SNET Diversified Group Picks NightFire Platform For Local and Wireless Number Portability.Business Editors OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002 SNET Diversified Group SNET Diversified Group, Inc. is one of the companies owned by AT&T[1] that provides AT&T Yahoo!-branded Internet services to customers located within Connecticut. It does business as AT&T Internet Services. References 1. Inc. has selected the NightFire(R) Platform and NightFire(R) Wireless for its wireless number portability (WNP WNP Wireless Number Portability (FCC) WNP White Nationalist Party WNP Washington Nuclear Power WNP Will Not Proceed ) and 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 (LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. ) Service Order Administration (SOA) Service Bureau, NightFire announced today. SNET n. 1. The fat of a deer. v. t. 1. The clear of mucus; to blow. DG will offer the SOA Service Bureau to wireless and local exchange carriers who are required by the 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) to implement number portability. NightFire's software solution will provide automated intercarrier communication and process automation to help SNET DG meet the stringent service-level requirements of the FCC mandate. "The SNET DG SOA Service Bureau will use NightFire's software to provide comprehensive number portability support, enabling both wireless and local exchange carriers to off-load the burden of implementing and managing number portability," said Paul J. Brady, Director of Product Development and Marketing, SNET DG. "We believe NightFire's solution will help us provide reliable service to customers through process automation. Additionally, the NightFire Platform will simplify the future rollout of other services such as number management, number pooling and access services." SNET DG will use NightFire's software to: -- Send and receive wireless number portability requests -- Interface with the Service Order Administration (SOA) system to communicate with Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) -- Send wireline number portability requests to incumbent carriers via the local service request (LSR) ordering specification What is Number Portability? Number portability allows a consumer to keep his or her existing phone number when switching service providers. To ensure open and fair competition among wireless carriers, the FCC requires all wireless communication service providers serving the top 100 metropolitan service areas (MSAs) to implement WNP by Nov. 24, 2002. Local number portability for providers of local wireline phone service went into effect in 1998. According to the latest figures from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ), the volume of wireless number porting could potentially reach 73 million annual ports by 2003. WNP is a complex process that impacts many parts of a carrier's operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such . Because it involves rapid fulfillment requirements, high transaction volumes and multiple parties, WNP requires reliable and scalable electronic exchange of information between carriers. The WNP mandate and the Nov. 24, 2002 deadline are currently under review by the FCC, and a decision is expected soon. However, until the FCC makes its decision, many wireless carriers are proceeding with implementation plans according to the current schedule. About SNET DG SNET DG offers The Perfect Package of advanced SS7 signaling, intelligent network, and database services to wireline, wireless and IP-based carriers. A single connection to SNET DG's nationwide network provides carriers with efficient gateway routing of call set-up messages, wireless roaming, number portability, toll-free database service, calling name delivery, intraLATA CLASS, Calling Card validation, billed number screening and network fraud control. In addition, SNET DG offers web-accessed CMDS CMDS Christian Medical and Dental Society CMDS Computer Misuse Detection System CMDS Consortium for Materials Development in Space CMDS Collection Management and Development Section (libraries) CMDS Command Specification hosting and FGD terminations in the Northeast and beyond. SNET Diversified Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Southern New England Telecommunications Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation started operations in 1986 as the holding company for The Southern New England Telephone Company. Prior to 1986, The Southern New England Telephone Company had been a minority holding of AT&T until February 1986, when AT&T Corporation, which is a member of the SBC Communications, Inc. global family. SNET DG's principal office is at 530 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT 0645: 800.447.6386. Please visit our website at www.snetdg.com. About NightFire NightFire connects the telecommunications industry through its award winning provisioning automation solutions. Top communication service providers depend on NightFire software to more efficiently manage multiple trading partner and supplier interactions. With products that span the communications spectrum from voice to broadband to wireless, NightFire helps carriers reduce operating costs, optimize existing operations support systems and capitalize on new business opportunities. Headquartered in Oakland, Calif., NightFire is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . More information about NightFire, including recent company news releases, is available at http://www.NightFire.com. NightFire and the NightFire logo are registered trademarks, and "The provisioning automation company" is a service mark, of NightFire Software, Inc. All other company, brand, and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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