Mergers and/or Acquisitions Document - ATIS

As with the OCN, the RAO can be consigned to the purchaser or retained by the seller. Appropriate coordination
must occur in either scenario.
Business Office (BO)
Within BIRRDS, each NXX and NXX-X is associated with a Business Office (BO). The BO information includes
address and phone number, which can be used for communication between companies for billing issues. The
significance of this information has become less critical through the years due to consolidation of such functions
within companies. However, this contact information is still used in some instances and must be kept current. TRA
can provide NXX and BO associations that exist in BIRRDS. Additionally, the BO records can be viewed at the
Numbering Plan Area (NPA) level on a screen by screen basis in the database. These associations should be
reviewed and updated if necessary.
Timing of Changes in BIRRDS for Output Products
With a merger or acquisition, TRA can assist in the coordination of timing for changes in the BIRRDS database
relative to their appearance in the LERG Routing Guide and TPM Data Source.
Using Telcordia’s Emergency Notification (EN)
The EN is a Telcordia product that is distributed weekly to service providers who subscribe to the EN product. The
EN can be used as a communication vehicle to report activity outside of the industry standard timeframe. Service
providers also use the EN to emphasize specific activity such as property sales/acquisitions.
Notification To The Industry
The BIRRDS output products are used extensively throughout the telecommunications industry to report network
changes. Changes in the TRA systems should coincide with ownership changes. It has proven beneficial to
communicate the old and new information affected in the repositioning activity.
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