Telcordia Applauds FCC's Approach to Open Bid Process for Management of Number Portability Administration Center in U.S.

PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Telcordia, a global leader in number portability solutions, with deployments in 15 countries, today announced that it will participate in the procurement process ordered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (FCC DA11-883) for the U.S. Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC).  In response to Telcordia's Petition, the FCC Order calls for multiple vendors to compete to become Local Number Portability Administrators (LNPAs) to provide NPAC services. The process, as ordered, will include a request for information (RFI) and a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the FCC.

In 1997, in its Second Report and Order on Telephone Number Portability (FCC 97-289), the FCC required implementation of number portability enabling consumers to keep (or "port")  their local phone number when switching from one telecommunications provider to another by naming two LNPAs to provide NPAC services on a regional basis.   In that Order the FCC noted, "there are clear advantages to having at least two experienced number portability database administrators that can compete with and substitute for each other, thereby promoting cost-effectiveness and reliability in the provision of Number Portability Administration Center services."  However, when one of the selected LNPA vendors was unable to perform, implementation defaulted to the single remaining vendor, and many of the advantages of having multiple LNPAs were never realized.  

Telcordia is pleased that the FCC is proceeding with an open and transparent procurement process that will consider the advantages of having multiple LNPAs.  This will ultimately benefit consumers and the overall telecommunications industry with competitive pricing, more innovative services and redundancy for what has become a mission critical service.  

"We look forward to joining the open-bid process for number portability administration in the U.S.," said Richard Jacowleff, President Telcordia Interconnection Solutions. "We are confident after completing the world's largest number portability implementation in India that Telcordia can immediately contribute to the process by sharing our considerable knowledge base and technology expertise in this area."

Telcordia has unrivaled experience in number portability and is credited for implementing rollouts in North America and around the world. For more information on NPAC and the FCC ordered procurement, visit www.telcordia.com/npac  For more information about Telcordia, visit www.telcordia.com.

About Telcordia

Telcordia, a global leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise communications software and services, enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises, suppliers and governments to successfully deploy innovative and advanced services that help our clients realize operational efficiencies, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge.  As the industry's go-to expert for solving the most complex communications challenges, Telcordia is known for getting it right the first time and for having the depth of expertise to fully understand our customers' situation, respond appropriately, and deliver as promised. Telcordia has globally trusted expertise in software and services to meet the needs of customers and partners, including, consulting, next-generation OSS, network and application interconnection, service delivery and charging  solutions, industry research and new technology development. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com).

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