7. Adopted Schedule for 760 Area Code Split Implementation

In NANPA's application, the telecommunications industry recommended a 15-month implementation schedule for two-way geographic split of the 760 area code. We have built on this proposed schedule, adding specifications for public and customer notice as listed below. The final detailed schedule is set out in Ordering Paragraph 5.

1. Within 30 days of the effective date of this order, NANPA shall notify all code holders and thousand-block holders in the 760 area code of the implementation of the two-way geographic split, its schedule, the region included in the 442 area code, and the dialing procedure.

2. Also within 30 days of the effective date of this order, NANPA shall mail written notices to all cities and counties in the new 442 area code of the upcoming split and its implementation schedule. NANPA shall also use readily available means of communicating with the public, e.g., electronic notification, public service announcements, and press releases to inform the general public, and particularly affected businesses, of the implementation schedule for the split.

3. No later than when permissive dialing begins, all code and thousand-block holders in the new 442 area code shall provide written notices to their customers of the upcoming split¹⁴ and its implementation schedule. These holders shall also include information regarding the split on their web pages, when permissive dialing begins.

4. No more than 75 or less than 30 days prior to mandatory dialing, the code and thousand-block holders shall provide another written notice to all customers. This notice shall emphasize the date that mandatory dialing begins.

The final adopted schedule with all significant milestones is set out below in Ordering Paragraph 5.

¹⁴ Including the specific geographic area that will be included in the new area code, the geographic boundaries of the new area code, and the prefixes that will be included in the new area code.