What happens if I donated a thousands-block in error?
Section 7.2.7 of the Thousands-Block Number (NXX-X) Pooling Administration Guidelines (TBPAG) describes what steps can be taken to retrieve a thousands-block donated in error. ” Subsequent to the Block Donation date but before the block has been assigned to another SP, the SP may need to retrieve a block it had previously donated to the pool. Likely reasons could be errors in reported block contamination levels, assignments made after block protection, customer request, etc. Via e-mail with the PA, the SP may exchange its own blocks if the block is still available in the Industry Inventory Pool. However, blocks automatically donated to the pool from a new NXX code assigned for pool replenishment or to establish an LRN are not available for exchange as these blocks were not a part of the SP’s inventory. If this cannot be accommodated, then the SP must apply for the block via a Part 1A. In the case where the SP needs one of its own blocks back, but cannot meet the MTE/utilization, the SP
