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Planning Letters


The Planning Letters (PL) and Informational Letters (IL) are sorted by publication date. To view or download a PL or IL, you can search by year or search by planning/informational letter number. To search by a planning letter number e.g., 623, select “Any” as the year and enter the Planning Letter number using this format “PL-XXX” e.g., PL-623. To search by an Informational Letter, select “Any” as the year and enter the Informational Letter number using this format “IL-XX-XX-XXX” or “IL-XXX-XX-XX-XXX” e.g., IL-91-05-035.

The PL page does default to “Any”

Year: 2019
Year Number Subject
PL-529

NPA 840 to Overlay 909 (California)

PL-528

Assigning from NPA 524 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-527

Assignment of NPA 524 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-526

NPA 354 to Overlay 450/579 (Area served by Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

Year: 2018
Year Number Subject
PL-525

NPA 658 to Overlay NPA 876 (Jamaica) – Permissive Dialing Date Change

PL-524

Assignment of NPA 523 for Non-Geographic Services 

PL-523

NPA 659 to Overlay NPA 205 (Alabama)

PL-522

NPA 428 to Overlay NPA 506 (New Brunswick, Canada)

PL-521

NPA 879 to Overlay NPA 709 (New Foundland & Labrador, Canada)

PL-520

NPA 839 to Overlay NPA 803 (South Carolina)

PL-519

NPA 689 to Overlay 407 and 321 NPAs (Florida)

PL-518

NPA 341 to Overlay 510 (California)

PL-517

NPA 326 to Overlay NPA 937 (Ohio)

PL-516

Assignment of NPA 523 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-515

NPA 672 to Overlay NPA 236/250/604/778 (British Columbia, Canada)

PL-514

NPA 879 to Overlay NPA 709 (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada)

Year: 2017
Year Number Subject
PL-513

Sunset of the Inbound International NPA (INT/NPA/NXX) Assignment Guidelines.

PL-512

NPA 367 to Overlay NPA 418/581 (eastern Quebec, Canada).

PL-511

Assignment of NPA 521 for Non-Geographic Services.

PL-510

NPA 658 to Overlay NPA 876 (Jamaica).

PL-509

NPA 820 to Overlay NPA 805 (California)

PL-508

NPA 640 to Overlay NPA 609 (New Jersey)

PL-507

NPA 619 and 858 Boundary Elimination Overlay (California)

PL-506

Implementation of the 833 NPA for Toll-Free Services

PL-505

Assignment of NPA 521 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-504

NPA 367 to Overlay NPA 418/581 (Eastern Quebec, Canada)

PL-503

NPA 879 to Overlay NPA 709 (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada)

PL-502

NPA 279 to Overlay NPA 916 (California)

PL-501

NPA 223 to Overlay NPA 717 (Pennsylvania)

Year: 2016
Year Number Subject
PL-500

NPA 223 to Overlay NPA 717 (Pennsylvania)

PL-499

NPA 445 to Overlay NPAs 215/267 (Pennsylvania)

PL-498

Sunset of the 555 NXX Resource

PL-497

NPA 838 to Overlay NPA 518 (New York)

PL-496

NPA 463 to Overlay NPA 317 (Indiana)

PL-495

NPA 726 to Overlay NPA 210 (Texas)

PL-494

NPA 213 and 323 Boundary Elimination Overlay (California)

PL-493

Assignment of NPA 522 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-492

NPA 564 to Overlay NPA 360 (Washington)

PL-491

Assignment of NPA 522 for Non-Geographic Services

Year: 2015
Year Number Subject
PL-490

NPA 986 to Overlay NPA 208 (Idaho)

PL-489

NPA 332 to Overlay NPAs 212/646/917 (New York)

PL-488

NPA 825 to Overlay NPAs 403/587/780 (Alberta Canada)

PL-487

Assignment of NPA 588 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-486

Assignment of NPA 588 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-485

NPA 680 to Overlay NPA 315 (New York)

PL-484

Assignment of NPA 622 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-483

Moratorium on 555 Line Number Assignments and Requirement to Provide Information on Current 555 Assignments

PL-482

NPA 463 to Overlay NPA 317 (Indiana)

PL-481

Implementation of the NPA 833 for Toll-Free Services

PL-480

NPA 825 to Overlay NPAs 403/587/780 (Alberta Canada)

PL-479

Assignment of NPA 588 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-478

Assignment of NPA 622 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-477

NPA 380 to Overlay NPA 614 (Ohio)

PL-476R1

NPA 934 to Overlay NPA 631 (New York)

PL-475

NPA 743 to Overlay NPA 336 (North Carolina)

Year: 2014
Year Number Subject
PL-474

NPA 854 to Overlay NPA 843 (South Carolina)

PL-473

NPA 825 to Overlay NPAs 403/587/780 (Alberta Canada)

PL-472

NPA 548 to Overlay NPA 226/519 (Southwestern Ontario, Canada)

PL-471

NPA 220 to Overlay NPA 740 (Ohio)

PL-470

NPA 930 to Overlay NPA 812 (Indiana)

PL-469

NPA 743 to Overlay NPA 336 (North Carolina)

PL-468

Expansion of the Concentrated NPA 786 Overlay with NPA 305 (Florida)

PL-467

NPA 548 to Overlay NPA 226/519 (Southwestern Ontario, Canada)

PL-466

Assignment of NPA 577 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-465

710 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) for the U.S. Government

PL-464

Assignment of NPA 577 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-463

NPA 854 to Overlay NPA 843 (South Carolina)

PL-462

NPA 220 to Overlay NPA 740 (Ohio)

PL-461

NPA 628 to Overlay NPA 415 (California)

PL-460R1

NPA 782 to Overlay NPA 902 (Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island, Canada)

Year: 2013
Year Number Subject
PL-459

NPA 629 to Overlay NPA 615 (Tennessee)

PL-458

Assignment of NPA 577 for Non-Geographic Services

PL-457

NPA 930 to Overlay NPA 812 (Indiana)

PL-456

NPA 959 to Overlay NPA 860 (Connecticut)

PL-455

Implementation of the 844 NPA for Toll-Free Services

PL-454

NPA 782 to Overlay NPA 902 (Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island, Canada)

PL-453

NPA 346 to Overlay NPAs 281/713/832 (Texas)

PL-452

Implementation of the 844 NPA for Toll-Free Services

PL-451

NPA 272 to Overlay NPA 570 (Pennsylvania)

PL-450

NPA 236 to Overlay NPA 250/604/778 (British Columbia, Canada)

PL-449

NPA 364 to Overlay NPA 270 (Kentucky)

PL-448

NPA 365 to Overlay NPA 289/905 (Southern Ontario, Canada)

PL-447

NPA 437 to Overlay NPA 416/647 (Toronto, Canada)

PL-446

NPA 639 to Overlay NPA 306 (Saskatchewan, Canada)

Year: 2012
Year Number Subject
PL-445

NPA 725 to Overlay NPA 702 (Nevada)

PL-444

NPA 272 to Overlay NPA 570 (Pennsylvania)

PL-443

Implementation of the NPA 844 for Toll-Free Services

PL-442

NPA 274 to Overlay NPA 920 (Wisconsin)

PL-441

NPA 437 to Overlay NPA 416/647 (Toronto, Canada)

PL-440R1

NPA 365 to Overlay NPA 289/905 (Southern Ontario, Canada)

PL-439

NPA 639 to Overlay NPA 306 (Saskatchewan, Canada)

PL-438

NPA 737 to Overlay NPA 512 (Texas)

PL-437

Suspension of 870/327 NPA Relief (Arkansas)

PL-436

Assignment of NPA 566 for Personal Communications Services (PCS)

PL-435

NPA 431 to Overlay NPA 204 (Manitoba, Canada)

PL-434

Introduction on NPA 721 (Sint Maarten)

PL-433

NPA 431 to Overlay NPA 204 (Manitoba, Canada)

Year: 2011
Year Number Subject
PL-432

Assignment of NPA 566 for Personal Communications Services (PCS)

PL-431

NPA 639 to Overlay NPA 306 (Saskatchewan, Canada)

PL-430

NPA 669 to Overlay NPA 408 (California)