed to the industry prior to the initial relief planning meeting providing NPA relief alternatives. Typically, this is distributed about 4 weeks prior to the first industry meeting. |
The date relief plan was actually filed with the appropriate regulatory authority. |
The requested date included in the relief plan when NPA relief shall take place, e.g., end of mandatory dialing for a split, or the effective date for an overlay. When no date is requested, "none" is indicated. |
The recommended NPA relief solution indicated in the relief plan filed with the state commission if the industry was able to reach consensus. In some circumstances, the industry may have reached consensus on more than one alternative. |
The date indicated in the relief plan that regulatory authority approval is requested. |
The date the relief plan was approved by the regulatory authority. |
The type of relief plan approved by the regulatory authority (e.g., split, overlay). |
The date when permissive dialing for the relief plan will begin. |
The date the end user must dial the new NPA to complete a call. |
The date the regulatory authority has directed that the new NPA is to be implemented, e.g., end of mandatory dialing for a split. In certain situations, a relief implementation date is not provided. The date may be determined at a later time or a trigger is identified (e.g., 60 days after the last NXX code is assigned in the existing NPA). |
The date the regulatory authority has directed that the new NPA is to be implemented, e.g., the effective date for an overlay. In certain situations, a relief implementation date is not provided. The date may be determined at a later time or a trigger is identified (e.g., 60 days after the last NXX code is assigned in the existing NPA). |
The relief NPA(s) assigned by NANPA. |
The date of the initial NPA implementation meeting that the NANPA shall conduct. |
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Date rationing began and the associated Planning Letter. If no rationing, leave blank. |
Date on which jeopardy was declared and associated Planning Letter. |
This indicates if CO codes in the NPA are being assigned under rationing restrictions (Yes or No). |
If the NPA is in rationing, this is the number of codes typically rationed each month. NA indicates "not available". |
A notes section provides additional information concerning relief planning for the NPA. |