Permissive Dialing Delayed in Kentucky

A two-way geographic split to relieve western Kentucky’s 270 NPA was ordered 5/31/07 by the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KY PSC). On 6/2/09, the KY PSC ordered a delay to the start of permissive dialing in this area, resulting in a change from 4/1/10 to no later than 1/1/12. No date was set for mandatory dialing.

So, as it stands now the relief plan for 270 NPA is:

7/29/11
-- Test number 364-364-4444 in service to verify routing to new NPA (364) (end date to be determined)

10/29/11
-- Latest date for all domestic and international carriers to activate the 364 NPA
-- Permissive dialing starts (either 270 or 364 NPA will be acceptable in a dialed number that terminates in the new 364 NPA)

TBD
-- End of permissive dialing/start of mandatory new NPA dialing
-- Earliest date for the end of recorded announcement
-- First date codes from the 364 NPA may be ordered through NANPA

A copy of the KY PSC orders and other related Commission information can be obtained at: http://www.psc.ky.gov.