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Purpose and Scope

This document specifies guidelines for the administration and assignment of non-dialable pseudo Automatic Number Identification (p-ANI) numbers1 to Eligible Users in areas where access to such numbering resources has been ordered or implemented. P-ANIs are typically used for call routing and location display of callers that subscribe to a service that is either mobile, nomadic, or that involves a user telephone number containing an NPA that is foreign to the serving E9-1-1 selective routing system.

All p-ANI requests and necessary forms will be submitted by p-ANI Applicants to the Routing Number Administrator (RNA) 2 by filling out the appropriate request and/or form provided on the RNA Web Site (www.nationalpani.com).3 No requests and/or form submissions will be accepted via fax, paper, voice, or e-mail, except if previously agreed to by the RNA. An industry database (see Section 5.1) will verify the password and access level of the user. All electronic submissions from an authorized user will be considered as an electronic signature and will be verified for authenticity utilizing criteria maintained in the RNA System. In addition, these guidelines outline the processes used between the RNA and:

• P-ANI Applicants

• Eligible Users

• P-ANI Assignees

• Governmental Agencies

P-ANI number resources, in the context of these guidelines, allows for the assignment of p-ANI numbers from the pool which consists of both NPA-211-XXXX and NPA-511-XXXX. When the 211/511 resources exhaust (See Section 5.7) within an NPA, the INC will make another NXX available to the RNA to use to replenish the p-ANI inventory. When the next available NXX is opened for the first time, the INC will determine the next non-dialable resource4 to be utilized for p-ANI purposes.

These guidelines apply to the assignment of p-ANI numbers within geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs) under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These guidelines do not preclude any future effort to address non-geographic NPAs, but it is recognized that some toll-free NPA-N11-XXXX numbers are assigned to subscribers and therefore cannot be used as p-ANIs.

P-ANIs are assigned for use in a selective routing system for which the Eligible User has approval from the 9-1-1 governing authority to route E9-1-1 traffic for termination to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). While the ultimate delivery of any call to a PSAP must be based upon the geographic location of the caller, by necessity the association of the geographical location of the caller‟s telephone number and the p-ANI is typically made using the Selective Routing Data Base (SRDB).