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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Gregory K. Brown, Broomfield, CO (US);
James Carlson, Boulder, CO (US);
Maria Farnon, Denver, CO (US);
Greg A. Land, Arvada, CO (US);
Bill Long, Louisville, CO (US);
Troy D. Lynette, Broomfield, CO (US);
Richard D. Moore, Broomfield, CO (US);
Gregory K. Brown, Broomfield, CO (US);
James Carlson, Boulder, CO (US);
Maria Farnon, Denver, CO (US);
Greg A. Land, Arvada, CO (US);
Bill Long, Louisville, CO (US);
Troy D. Lynette, Broomfield, CO (US);
Richard D. Moore, Broomfield, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for local number portability in a telecommunication network are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes submitting a local number portability (LNP) order for the TN directly to a first telecommunications carrier that the TN is to be transferred from, triggering a port of the TN in accordance with the LNP order, and porting the TN from the first telecommunications carrier to the second telecommunications carrier, wherein the second telecommunications carrier is bypassed by the customer during the submitting and the triggering of the LNP order. Other embodiments are also disclosed.