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	Title		: Number Portability Administration in the U.S.
	Author(s)	: M. Foster, T. McGarry, J. Yu
	Filename	: draft-foster-e164-gstn-npusa-01.txt
	Pages		: 10
	Date		: 13-Feb-01
	
This document provides a historical as well as practical overview of 
the implementation of Number Portability (NP) Administration in the 
United States (U.S.). There are various regulatory constraints that 
establish relevant parameters for NP implementation, most of which 
are not network technology specific. This document describes the NP 
business model and the architecture for NP administration in the 
North America.  It also briefly discusses the functions performed by 
the NP administrator and the cost recovery mechanism.

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