Patent ID: 8571157

Claim:
A method, comprising: compiling telephone number information corresponding to at least one Class 5 local switch and at least one packet switched network; storing the compiled telephone number information in a computer readable storage medium; receiving an order from a customer for at least one telephone number in a VoIP system; provisioning the at least one telephone number for both the at least one packet switched network and the at least one Class 5 local switch; producing an error code indicating a reason the telephone number is corrupt in response to a determination that the at least one telephone number is corrupted; allocating computer readable storage configured to store information regarding corrupted telephone numbers, wherein the stored information comprises the error code indicating a reason the telephone number is corrupt; and storing the information regarding a corrupted telephone number in the allocated computer readable storage if the determination is made that the telephone number is corrupted, wherein processing of the received order proceeds without requesting that the customer provide a new telephone number to replace the corrupted telephone number.