An incoming call towards a ported telecommunications terminal is routed to
the donor telecommunications node associated with the dialed directory
number without first performing a number portability database (NP-DB)
query. Upon determining that the telecommunications terminal associated
with the specified called party directory number has been ported, a signal
querying the NP-DB is transmitted by the donor node. In response, the
NP-DB provides a network address representing the gaining
telecommunications node to the next-to-last (N-1) switch. Utilizing the
received network address, the N-1 switch releases the first call
connection with the donor telecommunications node and reroutes the call
connection to the gaining telecommunications node associated with the
received network address.