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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: 2000
Year Number Subject
PL-230

Suspension of 619 / 935 NPA Split (California)

PL-229

NPA 980 To Overlay NPA 704 (North Carolina)

PL-228

515 NPA Split, Creating New 641 NPA (Iowa)

PL-227

Suspension of Relief in the 248, 313 and 734 NPAs (Michigan)

PL-226

Suspension of Relief in the 517 NPA (Michigan)

PL-225

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for the 541 NPA (Oregon)

PL-224

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for the 901 NPA (Tennessee)

PL-223

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for the 678 NPA (Georgia)

PL-222

NPA 878 to Overlay NPAs 412 and 724 (Pennsylvania)

PL-221

Suspension of Code Assignments in the 586 NPA Michigan

PL-220

Introduction of Interchangeable Central Office Codes in the 808 NPA (Hawaii)

PL-219

NPA 682 to Overlay NPA 817 (Texas)

PL-218

NPA 647 To Overlay NPA 416 (Southern Ontario)

PL-217

NPA 475 To Overlay NPA 203; NPA 959 To Overlay NPA 860 (Connecticut)

PL-216

Permissive Dialing Extended for Eleven Central Office Codes in the 602 NPA (Arizona)

PL-215

909/951 NPA Split Suspended Temporarily (California)

PL-214

NPA Codes 844, 833, 822 Assigned for Toll Free Service

PL-213

NPA 234 to Overlay NPA 330 (Ohio)

PL-212R

517 NPA Split, Creating 989 NPA (Michigan)

PL-211

914 NPA Split, Creating 845 NPA (New York)

PL-210

707 NPA Splits, Creating 369 and 627 NPAs (California)

PL-209

NPA 947 to Overlay NPA 248 / NPA 679 to Overlay NPA 313 / NPA 278 to Overlay NPA 734 (Michigan)

PL-208

Extraordinary NPA - Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for the 787 NPA (Puerto Rico)

PL-207

Extraordinary NPA - Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for the 540 NPA (Virginia)

PL-206

Overlays Suspended in the 408, 415, 510, 650, 714 & 909 NPAs

Year: 1999
Year Number Subject
PL-205

606 NPA Split, Creating 859 NPA - Kentucky

PL-204

NPA 980 to Overlay NPA 704 (North Carolina)

PL-203

Permissive Dialing Extended for the 503 / 971 Concentrated Overlay (Oregon)

PL-202

912 NPA split, Creating 229 and 478 NPAs - Georgia

PL-201

409 NPA split, Creating 936 and 979 NPAs - Texas

PL-200

612 NPA split, Creating 763 and 952 (Minnesota)

PL-199

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 484 and 610 NPAs (Pennsylvannia)

PL-198

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 412 NPA (Pennsylvannia)

PL-197

Assignment of NPA codes 866 and 855 for Toll-Free Service

PL-196

NANP- Overlay of 360 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 564 NPA (Washington)

PL-195

NPA 872 to Overlay NPAs 312 and 773 (Illinois)
NPA 464 to Overlay NPA 708
NPA 331 to Overlay NPA 630

PL-194

NANP- Split of 760 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 442 NPA - California

PL-193

NANP- Overlay of 650 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 764 NPA - California

PL-192

NANP - Overlay of 810 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 586 NPA - Michigan

PL-191

NANP- Overlay of 415 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 628 NPA - California

PL-190

NANP- Overlay of 510 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 341 NPA - California

PL-189

NANP- Split of 909 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 951 NPA and subsequent Overlay of 909 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 752 NPA - California

PL-188

NANP-Split of 318 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) in Louisiana; introduction of NPA 337

PL-187

Urgent Reminder: Mandatory dialing for the Louisiana 225/504 Wireless Codes

PL-186

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 817 NPA (Texas)

PL-185

Overlay of 718 (New York) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); New NPA 347

PL-184

Geographic Split of 516 (New York) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); addition of 631 NPA

PL-183

Geographic Split of 423 (Tennessee) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); addition of 865 NPA

PL-182

Concentrated Overlay of 503 (Oregon) NPA with 971 NPA

PL-181

Urgent reminder to update networks for the 602 NPA Split in Phoenix, Arizona with the new 623 and 480 NPAs

PL-180

Geographic Split of 941 (Florida) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); addition of 863 NPA

PL-179

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 704 NPA (North Carolina)

PL-178

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 810 NPA (Michigan)

PL-177

Overlay of 703 (Virginia) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-176

Urgent reminder to Industry to update networks for the 403 NPA Split in Alberta, Canada with new 780 NPA

PL-175

Overlay of 212 (New York) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-174

Geographic Split of 414 (Wisconsin) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); addition of 262 NPA

PL-173

Geographic Split of 609 (New Jersey) Numbering Plan (NPA); addition of 856 NPA

PL-172

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

PL-171

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 561 NPA (Florida)

PL-170

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 954 NPA (Florida)

PL-169

NANP Overlay of 714 NPA with 657 NPA in Southern California

PL-168

NANP Split Boundary Extension Concentrated Overlay of 407 (Florida) NPA with 321 NPA

PL-167

Geographic Split of 616 (Michigan) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-166

Geographic Split of 601 (Mississippi) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-165

Geographic Split of 314 (Missouri) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-164

Update of Jeopardy Procedures for Numbering Plan Area (NPA) 314 in Missouri; this notice updates PL-147

PL-163

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 603 NPA (New Hampshire)

PL-162

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 716 NPA (New York)

PL-161

Reminder of July 1, 1999 date for the Introduction of the 469 NPA for Dallas, Texas to overlay existing 214/972 NPAs; Please refer to PL-142

PL-160

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 760 NPA (California)

PL-159

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 707 NPA (California)

PL-158

Update of Jeopardy Procedures for Numbering Plan Area (NPA) 512 in Texas; this notice updates PL-099

PL-157

No Mandatory date set for 1 +10 digit dialing in Chicago NPA 847/224 Overlay; update to PL-127

PL-156

Mandatory dialing for the Louisiana 225/504 Wireless Codes; update to PL-123

PL-155

NANP-Split of 502 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) in Kentucky

PL-154

NANP - Split of 512 (Texas) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-153

NANP-Split of the 602 (Arizona) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) and the Addition of the 480 and 623 NPA's

PL-152

Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for Arizona NPA 602

PL-151

Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for New Jersey NPA 973

PL-150

Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for New Jersey NPA 732

PL-149

NANP- Overlay of 408 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 669 NPA - California

PL-148

Reissue of the 403 NPA Split in Alberta, Canada, to add new Test Numbers, NXX listing, and Permissive Dialing Dates (first issued in PL-084 on September 2, 1998.)

Year: 1998
Year Number Subject
PL-147

Jeopardy Declared for 314 in Missouri

PL-146

Introduction of Interchangeable Central Office Codes in Nebraska

PL-145

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for Wisconsin NPA 414

PL-144

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Conservation Procedures for 403 NPA in Alberta

PL-143

Elimination of 713/281 (Houston, TX) Split Line and Introduction of Overlay NPA 832

PL-142

Elimination of 214/972 Split Line and Introduction of 469 Overlay for Dallas, Texas

PL-141

Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for Louisiana NPA 504 and Reminder of the Extended Mandatory Date of 8/16/99 for Cellular Service

PL-140

Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for Kentucky NPA 502

PL-139

Automatic Number Identification Digits (ANI II) for Pay Phone Compensation

PL-138

Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for Connecticut NPAs 203 & 860

PL-137

Extraordinary Jeopardy Procedures for 714 NPA in California

PL-136

NANP-Split of 717 (Pennsylvania) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

PL-135

NANP-Overlay of 610 (Pennsylvania) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 484 NPA

PL-134

NANP-Overlay of 215 (Pennsylvania) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 267 NPA

PL-133

Reminder notification for Numbering Plan Area (NPA) 813 (Florida) Permissive dialing beginning July 1, 1998

PL-132

Extraordinary Jeopardy Procedures for 616 NPA in Michigan

PL-131

Extraordinary Jeopardy Procedures for 601 NPA in Mississippi