Iowa Comm Network IO

Regional Phone Company

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At a glance

Active numbers
584
#299 of 481
Change over 4 years
-831
-58.7%
Opportunism Index
1.03%
Harvested 1 / acquired 97
Vanity matches
28.5%
Median inventory age
7 mo
0.6 years since last change
Sub-codes in use
1
IOW01

Inventory by NPA

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By status

  • WORKING 558 · 97.9%
  • DISCONN 12 · 2.1%

Inventory age buckets

  • 3–12 months 557 · 91.2%
  • 5+ years 1 · 0.2%

Ages are measured from each number's last change in the Somos registry — that's the most recent activation, transfer, or status move. Not necessarily the date this RespOrg originally acquired it.

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Trajectory

Total active inventory Numbers harvested from disconnect pool that month
1K1K70735302018-032022-112026-04
Show monthly numbers
MonthInventoryAcquiredHarvestedLostFrom spareTo spare
2018-03 1,415 0 0 0 0 0
2018-06 1,385 0 0 30 0 0
2018-09 1,372 0 0 13 0 0
2018-10 1,371 0 0 1 0 0
2018-11 1,366 0 0 5 0 0
2018-12 1,365 0 0 1 0 0
2019-01 1,358 0 0 7 0 0
2019-02 1,358 0 0 0 0 0
2019-03 1,353 0 0 5 0 0
2019-04 1,353 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05 1,352 0 0 1 0 0
2019-06 1,350 0 0 2 0 0
2019-08 1,292 0 0 58 0 56
2019-09 1,348 56 0 0 56 0
2019-10 1,347 0 0 1 0 0
2019-11 1,347 0 0 0 0 0
2019-12 1,344 0 0 3 0 0
2020-01 1,338 0 0 6 0 0
2020-02 1,337 0 0 1 0 0
2020-03 1,337 0 0 0 0 0
2020-04 1,337 0 0 0 0 0
2020-05 1,336 0 0 1 0 0
2020-06 1,336 0 0 0 0 0
2020-07 1,336 0 0 0 0 0
2020-08 1,336 0 0 0 0 0
2020-09 1,332 0 0 4 0 0
2020-10 1,330 0 0 2 0 0
2020-11 1,328 0 0 2 0 0
2020-12 1,329 1 0 0 1 0
2021-01 1,329 0 0 0 0 0
2021-02 1,319 0 0 10 0 0
2021-03 1,262 0 0 57 0 0
2021-04 1,258 0 0 4 0 0
2021-05 1,258 0 0 0 0 0
2022-05 1,251 0 0 7 0 0
2022-06 1,251 0 0 0 0 0
2022-07 1,251 0 0 0 0 0
2022-08 1,251 0 0 0 0 0
2022-09 1,250 0 0 1 0 0
2022-10 1,247 0 0 3 0 0
2022-11 1,246 0 0 1 0 0
2022-12 1,245 0 0 1 0 0
2023-01 1,245 0 0 0 0 0
2023-02 1,245 0 0 0 0 0
2023-03 1,245 0 0 0 0 0
2023-04 1,245 0 0 0 0 0
2023-05 1,243 0 0 2 0 0
2023-06 1,243 0 0 0 0 0
2023-07 1,251 8 0 0 0 0
2023-08 1,240 0 0 11 0 0
2023-09 1,240 1 0 1 0 0
2023-10 1,240 0 0 0 0 0
2023-11 1,240 0 0 0 0 0
2023-12 1,018 0 0 222 0 79
2024-02 1,048 30 1 0 5 0
2024-03 1,046 0 0 2 0 0
2024-04 1,046 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05 1,044 0 0 2 0 0
2024-06 1,042 0 0 2 0 0
2024-07 1,033 0 0 9 0 0
2024-08 1,020 0 0 13 0 0
2024-09 1,019 0 0 1 0 0
2024-10 1,019 0 0 0 0 0
2024-11 1,018 0 0 1 0 0
2024-12 1,018 0 0 0 0 0
2025-01 1,018 0 0 0 0 0
2025-02 1,018 0 0 0 0 0
2025-03 1,018 0 0 0 0 0
2025-04 1,018 0 0 0 0 0
2025-05 1,016 0 0 2 0 0
2025-06 1,017 1 0 0 0 0
2025-07 1,015 0 0 2 0 0
2025-08 1,010 0 0 5 0 0
2025-09 1,009 0 0 1 0 0
2025-10 1,007 0 0 2 0 0
2025-11 1,005 0 0 2 0 0
2025-12 736 0 0 269 0 0
2026-01 733 0 0 3 0 0
2026-02 632 0 0 101 0 0
2026-03 612 0 0 20 0 0
2026-04 584 0 0 28 0 0

Flow patterns (42-month cumulative)

Inbound (numbers acquired)

Direct transfer from another RespOrg78.0
Harvested from disconnect pool3.0
First assigned from spare pool15.0
Reactivated own disconnects9.0

Outbound (numbers lost)

Direct transfer to another RespOrg1,752.0
Standard disconnect aging process (3+ months in DISC)57
Abbreviated disconnect period (1–2 months in DISC)228
Released directly to spare pool316.0

Of the 285 disconnect episodes this RespOrg has sent through aging, 80% were abbreviated (1–2 snapshots in DISC status). That's a strong early-disconnector signal — this RespOrg routinely releases numbers before the full 3–4 month aging window. Worth checking daily for vanity drops.

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Top direct-transfer destinations (OUT of IO)

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MT3.0Toll Free Management
SO3.0Signal One
RY3.0Flotrax (Primetel)
GD2.0ANI Networks
ZX2.0Haven Partners (CHP)

Top vanity holdings

Summary

The Iowa Communications Network is an independent state agency that administers Iowa's statewide fiber optic telecommunications network. They are a state agency, is a state-of-the-art fiber optic network providing telecommunications and data services including high-speed broadband Internet, data, voice (phone), security, and consulting services.

About Iowa Comm Network

The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) is an independent state agency that administers Iowa's statewide fiber optic telecommunications network, providing high-speed broadband, data, voice, security, and consulting services primarily to education, healthcare, public safety, and government across all 99 counties.[1][2][3] It operates approximately 3,400 miles of owned fiber and serves nearly 12,000 telephone, fax, and modem numbers, with business offices in Des Moines, Iowa.[1][3] As a government agency, it is not public or private in the corporate sense, governed by the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission, with no specified founding year in available sources.[1]

Toll-free / RespOrg activity: ICN provides a toll-free number (800-572-3940) for its Network Operations Center support, but no specific news on toll-free or RespOrg activities found.[3]

AI-generated summary (confidence: medium), last updated 2026-04-30. Verify against primary sources before quoting.

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