CG-IEIK-001 Issue 4-August 1, 2005

There are basic guidelines for the format of the address on the incoming subscribers TN via file transfer in order for the TN record to find an exact match to the existing record in the MSAG.

TN records which do not match the MSAG exactly will error back to the ICO for the resolution and re-transmission of the TN data.

An example of an MSAG street in the E911 database is shown below:

The address for the TN record being submitted via file transfer would need to be formatted to match the MSAG format shown below:

All of the above examples shown in the incorrect format would have generated an error back to the ICO.

Some other basic rules or guidelines for address format are:

• Avoid using punctuation such as periods, commas, and/or ampersands. Punctuation is only allowed as part of the street name (i.e., O'Henry)
• Standard thoroughfare and/or directional abbreviations should always be used. Refer to the list of standard abbreviations shown in this tab.