[VoiceOps] RND Database reporting for those carriers that lease DIDs

[Mary Lou Carey]

Someone asked me a great question about whether or not they would need 
to sign up for the RND database if they give the TN back to their DID 
provider when it disconnects. I asked NANPA about this and Beth Sprague 
responded:

"If the SP leasing the DID numbers, it depends on the arrangement; as 
long as the underlying carrier is reporting the disconnects to the RND, 
there would be no need for the SP that leased the numbers to report."

So in other words there are two factors that will determine who has to 
report it:

1. Which company retains the TN at the time the customer is 
disconnected. If it goes back to the underlying carrier then they can 
report it. If it goes into the Service Provider's inventory of leased 
numbers, then the service provider needs to report it.
2. What agreement have you and your underlying carrier made regarding 
the reporting of disconnected DIDs? If the underlying carrier is willing 
to report on it at the time the customer is disconnected then the 
service provider doesn't need to report it. If the underlying carrier 
leaves the disconnect reporting up to the service provider, then the 
service provider needs to report on disconnects monthly.


So bottom line is that if you're leasing DIDs from an underlying carrier 
bring up the question as to how you agree to handle the disconnect 
reports for the RND database with them. Whatever you agree to......make 
sure you get your agreement IN WRITING so that you're covered should an 
issue come up with it later on!

MARY LOU CAREY
BackUP Telecom Consulting
Office: 615-791-9969
Cell: 615-796-1111

On 2021-06-17 08:51 PM, Mary Lou Carey wrote:
> As promised in my last e-mail, here's information on the Re-Assigned
> Number Database that EVERY voice carrier MUST register for and REPORT
> their disconnected phone numbers in. If you have less than 100,000
> subscribers you are NOT EXEMPT - you only have until OCTOBER 15, 2021
> to register AND start reporting!
> 
> What is the RND Database?
> 
> The FCC's Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) is designed to prevent a
> consumer from getting unwanted calls intended for someone who
> previously held their phone number. Callers can use the database to
> determine whether a telephone number may have been reassigned so they
> can avoid calling consumers who do not want to receive the calls
> 
> What are the requirements for Service Providers?
> 
> Record-keeping requirement: As of July 27, 2020, service providers are
> required to maintain records of the most recent date that each phone
> number assigned to one of their subscribers was permanently
> disconnected. Small business service providers (those providers with
> 100,000 or fewer domestic retail subscribers) had until January 27,
> 2021, to comply with the record maintenance rule.
> 
> Aging requirement: As of July 27, 2020, all service providers are
> required to age telephone numbers for at least 45 days after permanent
> disconnection prior to reassignment.
> 
> Reporting requirement: As of April 15, 2021, and recurring on the 15th
> of every month, service providers must report permanent disconnections
> of their subscribers' telephone numbers to the Reassigned Numbers
> Database Administrator (RNDA). Small business service providers (those
> service providers with 100,000 or fewer domestic retail subscribers)
> have until October 15, 2021, to comply with this reporting
> requirement.
> 
> Please make sure you sign up and start reporting!
> 
> MARY LOU CAREY
> BackUP Telecom Consulting
> Office: 615-791-9969
> Cell: 615-796-1111