Quarterly Pooling Tip – October 2022 

CO Code Assignment Preference

When completing the Part 1 in PAS or NAS, if the Applicant provides a CO Code Assignment Preference in Section 1.4 c) on the Part 1, the Applicant shall also indicate any undesirable CO Codes in Section 1.4 d) Codes that are Undesirable, if any. When the only desired CO Code is the one listed in Section 1.4 c) Code Assignment Preference, the Applicant shall also enter “All other codes” in Section 1.4 d) Codes that are Undesirable, if any.

 

PAS Part 1/1A screen example

 

NAS Part 1 screen example

When NANPA is unable to assign the CO Code(s) provided in Section 1.4 c) Code Assignment Preference and the Applicant does not indicate “All other codes” in Section 1.4 d) Codes that are Undesirable, if any, NANPA shall assign any Available CO Code.

 

When NANPA is unable to assign the CO Code(s) provided in Section 1.4 c) Code Assignment Preference and the Applicant entered “All other codes” in Section 1.4 d) Codes that are Undesirable, if any, NANPA shall deny the request.

 

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