Membership

Join the North American Portability Management, LLC

The North American Portability Management, LLC (NAPM, LLC) is always looking for companies that want to be a part of our organization.

Our current membership includes the following companies:

AT&T
Bandwidth
CenturyLink/Lumen
Telnyx
T-Mobile USA
Verizon

If you want to be a member, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be an authorized carrier that has the authority, under the state law and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to engage in the provision to the public of facilities-based wireline or Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) Local Exchange Telecommunication.
  • Provides services in any of the U.S. regions, have intent to become authorized within six months, or be one of the following:
  • A class 1 stand-alone interconnect Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider that obtains numbering resources directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) and the Pooling Administrator (PA), and connects directly to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN);
  • A class 2 interconnected VoIP provider that partners with a facilities-based PSTN-authorized carrier to obtain numbering resources and connectivity to the PSTN via the partner.
  • Must be porting numbers in at least one of the U.S. regions or has delivered a written declaration to the NAPM, LLC stating the carrier’s intention to port numbers within six months after the date of admission as a member of the NAPM, LLC.
  • Must either have entered into a user agreement with respect to the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC/SMS) or has provided NAPM, LLC with a written declaration of its intention to enter into a user agreement upon the commencement of porting.
  • Must not otherwise be prohibited by the FCC or any state regulatory authority from becoming a member
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Benefits of Membership

Being a member of NAPM, LLC, your company has the privilege in the following:

  • Being a part of the decision-making team (each member has an equal vote)
  • Helping steer the future of the NPAC including the decision-making in financial planning and business management areas

Get in Touch

Contact the NAPM, LLC co-chairs today for more information about what we do.