Telcordia™ TPM™ DATA SOURCE
Data Set / File Specifications
10-15-03
This document contains data set / file specifications for the Telcordia™ TPM™ Data Source as provided on CD ROM,
magnetic tape, and transmitted via electronic data transfer, as of the date indicated above. File layouts are those associated
with the fixed formatted data files provided in the TPM. For further information, call the Telcordia ™ Routing
Administration (TRA) Customer Service Center on 732-699-6700. This document may also be downloaded at
www.trainfo.com (documents).
Telcordia and TPM Data Source are trademarks of Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Copyright© 1994-2003 Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Issue date: 06/15/03
TPM – Flat File Information - History
The following identifies previous issues of these specifications in this format and identifies pertinent changes associated
with each issuance of this document.
Note that the “issue date” need not be the same as the “effective date”. Since specifications often need to be issued with
sufficient lead-time to permit review, cosmetic changes, error corrections, and/or possible pertinent changes may occur
before a “final” version can be solidified. If you are concerned as to whether you have the latest version of this document,
please call TRA on (732) 699-6700 or check www.trainfo.com, where you can also download copies of these specifications.
Effective
Date
07/01/95
12/15/95
03/15/96
10/15/97
04/15/98
01/15/99
07/15/99
07/15/00
01/15/03
10/15/03
Changes
Initial specs in this format
- Inclusion of "activity" and "master" files into a single TPM product
- Updates to Glossary (CO TYPE, NXXTYPE) and various clarifications.
- Introduction of SCAN as a viewer for diskette data.
- Revisions to naming of supporting diskette files (e.g. "read me").
- COUNTREC.EXE added to diskette.
- No structural file changes - supports the incorporation of the VHCD and TPM (previously
separate outputs)
- The VHCD BCR MASTER .NPANXX tape dataset becomes BCR.TPM.MASTER
- The VHCD NXXMSTR.DAT diskette file becomes TPM.DAT
- The VHCD BCR.ACTVTY.NPANXX tape dataset becomes BCR.TPM.ACTVTY
- The VHCD NXXACTVY.DAT diskette file becomes TPMACT.DAT
- Glossary/specs files added to disk and tape
- OCN file updated to include CO TYPE, Bill to RAO, Send to RAO
- TPMEND file added to note the product date and to provide a listing of file record counts for
reconciliation purposes
- Inclusion of Portability Indicator on TPM, TPMACT, and MINORVH files
- Addition of PLNAME file
- Inclusion of files associated with CD ROM version
- Inclusion of RAO file
- Inclusion of Pooling Indicator on TPM, TPMACT, and MINORVH files
- Addition of TBP file
- Removal of Special Rating Indicator and “Actual NPA for Non-Mexican "Other Place"” NPA
fields from TPM and MINORVH files
- Expansion of fields in TBP file to those in TPM.DAT; addition of Rate Center name
information and RC file; addition of AOCN data field in TBP file
- Removal of diskette media notations to support earlier discontinuance
- Addition of TBPACT.DAT
- Addition of TPMAPP02.MDB (CD only)
TPM™ Data Source
Dataset and File Record Layouts – 10/15/03
Product Description:
Telcordia Routing Administration (TRA) ((732) 699-6700) provides The Telcordia™ TPM™ Data Source in
support of systems used in rating telephone calls and other processes that involve the NPA NXX data it
contains. The TPM is provided monthly as data files in a magnetic tape format and on CD ROM. The CD
ROM version contains an additional Microsoft Access® version of the data. Electronic transmission of data files
via Network Data Mover (NDM) (aka Connect:Direct®) is also available under certain conditions.
File Descriptions:
This document provides detailed record layouts of the files provided on the TPM data file products. Tape and
CD ROM data file versions are essentially identical in terms of data content and file layout. Brief field
descriptions and a listing of coded values used in certain fields are provided in Appendix A-1 (GLOSSARY
file). The definitions and values are subject to clarification and other changes on an ongoing basis.
The sequence of file layouts in this document follows the sequence of files on the TPM tape. The Last Change
dates in the file description headers in this document refer to when the file was last structurally changed, or
alternatively, first appeared. Dates of 1990 are used as defaults since tracking did not occur prior to that date.
Structural changes would include the addition or removal of fields either physically, or though redefinition of
filler space as well as the redefinition of a field. Wording changes done to clarify existing fields will not, of and
by themselves, generate a "Last Change" date. Please note the following:
 Appendix A-1 to this document (GLOSSARY file), available at www.trainfo.com (documents) provides a
brief description of most fields, as well as a listing of specific field values (or other qualifiers) when
reasonable and applicable.
 The TPM contains both "primary" (master) files of NPA NXX data (TPM.DAT and TBP.DAT) as well as a
subset of the primary file, called an "activity" file (TPMACT.DAT and TBPACT.DAT) of NPA NXX data.
The primary and respective activity files are structured identically. All data records found in the "activity"
file are also found in the "primary" file.
 The TBP files contain the same basic information as the TPM files plus some additional data fields and a
more detailed level of data (Thousands Blocks within an NXX). Note that Special Calling Card (SCC)
(NXXTYPE = 14) records appear only in the TPM files (SCC data however is also provided in the
SCC.DAT file). In the TBP files, the equivalent TPM.DAT records are identified with BLOCK ID = A. In
addition, where an NPA NXX is further broken down into Thousands Blocks, the TBP files contain
information for records identified with BLOCK ID = 0-9 (note that not all 10 blocks may be assigned and
thus a record for each of the potential 10 blocks under an NPA NXX may not be provided).
 Dataset BCR.MINOR.VH (file MINORVH.DAT) is structured identical to the TPM.DAT "master" file with
the exception that the "minor" V&H fields have been appended to the end of the record. Only those records
containing nonzero minor V&H data are included in this dataset / file. This file should be considered as an
“extension” of the data in the “master”, not as different records from the “master”. Note that unless the
change has to do directly with minor V&Hs, the change code in this file should be the same as that in the
“master” file.
 Note: Products are shipped (and should be received) approximately 2-3 weeks before the "product" date.
Issue Date: 6/15/03
TPM Data Source - Data Set / File Specifications
Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
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General Information:
Tape
CD ROM
Standard IBM Label
9 Track, 1600bpi
EBCDIC recording
Volser = TPmmyy (mmyy is the product date) External
label shows the volser and product date matching the
internal HDR and VOL label.
DOS formatted
CD ROM
ASCII / Access
Tape Dataset Name
(in sequence order)
Tape
BLKSIZE
Data
LRECL
CD ROM
Filename
General Description
BCR.COPY.RIGHT
BCR.TPM.MASTER
BCR.TPM.ACTVTY
BCR.NUMBER.SCC
BCR.NUMBER.OCN
BCR.NUMBER.CIID
BCR.MINOR.VH
BCR.PLNAME.DAT
BCR.NUMBER.RAO
BCR.TBP.DAT
4000
4000
4000
3000
4200
3840
4500
6208
6000
6050
80
80
80
30
42
256
90
64
500
110
COPYRGHT.DAT
TPM.DAT
TPMACT.DAT
SCC.DAT
OCN.DAT
CIID.DAT
MINORVH.DAT
PLNAME.DAT
RAO.DAT
TBP.DAT
BCR.TBPACT.DAT
6050
110
TBPACT.DAT
BCR.RCNAME.DAT
BCR.GLOSSARY.TXT
BCR.SPECSTP.TXT
BCR.TPMEND.TXT
The following are only
on the CD ROM:
–
–
–
–
–
–
6208
4000
4000
4000
64
80
80
80
RCNAME.DAT
GLOSSARY.TXT
SPECSTP.TXT
TPMEND.TXT
Copyright Notice
Complete NPA NXX data
NPA NXX Activity data
Special Calling Cards
Operating Company Numbers
Card Issuer IDentifier data
Minor V&H data
Place Name 10/50 mapping
RAO Directory
Complete Thousands Block
Pooling data
Thousands Block Pooling
Activity data
RC Name 10/50 mapping
Glossary of field definitions
File layout information
Prod date w/file record counts
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
READMETP.TXT
READ_ME.EXE
COUNTREC.EXE
GLOSSARY.DOC
SPECSTP.DOC
TPMAPP02.MDB
–
–
–
TPMAPP00.MDB
–
–
–
TPMAPP97.MDB
–
–
–
TPMDATA.MDB
–
–
–
INSTALL.DOC
Issue Date: 6/15/03
High level information
A means to view "read me(s)"
Counts lines in a file
WORD version of Glossary
WORD version of SPECSTP
CD – Microsoft Access User
Interface (V.2002)
CD – Microsoft Access User
Interface (V.2000)
CD – Microsoft Access User
Interface (V.97)
CD – Tables with indexed TPM
Data Source (V.97)
CD- Instructions / Overview of
Microsoft Access version of data
TPM Data Source - Data Set / File Specifications
Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
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File Layouts: (Note: the following are DATA file layouts, TXT files are not listed below)
Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
1.
BCR.COPY.RIGHT
COPYRGHT.DAT
File Sequence:
1
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Copyright and Notice
Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
BCR.TPM.MASTER
TPM.DAT
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
80
File Sequence:
2
Description:
Last Change:
Copyright Notice
1990
POSITION
1-80
All NXX records
1/15/03
This dataset / file has all NPA NXX data (including all activity records). This “complete” dataset is considered
the main component of the TPM product for most users. The “activity” dataset / file usually contains a few
thousand records, but can theoretically contain up to the total number in the main dataset.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Major Vertical Coordinate
Major Horizontal Coordinate
filler
Rate Center LATA Subzone
Rate Center LATA
Thousands Block Pooling Indicator
IDDD Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Dialable Indicator (DIND) (0=N, 1=Y)
Company Code
filler
filler
NPA
NXX
NXXTYPE
Portability Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Send to RAO
filler
Other Line Rate Step
Operating Company Number (OCN)
Bill to RAO
filler
Time Zone
Daylight Savings Observed Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Place Name (or Service Name)
State, Province, or Country Abbreviation
Effdate of Last Change (mmddyy)
Change Code
Company Type
Point Identification
Issue Date: 6/15/03
LENGTH
5
5
7
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
3
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
10
2
6
1
1
1
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POSITION
1-5
6-10
11-17
18-19
20-22
23
24
25
26-27
28-30
31
32-34
35-37
38-39
40
41-43
44-47
48-49
50-53
54-56
57
58
59
60-69
70-71
72-77
78
79
80
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Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
BCR.TPM.ACTVTY
TPMACT.DAT
File Sequence:
3 Description:
Last Change:
NXX Activity records
1/15/99
This dataset / file is structured identical to the master (BCR.TPM.MASTER / TPM.DAT). The activity dataset
usually contains a few thousand records, but can theoretically contain up to the total number in the complete
dataset. With the exception of records containing a change code of "A", this file simply identifies the records in
the TPM.DAT file that have a change code. Change codes indicate that there is some "activity" associated with
the record since the previous month's product.
Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
BCR.NUMBER.SCC
SCC.DAT
File Sequence:
4
Description:
Last Change:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Bill to RAO
0/1XX (SCC Code within RAO)
Send to RAO
NPA
Change Code
Effdate of Last Change (mmddyy)
Operating Company Number (OCN)
filler
Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
1.
2.
3.
4.
LENGTH
BCR.NUMBER.OCN
OCN.DAT
File Sequence:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Operating Company Number (OCN)
Company Name
Change Code
filler
Issue Date: 6/15/03
Special Calling Cards
1990
POSITION
3
3
3
3
1
6
4
7
5
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13
14-19
20-23
24-30
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
4
30
1
7
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Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
OCN Listing
7/15/00
POSITION
1-4
5-34
35
36-42
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Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
BCR.NUMBER.CIID
CIID.DAT
File Sequence:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Beginning of CIID Assigned Range
Ending of CIID Assigned Range
Card Issuer's Name
Card Issuer's Address (Line 1)
Card Issuer's Address (Line 2)
Card Issuer's Address (Line 3)
Card Issuer's City
Card Issuer's State
Card Issuer's Zip Code
Card Issuer's Billing Code
Carrier Identification Code (CIC) or
Alternate Billing Entity Code (ABEC)
ABEC Indicator
0 = Previous field not an ABEC
1 = Previous field is an ABEC
Access Customer Name Abbreviation (ACNA)
Validation Database Operator Name
Billing Agent or Host Name
filler
Billing Agent/Host RAO Code
filler
Effdate of Last Change (mmddyy)
Change Code
Issue Date: 6/15/03
6
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
6
6
25
25
25
25
25
2
10
5
CIID Codes
1990
POSITION
1-6
7-12
13-37
38-62
63-87
88-112
113-137
138-139
140-149
150-154
1
155
3
25
25
3
3
35
6
1
156-158
159-183
184-208
209-211
212-214
215-249
250-255
256
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Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
BCR.MINOR.VH
MINORVH.DAT
7
Description:
Last Change:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Major Vertical Coordinate
Major Horizontal Coordinate
filler
Rate Center LATA Subzone
Rate Center LATA
Thousands Block Pooling Indicator
IDDD Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Dialable Indicator (DIND) (0=N, 1=Y)
Company Code
filler
filler
NPA
NXX
NXXTYPE
Portability Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Send to RAO
filler
Other Line Rate Step
Operating Company Number (OCN)
Bill to RAO
filler
Time Zone
Daylight Savings Observed Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Place Name (or Service Name)
State, Province, or Country Abbreviation
Effdate of Last Change (mmddyy)
Change Code
Company Type
Point Identification
Minor Vertical Coordinate
Minor Horizontal Coordinate
Tape Dataset:
BCR.PLNAME.DAT
CD ROM Filename:
PLNAME.DAT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
File Sequence:
File Sequence:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Place Name State (Territory, Province, Country)
filler
Place Name – Abbreviated 10 Characters
filler
Place Name – Extended 50 Characters
Issue Date: 6/15/03
LENGTH
5
5
7
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
3
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
10
2
6
1
1
1
5
5
8
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
2
1
10
1
50
TPM Data Source - Data Set / File Specifications
Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
Minor V&H Data
1/15/03
POSITION
1-5
6-10
11-17
18-19
20-22
23
24
25
26-27
28-30
31
32-34
35-37
38-39
40
41-43
44-47
48-49
50-53
54-56
57
58
59
60-69
70-71
72-77
78
79
80
81-85
86-90
Place Name 10/50 Char.
Mapping
1/15/99
POSITION
1-2
3
4-13
14
15-64
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Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
BCR.NUMBER.RAO
RAO.DAT
File Sequence:
FIELD DESCRIPTION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
RAO Code
filler
Send to RAO
RAO User Operating Company Number (OCN)
Company Name
RAO Contact Information
Contact Name - Field 1
Contact Name - Field 2
Number, Street, Room
P.O. Box
City
State
Zip
Change of Address Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Service Contact Information
Accounting Toll Phone Number
MIC Bureau Phone Number
Calling Card Phone Number
Collect Ticket Phone Number
MIC Fraud Phone Number
Miscellaneous Service Heading 1
Miscellaneous Service 1 Phone Number
Miscellaneous Service Heading 2
Miscellaneous Service 2 Phone Number
Notes
RAO Code Type Indicator
Direct CMDS Participant / Hosting OCN
filler
Issue Date: 6/15/03
9
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
RAO Directory
7/15/99
POSITION
3
1
3
4
30
1-3
4
5-7
8-11
12-41
25
25
25
9
25
2
9
1
42-66
67-91
92-116
117-125
126-150
151-153
153-161
162
10
10
10
10
10
25
10
25
10
200
1
4
13
163-172
173-182
183-192
193-202
203-212
213-237
238-247
248-272
273-282
283-482
483
484-487
488-500
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Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
BCR.TBP.DAT
TBP.DAT
File Sequence:
10
FIELD DESCRIPTION
NPA
NXX
BLOCK ID
filler
Range
NXXTYPE
filler
Effdate of Last Change (mmddyy)
Change Code
filler
Operating Company Number (OCN)
Administrative Operating Company Number (AOCN)
Company Code
Company Type
Bill to RAO
Send to RAO
filler
Major Vertical Coordinate
Major Horizontal Coordinate
Rate Center LATA
Rate Center LATA Subzone
Rate Center Name Abbreviation
Rate Center Type
Place Name (or Service Name)
State, Province, or Country Abbreviation
filler
Time Zone
Daylight Savings Observed Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Portability Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Thousands Block Pooling Indicator
IDDD Indicator (0=N, 1=Y)
Dialable Indicator (DIND) (0=N, 1=Y)
Other Line Rate Step
Point Identification
Effective Date of Assignment
filler
Tape Dataset:
CD ROM Filename:
BCR.TBPACT.DAT
TBPACT.DAT
File Sequence:
11
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
3
3
1
1
8
2
1
6
1
1
4
4
2
1
3
3
1
5
5
3
2
10
1
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
11
Description:
Last Change:
NPA NXX BLOCK ID
1/15/03
POSITION
1-3
4-6
7
8
9-16
17-18
19
20-25
26
27
28-31
32-35
36-37
38
39-41
42-44
45
46-50
51-55
56-58
59-60
61-70
71
72-81
82-83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91-92
93
94-99
100-110
NPA NXX BLOCK ID
10/15/03
This dataset / file is structured identical to the master (BCR.TBP.DAT / TBPACT.DAT). The activity dataset
usually contains a few thousand records, but can theoretically contain up to the total number in the complete
dataset. With the exception of records containing a change code of "A", this file simply identifies the records in
the TBP.DAT file that have a change code. Change codes indicate that there is some "activity" associated with
the record since the previous month's product.
Issue Date: 6/15/03
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Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
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Tape Dataset:
BCR.RCNAME.DAT
CD ROM Filename:
RCNAME.DAT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
File Sequence:
12
FIELD DESCRIPTION
RC Name State (Territory, Province, Country)
filler
RC Name – Abbreviated 10 Characters
filler
Rate Center (RC) Name – Extended 50 Characters
Issue Date: 6/15/03
Description:
Last Change:
LENGTH
2
1
10
1
50
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Effective Product Date: 10/15/03
Rate Center 10/50
Char. Mapping
1/15/03
POSITION
1-2
3
4-13
14
15-64
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