Access Customer Name Abbreviation

3 digit alpha code that identifies your CLEC company (only one assigned per company)

Required

• Only one allowed per company (Ordered through Telcordia - they call it IAC)

Alternate Exchange Carrier Name

4 Character alphabetic code used to interface between companies

Currently only required by Verizon (Ordered through Telcordia - they call it EC)

SS7 Point Codes

9 digit codes used to identify signaling points in the SS7 network

Required – choose one of 3 types

• Point Code Block
• Small Network Code
• Large Network Code

Carrier Identification Code

4-digit code used to identify your company on all Feature Group D (FGD) traffic records. (Most visible when it follows “101” in 101xxxx dialing)

Required  when:

• Your trunks are carrying long distance traffic

• Your trunks hand off long distance traffic to an LD provider

COMMON LANGUAGE ™ Location Identifier

11 character code that identifies your switch, assigned by Telcordia, first 8 characters identify city, state, building, remaining characters identify entity in building

Required

• One CLLI code for each switch, collocation or Point of Interconnection (POI)
• Telcordia issues switch and POI CLLIs, RBOC/LEC issues collocation CLLIs

Design Routing Code

3 Digit code used to identify location that Design Layout Record should be sent to

Required only when LEC ASR provisioning system requires the location be exclusively designated by DLR and not by FAX number

FCC Registration Number

10 digit number that identifies businesses registered with the FCC – must have to submit NRUF forecast

Required

• Find application at www.fcc.gov -  click on FRN in left column and fill out form online

Location Routing Number

Telephone number used to direct ported or pooled numbers to the correct switch

Required when:

Order numbers in an area with mandatory number pooling

Participate in Local Number Portability (porting numbers)

Number Plan Area – 10,000 block (see “Forms section” for specifics on how to order)

Area Code and Prefix

Required when:

• Order numbers in a non-pooling area

• Need to establish and LRN in a pooling area

Number Plan Area – 1,000 block (see “Forms section” for specifics on how to order)

Area Code, Prefix and thousands block

Required when:

• Order numbers in a pooling area

Operating Company Number

4 digit code that identifies your company

Required

• One per state
• If providing service in more than 1 state, must have an overall OCN
• Ordered through NECA - they call it a company code

Revenue Accounting Code

used to identify your company for billing purposes

Required – choose either:

• Hosted (by CMDS provider)

• Non-Hosted

Telecom Relay Service Number

Code used to identify your company for contributions to the TRS fund (service for hearing impaired)

Required - process changed recently so now you are automatically assigned a number when you fill out your first FCC form 499-A