Section R14-2-1308. Number Portability

A.      All local exchange carriers shall make local number portability available to facilitate the ability of a customer to switch between authorized local exchange carriers within a given wire center without changing their telephone number and without impairment of quality, functionality, reliability, or con- venience of use. Implementation of local number portability or other forms of local number portability shall be based on a technically and economically feasible solution that meets the needs of Arizona consumers and carriers in a competitively neutral manner.

B.       An incumbent local exchange carrier serving less than 200,000 access lines will not be required to implement local number portability solutions absent the certification and commitment by a new entrant local exchange carrier to provide service on a facilities basis in the incumbent’s service territory.

C.      Until such time as local number portability becomes available through database technology, local exchange carriers shall pro- vide interim local number portability pursuant to negotiated agreements or an approved statement of terms and conditions, which shall be filed with the Commission, and shall in addi- tion comply with such other or additional requirements as may be adopted by the Commission.

D.      All telecommunication providers who terminate traffic into an exchange, or exchanges, in which the local number portability database solution has been implemented shall utilize the data- base solution to ensure efficient and appropriate routing of traffic to Arizona customers.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 6, 1996, under an exemp- tion as determined by the Arizona Corporation Commis- sion (Supp. 96-3).

Note

Editor’s Note: The Arizona Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative Proce- dure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin

v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App. 1992)).