ATIS Updates Simple Port Service Request Preparation Guide

July 29, 2008, Washington - ATIS announced the publication of updates to the Simple Port Service Request (SPSR) Preparation Guide ( ATIS-0405085-0801), a document developed earlier this year in response to changes to the porting process by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The ATIS Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) recently made updates to the SPSR Preparation Guide to better reflect the changes in the regulatory environment and the industry’s needs.

The SPSR Preparation Guide responded to a November 2007 FCC Declaratory Ruling, which directs carriers to update the simple porting process for local number portability (LNP). The FCC issued a subsequent Order extending the compliance deadline for the simple porting process to July 31, 2008.

“ ATIS OBF leads the industry  inestablishing general business rules regarding the migration of end users between local service providers and in creating ordering and billing processes,” stated Susan Miller, President and CEO of ATIS. “ The ATIS OBF will continue to develop or revise processes and documents to address the new porting rule.”

Updates to the SPSR Preparation Guide will be included in the next version of the Local Service Ordering Guidelines (LSOG) to be published during the Third Quarter of 2008.

About ATIS OBF

The ATIS Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) provides a forum for customers and providers in the telecommunications industry to identify, discuss and resolve national issues which affect ordering, billing, provisioning and exchange of information about access services, other connectivity and related matters.

About ATIS

ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to providing leadership for, and the rapid development and promotion of, worldwide technical and operations standards for information, entertainment and communications technologies using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Participants from more than 300 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 22 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org