[VoiceOps] NRUF 502

[Mary Lou Carey]

The NRUF is for forecasting the demand for 1K and 10K NXX blocks, so the 
original carrier is the one that reports on the usage (anything ported 
out is considered assigned). It tells NANPA when they can anticipate 
having to do an overlay or add a new area code.

As I mentioned, it would make sense for the RND database to track ported 
numbers because they often get lost when the customer disconnects. 
However, my understanding of the purpose of the RND database is to 
protect marketing companies from being fined when they call a number 
that is no longer on the "do not call list" because it changed owners.

NPAC produces reports for various purposes, but in this instance, it's 
just the system used to release ported TNs.

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

On 2024-01-24 01:06 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
> Well, yes, separate, but it isn't the most intuitive thing (at least
> to newbies) that you report a number you don't have as assigned in
> NRUF. Of the available options it makes the most sense, but I'm
> surprised they don't have a ported out category.
> 
> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
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> 
> Midwest Internet Exchange
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> 
> From: "Mary Lou Carey" <marylou at backuptelecom.com>
> To: "Mike Hammett" <voiceops at ics-il.net>
> Cc: voiceops at voiceops.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:37:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502
> 
> The NRUF only pertains to BLOCKS assigned to your OCN. Returning
> blocks
> in NPAC only pertains to TNs you've ported to your LRN that you no
> longer use. You mixed up the third component of reporting disconnects.
> 
> That's done in the RND database and those should be reported monthly.
> 
> All 3 are totally separate from each other and used for different
> purposes.
> 
> - NRUF it to report number utilization and forecasting of NXX blocks
> - NPAC is the database used for porting telephone numbers
> -RND is used for reporting numbers that are disconnected. In my
> opinion,
> if the numbering administration was smart they would track the ported
> TNs no longer in use in the RND database so the original carrier can
> reclaim the numbers that are no longer being used because a lot of TNs
> 
> get lost when the customer disconnects but they are not returned to
> the
> original carrier.
> 
> MARY LOU CAREY
> BackUP Telecom Consulting
> Office: 615-791-9969
> Cell: 615-796-1111
> 
> On 2024-01-22 06:11 PM, Mike Hammett via VoiceOps wrote:
>> I'm just learning about NRUF 502.
>> 
>> As I read the documentation (and some Googling):
>> 
>> Every phone number in the blocks I have are either Assigned,
>> Intermediate, Reserved, Aging, or Administrative.
>> Ported out numbers count as assigned.
>> Returned ported numbers are available.
>> I do this for blocks that I got from NANPA.
>> I do not do it for ported numbers.
>> 
>> I'm supposed to be able to tell in Neustar SOA what numbers have
>> disconnected. I've reached out to them to figure out how to do that.
> I
>> couldn't find documentation that was direct enough for me to know it
>> was the right thing.
>> 
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>> Mike Hammett
>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
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>> 
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