LNPA Transition Smooth in Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Regions
Sunday’s local number portability administrator transition succeeded in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, North American Portability Management (NAPM) and observers said Monday. “The NPAC maintenance window has closed, and NPAC users in the Southeast, Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions…
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may now submit porting transactions to the iconectiv NPAC,” NAPM said Sunday. An iconectiv spokesman emailed: “All went well.” Neustar isn't aware of any big problems from the cutover but is monitoring "as it appears from our vantage point that activity remains lower than usual," a spokesman emailed. NARUC General Counsel Brad Ramsay said he understands it was a smooth process with only some minor issues. Multiple state utility commissions we contacted in affected regions reported no problems. The first regional NPAC migration from incumbent Neustar to iconectiv succeeded April 8, and the final three regions (Southwest, Western and West Coast) will be cut over May 20, with final acceptance for the new LNPA set for May 25 (see 1805020018).