NAPM Says LNPA Transition Accords Taking Longer Than Expected To Finalize
North American Portability Management said completion of key transition agreements is taking longer than expected in the FCC's planned shift of local number portability administrator (LNPA) duties from Neustar to iconectiv (Telcordia). The "Transition Oversight Manager," PwC, continues to track…
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transition risks, with dates for major milestones dependent on completion of the iconectiv master services agreement (MSA) and the Neustar transition services contract, said an NAPM status report posted in docket 95-116 Friday. "Completion of these agreements is extending beyond previously expected timeframes. Agreement on key transition requirements is necessary in order to complete the iconectiv master services agreement and the Neustar transition services contract," the report said. The MSA was "substantially completed" on Oct. 26, and NAPM voted to approve it on Nov. 6, conditioned on its submission to the FCC and subsequent commission approval without substantive changes, it said. PwC has hosted three "well attended" LNPA transition outreach webcasts since December (materials available here), NAPM noted.