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NPAC

NPAC

making number portability possible

When consumers in the United States change service providers while keeping their phone number, that’s known as portability. What makes portability possible? A secure and efficient central platform called the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC), which is managed by ÎÞÓǶÌÊÓƵ in our role as America’s Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA).

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This final acceptance marks the completion of one of the most significant upgrades ever made to our nation’s telecommunications infrastructure.
Teresa Patton & Tim Kagele, NAPM co-chairs, NAPM

portability and protection

While NPAC access is available exclusively to service providers and providers of telecom-related services, there are certain key number portability data elements available for law enforcement and public safety, WDNC compliance and fraud mitigation and risk assessment activities.

PortData Source is for law enforcement and public safety agencies that need to verify the service provider of record and porting history of telephone numbers, as well as to identify law enforcement points of contact at each service provider.

PortData Comply is for businesses that must verify if a telephony number has been ported between wireless and wireline in order to comply with Telephone Consumer Protect Act (TCPA) regulations verify.

PortData Validate is for businesses that rely on phone number data to protect consumers, assess risk and mitigate fraud.

NPAC callout

Power of number porting

Handout

Find out which companies can access the country’s Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) database and for what purposes.
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Complying with TCPA

Handout

Find out why knowing if a phone number is wireless or wireline is critical to complying with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
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PortData Validate

Brochure

Learn how businesses are leveraging PortData Validate as part of their fraud mitigation and risk assessment efforts.
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PortData Validate service

Handout

The nation’s only authorized service to access accurate and up-to-date phone number porting information for fraud mitigation and risk assessment.
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