Systems and methods for providing order and service mediation for telecommunications systems

A telecommunications system for use with an administration center having an administration database for storing and updating subscription information, the system comprising:

• an entry system having an entry database for storing subscription information, wherein the entry system is adapted to be placed into communication with the administration center;
• and
• a service system which is adapted to be placed in communication with the administration center, the service system including a service database for storing subscription information from the administration center;
• wherein the entry system and service system are in direct communication with each other to allow for direct comparisons between corresponding subscription information in the entry database and the service database.

A method for providing local number portability services to a plurality of different service providers which share at least one common network element, wherein the common network element is serviced by a service management system which is in parallel with a plurality of service management systems, each of which is in communication with an administration center to receive porting requests, the method comprising:

• placing switches serviced by a plurality of different service providers in communication with the common network element;
• transmitting information regarding a port request to the common network element from the associated service management system;
• and
• transmitting call routing information from the common network element to the switch serviced by the service provider of a calling party to route the call to the switch of a called party.

A method for providing call processing services to a plurality of different service providers which share at least one common network element, the method comprising:

• placing switches serviced by a plurality of different service providers in communication with the common network element;
• transmitting call processing information to the common network element from an associated service management system;
• and
• transmitting call routing information based on the transmitted information.

A telecommunications system, comprising:

• a service management system serviced by a main service provider;
• at least one network element in communication with the service management system which receives call routing information from the service management system;
• and
• a plurality of switching devices in communication with the network element, wherein at least some of the switching devices are operated by different service providers;
• wherein the service management system includes a database which stores local number portability subscriptions and includes a means for transmitting at least a portion of the subscription information to the network element.