NXX definition

NXX means the three-digit code, which appears as the first three digits of a seven-digit telephone number within a valid NPA or area code.
NXX or “Central Office Code" is the three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the fourth through sixth digits of a 10-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX Code contains 10,000 station numbers.
NXX. NXX Code,” “COC,” “Central Office Code,” or “CO Code” is the three-digit switch entity indicator which is defined by the fourth, fifth and sixth digits of a 10-digit telephone number within NANP.

Examples of NXX in a sentence

  • A single Central Office may handle several Central Office codes ("NXX").

  • Portability for an entire NXX shall be provided by utilizing reassignment of the NXX to CLEC through the LERG.

  • Each Party is responsible for administering NXX codes assigned to it.

  • When CLEC uses numbers from a CenturyLink NXX, CenturyLink shall provide the same range of number choices to CLEC, including choice of exchange number, as CenturyLink provides its own subscribers.

  • The NANP format is a 10- digit number that consist of a 3-digit NPA Code (commonly referred to as the area code), followed by a 3-digit NXX code and 4 digit line number.


More Definitions of NXX

NXX means the fourth, fifth and sixth digits of a ten-digit telephone number.
NXX. NXX Code," or "End Office Code" means the three digit switch entity indicator (i.e. the first three digits of a seven digit telephone number).
NXX. NXX Code”, “Central Office Code”, or “CO Code” is the 3-digit switch indicator that is defined by the D, E, and F digits of a 10-digit telephone number within the North American Numbering Plan. Each NXX Code contains 10,000 telephone numbers.
NXX means the three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the “D”, “E”, and “F” digits of a 10-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX contains 10,000 station numbers.
NXX or “Central Office Code” means the three (3)-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the fourth (4th) through sixth (6th) digits of a ten (10)-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX Code contains ten thousand (10,000) station numbers.
NXX. NXX Code", "Central Office Code" or "CO Code" . . . . . . . II-7 1.54 "911 Service" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.55 “Owner” and “Operator” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.56 "POI" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.57 "Provider" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.58 "Public Safety Answering Point" or "PSAP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.59 "Rate Center" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7 1.60 "Routing Point" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.61 "Service Control Point" or "SCP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.62 "Service Switching Point" or "SSP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.63 "Signaling Point" or "SP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.64 "Signaling System 7" or "SS7" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.65 "Signal Transfer Point" or "STP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.66 "Subsidiary" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8 1.67 "Synchronous Optical Network" or "SONET" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.68 "Switched Access Service" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.69 "Telecommunications Services" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.70 “Third Party Contamination” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.71 “Two-Way Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Service Provider” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.72 “Undefined Terms” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.73 "Vertical Features" (including "CLASS Features") . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 1.74 "Wire Center" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9 ARTICLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1 1. Scope of General Provisions I-1
NXX refers to the first three digits of a telephone number, which identify the specific telephone company central office that serves that number.