FCC Approves Telcordia As the Next Local Number Portability Administrator

The Federal Communications Commission released an Order giving final approval to a recommendation that Telcordia Technologies serve as the nation’s next Local Number Portability Administrator, or LNPA. The LNPA oversees the critical system that allows consumers and businesses to keep their phone numbers when they switch providers, promoting choice and competition. Acting on the recommendation of its numbering advisory committee, the North American Numbering Council, the Commission found that Telcordia can meet the strict conditions set by the FCC to ensure reliability, security, and competitive neutrality of the numbering system.

Specifically, the FCC found that:
The LNPA contract contains terms and conditions to ensure that effective public safety services and law enforcement and national security operations are supported.
The terms and conditions of the LNPA contract ensure that the Government’s interests are protected by a rigorous audit program that monitors for and ensures compliance, backstopped by robust enforcement tools, throughout the term of the contract.
Telcordia has submitted a Code of Conduct and Voting Trust Agreement ensuring that Telcordia will be an impartial LNPA.
Telcordia has effectively engaged in post-selection risk reduction activities to address the evolving cybersecurity threat environment.