[AusNOG] Recovering "disconnected" POTS number??

[Travis]

It sounds like an NBN 'managed disconnection'

My understanding is after the 18 month period there is a soft disconnection
date and a hard disconnection date.

At the soft disconnection date Telstra do a 'temporary disconnect' which
leaves the phone number in a 'not usable' and 'not portable' state but the
number is still technically active in the Telstra billing system so you
cant do an Exchange Based Diversion 'CDN0' because the number is still
assigned to the temporary disconnect line.

In this state you cant even do any modify orders on the number ie to remove
line hunt etc for porting.

Assuming the number is temporary disconnected then if the customer provides
evidence of an NBN order in progress ie an NBN ORDXXXX or AVCXXXX number
then  Telstra should reactivate the line.

If the line is hard disconnected then there should be no impediment to
reconnecting it as an exchange based diversion CDN0 and then porting the
number.

There is an NBN 'Managed Disconnections' team within Telstra that handle
these sort of numbers.

On 28 November 2017 at 22:46, Matthew Solly <matt at mtt.me> wrote:

> The number can absolutely be retrieved and reactivated, you just need to
> speak with someone that knows how to do it. It’s unlikely that the number
> is “gone” - unless it’s been ported out, it can almost certainly be
> reactivated.
>
> The only hiccup you may run in to is that when reconnecting the service,
> the lessee account details provided to Telstra Wholesale must be identical
> to the previous lessee (i.e, the lessee of the service that was
> disconnected).
>
> Given this is caused by managed disconnection there are a few steps:
>
> 1. The retail provider needs to escalate with Telstra Wholesale using the
> contacts they already have and provide evidence the address is not
> serviceable for NBN (if indeed it is not). This is probably the most time
> consuming bit, but you can always go down the CDNO route if getting the
> number back urgently is required.
>
> 2. If it is verified that NBN is not available, Telstra Wholesale will
> make the address available for copper orders in LOLO. The retail provider
> just needs to lodge a “New Service” order in LOLO and add the “Assessment
> required -> Specific CSN” product.
>
> 3. Alternately if you don’t want to resurrect this as a landline again or
> the address is serviceable for NBN, you can reconnect the number as a CDNO
> (exchange based redirect). The process is pretty much identical to ordering
> a new copper service, and again the provider just needs to add the
> “Assessment Required -> Specific CSN” product in LOLO when ordering the
> CDNO. Once activated you can port the number out to any other provider of
> your choice.
>
> > On 28 Nov 2017, at 14:26, Ross Wheeler <ausnog at rossw.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Just had a call from an old ISP friend.
> > He has a quite upset customer of 20 odd years who has (reason not
> currently known) had their business telephone disconnected this morning.
> >
> > I was not disconnected for non-payment, I get the impression it's
> something to do with nbn. The cause is largely unimportant...
> >
> > They've been on to telstra to try to at least have the number diverted
> to a mobile - but the word just back is that because it's been
> "disconnected" they can't (won't?) do it.
> >
> > I dare say we can't port it out either.
> >
> > Nobody I've been able to talk to has had any idea how to recover the
> number. My guess is it is now in some embargo state before going "up for
> grabs". Problem is that it's a family business that's been going forever,
> the number is well known in their area - advertising, cards, white and
> yellow pages, peoples phones, etc.  They'd REALLY like to get it back.
> >
> > I can't believe it isn't possible, so obviously it's a case of talking
> to the right people to make it happen. I don't know who "the right people"
> might be, or what magic incantations might need to be uttered. Are any of
> the good people here able to offer some meaningful advice?
> >
> > TIA,
> > R.
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