Thousands-Block forecasts may be updated at any time.

You should enter the number of Thousands-Blocks in the month(s) in which you anticipate making requests for resources in each of the given rate centers. If a full pooled CO Code is needed, it must be reflected in Thousands-Blocks, e.g. a pooled full CO Code = 10 Thousands-Blocks.

Thousands-Block forecasts may not be deleted once submitted; however, you can modify your forecast with the updated information or change the forecasted amounts to all zeros.

A SP may request to reserve a Thousands-Block when a safety valve waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate regulatory authority.  Refer to Section 6 of the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG) for additional information. 

Provide the date the safety valve waiver request was submitted in the Comments section of the Part 1 request.

Thousands-Block reservations are reserved for a period of 3 months from the Part 3 date approving the reservation. The Thousands-Block reservation will be automatically cancelled and the Thousands-Block will be returned to the pool one day after the original reservation expiration date unless an extension is requested prior to the reservation expiration date.

A Thousands-Block will remain in reserved status until:

• A SP requests assignment of the reserved Thousands-Block.
• A SP requests to cancel the reserved Thousands-Block.

Per Section 5.1.7 of the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG), the standard Thousands-Block effective date is 31 calendar days from date of application, however, SPs must allow at least two calendar days beyond the effective date prior to activating TNs within the assigned Thousands-Block.

Per Section 5.1.7a of the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG), an expedited effective date is a date earlier than the standard Thousands-Block effective date (31 calendar days). 

1. The requesting SP shall indicate on the Part 1 that this is an expedited application with its desired Effective Date. 
   1. To expedite all Thousands-Blocks in a multi-block application, the requesting SP shall select “Yes” for Request Expedited Treatment.
   2. To expedite one (1) or more but not all Thousands-Blocks in a multi-block application, the SP shall select “No” for Request Expedited Treatment but shall include a statement in the “Comments” field indicating which Thousands-Block(s) is/are to be expedited.

If you made an error on a New Thousands-Block request or Thousands-Block Modification request, you could modify it if NANPA has not started processing the request or issued a Part 3.  You would access the request by using the Modify Pending Thousand-Block request tool in NAS.

Yes, any user that has the same state, NPA and OCN in their profile will have the ability to modify a New Thousands-Block request or Thousands-Block Modification request, they can modify it if NANPA has not started processing the request or issued a Part 3. They would access the request by using the Modify Pending Thousand-Block request tool in NAS.

Yes, if you have in your profile the same OCN, State, and NPA as the user who originally saved the request.

Yes, if you do not meet MTE and/or utilization, NAS provides a radio button ‘Need to Request a State Waiver’ that you may select. If this button is selected, NAS issue a Part 3 denial so you can proceed with requesting a safety valve waiver from the appropriate regulatory authority.

Yes, a new request will need to be submitted at the time you receive an approval for your safety valve waiver request from the regulatory authority.  You can use the Copy Thousands-Block Request tool using the tracking number for the Part 3 denial.  On the MTE screen, select the Received a State Waiver radio button.  Attach a copy of the approved waiver to the request in NAS.

For questions regarding the status of the Part 1B forms, please contact the NPAC at npac@iconectiv.numberportability.com. 

By marking the activate radio button as "Yes", the NPAC will schedule and activate the block range.  By marking the activate radio button as "No", the NPAC will schedule the block range but it will be the responsibility of the SP to activate the block range. By marking the "For Information Only" checkbox, the Part 1B will not be sent to the NPAC. You may contact the NPAC at npac@iconectiv.numberportability.com for further details. 

For additional information, refer to Section 7.1.18 of the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG).
 

You would check “For Information Only” when there is no NPAC action required, and the Part 1B will not be sent to NPAC. For additional information, refer to Section 5.1.3 of the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG).

Once the Thousands-Blocks have been assigned to you, then you can submit a block modification request in NAS and select ‘Part 1B’ as the type of change, then indicate “Yes” on the Part 1B for ‘Will block X of X be activated by NPAC’ and “No” on the Part 1B for “Is block being allocated back to the code holder on the switch where the NXX Code Resides”.

NAS will send a Part 4 reminder email one month prior to the Part 4 coming due. 

The Part 4 will be available to submit in NAS at the effective date of the thousands-block and not before, this will account for effective date changes whether the date was rescheduled to an earlier date or a later date than the original effective date.

You must have at least one customer on the Thousands-Block to submit a Part 4 to acknowledge that the resource is in service.  “In service” is defined in the ATIS-0300119, Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) & Central Office Code (NPA-NXX) Administration Guidelines (TBCOCAG) as “A Central Office (CO) Code (NPA-NXX) or Thousands-Block (NPA-NXX-X) for which local routing information appears in the LERG™ Routing Guide, and one or more Telephone Numbers (TN) within the CO Code or Thousands-Block has been Assigned to an end user (FCC 00-104, ¶240).  Numbers that are categorized as Administrative, Aging, Intermediate, Reserved, or Available cannot also be Assigned and do not satisfy the In Service requirement.”