Entricom and Integris Telco Announce Partnership to Provide Carriers World-Class Telephone Number Management.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001 Entricom and Integris Telco are the First to Offer a Number Management Solution That Enables Carriers to Cost Effectively Comply With State PUC (Public Utility Commission) A regulatory body in every state in the U.S. that governs public utilities within its jurisdiction such as electricity, gas, oil, sewer, water, transportation and telephone service. Some states call it the Public Service Commission (PSC). Mandates and FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Regulatory Reporting Requirements Such as the Upcoming August 1st NRUF NRUF Numbering Resource Utilization/Forecast Filing Entricom(TM), an innovative software company providing telecommunication carriers with world-class telephone number management software, announced today a broad partnership with Integris Telco aimed at helping carriers manage their inventory of telephone numbers. The two companies will demonstrate their solution at the Billing World show that opens in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. on June 26 (Booth No.941). Under terms of the initial agreement, the two companies will support each other's products and services through joint sales and marketing efforts and teaming on projects with telecommunication carriers. Integris Telco, which provides complete consulting and systems integration services, will help carriers integrate the entriNumber(TM) Application Suite from Entricom, which provides telecommunication carriers with tools for managing the public resource of telephone numbers. "This announcement represents the initial steps in a partnership combining the skills and expertise of a leading integrator having worldwide telecom experience with our unmatched number management software," states Rick Applegate, Entricom President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This partnership fills a void in the marketplace and provides a very timely solution to a growing number management need." Studies indicate that unless something is done to preserve the 10-digit telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan “NANPA” redirects here. For other uses, see Nanpa (disambiguation). The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is an integrated telephone numbering plan of 24 countries and territories: the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 Caribbean (NANP NANP North American Numbering Plan NANP National Association of Naval Photography ), they will be exhausted sometime between 2006 and 2016. The driving factor creating this number exhaustion is inefficiency of utilization -- industry research indicates that telecommunication carriers currently utilize less than 50 percent of the telephone numbers within their inventory. As a means of extending the life of the 10-digit telephone number and ensuring that number resources remain available to all carriers, the NANP Administrator recently implemented new methods mandated by the FCC for issuing, tracking and reclaiming unused telephone numbers, something the Web-based entriNumber(TM) applications enable carriers to do flexibly and efficiently. James Moore James Moore and Jim Moore are the names of more than one person including the following:
As a result of the FCC mandate, telecommunications carriers are required to change the way they request, receive, and manage their telephone numbers. Legacy systems are not designed to manage number resources according to the recent FCC mandates. If a carrier does not have accurate FCC reports on file, it can be denied additional telephone numbers, impacting both customer service levels and the bottom line. The entriNumber(TM) Application Suite is Entricom's flexible number management software that allows carriers to select any combination of entriNumber application modules to tailor an entriNumber solution to their specific number management needs. Applications include: entriNumber(TM)-NRUF (Number Resource Utilization Forecast); entriNumber(TM)-Code Request (COCAG/10K); entriNumber(TM)-Block Request (TBPAG/1K Blocks); entriNumber(TM)-Operations (FCC-compliant Number Reservation System); entriNumber(TM)-Portability (Local Number Portability "LNP" redirects here. For the airport in Virginia with that IATA code, see Lonesome Pine Airport. For the compound InP, see Indium phosphide. Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability - Service Order Administration); entriNumber(TM)-911 and entriNumber(TM)-MSAG Validation; and entriNumber(TM)-LIDB/CNAM. The entriNumber applications can be a standalone solution or integrated with carriers' existing systems. ABOUT ENTRICOM: Entricom(TM) is a Seattle-based software company committed to providing telecommunication carriers with world-class technology to efficiently manage the public resource of telephone numbers. Entricom's approach to number management examines all of the ways in which number resources impact a carrier's operations and profitability, including the impacts of FCC-mandated Number Resource Optimization. The entriNumber(TM) Application Suite is Entricom's flexible number management solution that allows carriers to select only the entriNumber modules needed to efficiently manage their number resources. EntriNumber is built upon Entricom's proven XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and Internet-based application framework and comes with a rich set of API's that enable enterprise-wide integration with other OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. applications. For more information about Entricom and its products and services, please visit the Entricom website at www.entricom.com. Entricom also extends its number pooling knowledge to telecommunication carriers by providing NumberPooling.org, a single, comprehensive website for researching the impacts of Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC) mandated Number Pooling and reporting. For information on Number Pooling, please visit www.numberpooling.org. About Integris Telco Integris Telco, a subsidiary of Bull Information Systems, is a leading provider of integrated solutions for the telecommunications industry, offering complete consulting and systems integration services. Integris Telco focuses on operational and business support systems, customer care and billing, order management, configuration and inventory management, and network management solutions. Integris is the leading telecommunications integrator in South America and a major player in the European marketplace. The company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters is located in Billerica, Mass. with operations in Plantation, Florida and other sales offices around the country. The Integris North America address is www.us.integris.com/telco. |
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