Optical Telecommunications, Inc.

Version: 2Q05 Standard ICA
07/06/05
Attachment 5
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1.2.4 OTI agrees to supply supporting information for any numbering request and/or
safety valve request that BellSouth files pursuant to Section 1.2.3 above.
1.3 OTI acknowledges that there may be instances where there is an industry shortage
of available telephone numbers in a number plan area (NPA). These instances
occur where a jeopardy status has been declared by NANPA and the industry has
determined that limiting the assignment of new numbers is the appropriate method
to employ until the jeopardy can be alleviated. In such NPA jeopardy situations
where assignment of new numbers is restricted per the jeopardy guidelines
developed by the industry, BellSouth may request that OTI cancel all or a portion
of its unassigned intermediate numbers. OTI’s consent to BellSouth’s request shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
2. Local Number Portability
2.1 The Parties will offer LNP in accordance with rules, regulations and guidelines
adopted by the Commission, the FCC and industry forums.
2.2 Service Management System (SMS) Administration. The Parties will work
cooperatively with other local service providers to establish and maintain contracts
for the LNP SMS.
2.3 Network Architecture. The Parties agree to adhere to applicable FCC rules and
orders governing LNP network architecture.
2.4 Signaling. In connection with LNP, each Party agrees to use SS7 signaling in
accordance with applicable FCC rules and orders.
2.5 N-1 Query. The Parties agree to adhere to applicable FCC rules and orders
governing LNP N-1 queries.
2.6 Porting of Reserved Numbers and Suspended Lines. End Users of each Party may
port numbers, via LNP, that are in a denied state or that are on suspend status. In
addition, End Users of each Party may port reserved numbers that the End User
has paid to reserve. Portable reserved numbers are identified on the Customer
Service Record (CSR). In anticipation of porting from one Party to the other
Party, a Party’s End User may reserve additional telephone numbers and include
them with the numbers that are subsequently ported to the other Party. It is not
necessary to restore a denied number before it is ported.
2.7 Splitting of Number Groups. The Parties shall permit blocks of subscriber
numbers (including, but not limited to, Direct Inward Dial (DID) numbers and
MultiServ groups) to be split in connection with an LNP request. BellSouth and
OTI shall permit End Users who port a portion of DID numbers to retain DID
service on the remaining portion of numbers. If a Party requests porting a range of
DID numbers smaller than a whole block, that Party shall pay the applicable
charges for doing so as set forth in Attachment 2. In the event no rate is set forth
in Attachment 2, then the Parties shall negotiate a rate for such services.
CCCS 220 of 261