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NPA: 856 [Rate centres in NPA 856] [Dial plan for NPA 856]

NXX: 242

NPA-NXX BLOCK Rate Centre Region Switch OCN LATA LIR Eff date Disc date
856-242 A Moorestown NJ CMDNNJCECM2  6626 OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP 222      
856-242 0 Moorestown NJ   6626 OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP 222   2015-07-20   
856-242 1 Moorestown NJ   118F BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ 222   2015-08-15   
856-242 2 Moorestown NJ   4804 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJ 222   2014-11-11   
856-242 3 Moorestown NJ   318J COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 222   2014-11-26   
856-242 4 Moorestown NJ   4036 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 222   2014-11-11   
856-242 5 Moorestown NJ   829J PAETEC ITEL, LLC 222   2014-12-25   
856-242 6 Moorestown NJ   7134 MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ 222   2015-03-28   
856-242 7 Moorestown NJ   637C ONVOY, LLC - NJ 222   2015-01-03   
856-242 8 Moorestown NJ   637C ONVOY, LLC - NJ 222   2015-01-03   
856-242 9 Moorestown NJ   318J COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 222   2015-03-09   

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