Avoid Unnecessary Long Distance Charges with Accurate Analysis of Local Routing Numbers.

Customer Challenge

Local Number Portability (LNP) has a direct impact on any carrier’s least cost routing (LCR) plan. Missed LRN entries in switch tables will easily cost operators hundreds of thousands in monthly variable OPEX. Carriers need a simple yet effective method to gain insight into these missed opportunities to positively impact both engineering and finance.

Fail-Safe Solution

By implementing Connectiv’s routeWATCH® solution, a leading U.S. wireless carrier secured a means for conducting fast, thorough and accurate audits of its switch tables. Through these audits, the carrier gained the ability to identify specific dialed ranges if added to their LRN dip list would have eliminated costly traffic to the long distance providers.

Dollars in the Details

Using its’ unparalleled drill-down capability routeWATCH® quickly helped the carrier identify opportunities for savings through increased use of LRNs. In one case, the solution highlighted a specific long distance route representing an increase of 500% in charges in just four months. routeWATCH confirmed that the traffic originated and terminated on the carrier’s same switch. With a simple update to its switch tables, the carrier redirected this long distance traffic to internal facilities and eliminated over $420,000 annually in unnecessary expenses.

Big Picture Savings

The introduction of local routing numbers (LRNs) increases the overall complexities and potential pitfalls directly affecting a carrier’s variable operating expenses. With LRNs affecting more than thirty-five percent of all domestic long distance traffic, the savings potential can be in the millions. Not only do these LRNs affect routing, they also have a direct impact on your long distance rates. Only a system with the capability to perform independent LRN audits can ensure maximum return.

Value

The ability to reduce network OPEX and free up necessary capacity for real long distance traffic is one more reason why routeWATCH is a vital part of any carrier’s least cost routing plan.

Vertical Markets • Mobile • Cable • CLEC • VOIP • Broadband • LD

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