*Pages 1--12 from Microsoft Word - 53919.doc* 1 North American Numbering Council Meeting Minutes September 20, 2005 (Final) I. Time and Place of Meeting. The North American Numbering Council (NANC) held a meeting commencing at 9: 30 a. m., at the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S. W., TW- C305, Washington, D. C. II. List of Attendees. Voting Council Members: 1. Robert Atkinson Chairman 2. Mark Lancaster AT& T 3. Fred McCallum, Jr. BellSouth 4. Lori McGarry CTIA 5. Beth O’Donnell Cox Communications, Inc. 6. Dena Hunter Level 3 Communications, LLC 7. Karen Mulberry MCI 8. Michael Balch NARUC - Iowa 9. Don Gray NARUC – Nebraska 10. Christine Sealock Kelly NARUC – New York 11. Natalie Billingsley NASUCA – California 12. Philip McClelland NASUCA - Pennsylvania 13. Jerome Candelaria NCTA 14. John McHugh OPASTCO 15. Mary Retka Qwest 16. Hoke Knox Sprint Corporation 17. Anna Miller T- Mobile USA, Inc. 18. Thomas Soroka, Jr. USTA 19. Douglas P. Sullivan Verizon 20. Louis Mamakos Vonage Holdings Corp. (Vonage) Special Members (Non- voting): John Manning NANPA Jean- Paul Emard ATIS Amy Putnam PA Faith Marcotte Welch & Company Stephen Delaney CRTC Commission Employees: James Bachtell, Acting Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Romanda Williams, Alternate DFO Deborah Blue, Assistant to the DFO 1 2 Cheryl Callahan, Assistant Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Sanford Williams, Telecommunications Access Policy Division III. Estimate of Public Attendance. Approximately 25 members of the public attended the meeting as observers. IV. Documents Introduced. (1) Agenda (2) National Thousands Block Pooling Administrator Report (3) North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Report to the NANC (4) North American Portability Management (NAPM) LLC Report to the NANC (5) Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report to the NANC (6) Billing and Collection Agent Report to the NANC (7) Billing and Collection Working Group (B& C WG) Report to the NANC (8) NANC’s Billing and Collection Working Group (B& C WG) 3Q 2005 NANP B& C Agent Deliverables (9) Numbering Oversight Working Group (NOWG) Report (10) Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA) Working Group Status Report to the NANC (11) NANC Report of the pANI IMG (12) pANI Interim Assignment Guidelines for ESQK (13) NANC Meeting Minutes – July 19, 2005 (14) NANC Training (NT) Report (15) List of NANC Accomplishments (January 2002 – September 20, 2005) V. Summary of the Meeting. Announcements and Recent News. Chairman Atkinson announced the birth of Regina Brown’s son. He advised that both were doing well. Chairman Atkinson further announced that Marilyn Jones had been called for duty by the National Guard. He introduced James Bachtell as the Acting DFO and Romanda Williams as the Acting Alternate DFO. Chairman Atkinson announced that Hoke Knox has resigned his position as Vice Chair of the NANC. He thanked Mr. Knox for his great service over the years. Mike Balch, NARUC, Iowa, announced that Elliott Smith will be resigning from the Iowa Utilities Board, effective September 26, 2005, and will begin a new job as the President of the Iowa Business Council. Chairman Atkinson expressed appreciation on behalf of the NANC for Mr. Smith’s service and commitment to the NANC and wished him the best in his new endeavors. Natalie Billingsley, NASUCA, California, announced that California has ordered relief for Area Code 310 and has set implementation dates. A. Approval of Meeting Minutes. The July 19, 2005 NANC Meeting Minutes will be approved electronically. 2 5 on the use of the NANP Administration System, NRUF on- line capabilities, the NANP Notification System, and its public website. D. North American Portability Management LLC (NAPM LLC) Report. Karen Mulberry, Co- Chair, presented the report to the NANC. Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Mulberry reported that on August 31, 2005 the NAPM approved turning off the NPAC LATA edit for the Southeast Region to facilitate disaster related out of LATA porting activities for the duration of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. The Cross Regional list was notified of this wavier and will be notified again once the NPAC LATA edit wavier has been rescinded. In addition, all providers in the affected area will be reminded to correct any previous NPAC LATA changes that may have occurred during the wavier period. Chairman Atkinson remarked that this is another great example of how some of the great work of the industry comes together in this type of crisis. He commended the NAPM LLC and NeuStar for their work with regard to the Hurricane Katrina crisis. Change Order 399. The NAPM LLC has reviewed and approved an amended NPAC Release 3.3 Statement of Work that includes Change Order 399 in a turned off state per the direction received from the NANC and the FCC. PA Access to NPAC Data. The NAPM LLC has agreed to allow the display, on the NPAC Public Web Site, of all NPA- NXX codes open in the NPAC so that they can be readily accessible by the PA and others who have a need to corroborate this information. Chairman Atkinson asked the PA, the NANPA, and the NAPM LLC to provide an update in their November 30, 2005 Reports to the NANC on what they did and their assessment regarding the actions taken in response to Hurricane Katrina’s impact on telecommunications networks and services. E. Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report. Ken Havens presented the report to the NANC. Mr. Havens reviewed the INC Meeting Schedule with the NANC. CO/ NXX Subcommittee. Mr. Havens reported on INC Issue 468: Remove Thousands Block Pooling Administration Guideline (TBPAG) Appendix 7 and Modify Central Office Code Administration Guidelines (COCAG) Appendix C for Pooled NXX Returns. The INC sent correspondence to the NAPM LLC requesting that NPAC ad hoc reports provided to the NANPA be shared with the PA. NPAC ad hoc reports would provide the names of the service providers with ported TNs to assist in identifying a new LERG Assignee for NXX codes that have been returned or abandoned. The INC believes this request requires no additional work on the part of the NPAC but will help reduce the risk of service interruption by ensuring the use of an effective and more timely process of identifying a LERG Assignee. 5 8 Chairman Atkinson stated that the final NANPA and PA Performance Reports will be posted to the NANC- Chair website. He will draft the transmittal letter to the FCC. The letter will be sent to the NANC members for information only. Unless he receives any strong objections, the reports will be sent to the FCC as a NANC consensus. Ms. Riepenkroger reviewed the NOWG Meeting Schedule with the NANC members. I. Local Number Portability Administration Working Group (LNPA WG) Report. Gary Sacra, Co- Chair, presented the report to the NANC. Mr. Sacra stated that at the last LNPA WG meeting, NeuStar reported that the project plan milestones and deliverables for NPAC Software Release 3.3 are on schedule. All local system vendors have signed up for interoperability testing. NeuStar will start soliciting all of the service providers to sign up for turn- up testing, which is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2006. Mr. Sacra reviewed the production load dates with the NANC. The NAPM LLC will decide Regional slots at its September 22, 2005 meeting. Mr. Sacra advised that the LRN LATA edit in the Southeast Region NPAC was temporarily relaxed to allow additional flexibility for service providers to provide service to customers affected by Hurricane Katrina. The LNPA WG will assess impacts, both positive and negative, of temporarily relaxing this edit. Mr. Sacra stated that the NANC had previously endorsed the LNPA WG’s position that confirmation of a port request shall not be predicated on the Old Local Service Provider obtaining a physical copy of the evidence of authorization from the New Local Service Provider. A new issue was brought to the LNPA WG where at least one provider is requiring evidence of authorization before returning the Customer Service Record (CSR), which for some ports is necessary for the New Local Service Provider to obtain customer information to properly complete the Local Service Request (LSR) to begin the porting process. The LNPA WG will revise the attached previously endorsed Position Paper to address this scenario and resubmit it to the NANC, request its endorsement and forward it to the FCC. Don Gray, NARUC, Nebraska, questioned whether or not this has become customer impacting. Mr. Sacra stated that in this particular instance yes. After extensive discussion, it was decided that the LNPA WG will finalize the revision of the position paper, and forward the position paper to the provider that presented the issue. Chairman Atkinson suggested that paragraph one of the finalized position paper should state, “Urgent, this is Customer Affecting”. Mr. Sacra stated that at the suggestion of BellSouth, the LNPA WG is exploring ways to reach out to VoIP providers to encourage their participation in the LNPA WG. The LNPA WG may draft a letter to various industry groups encouraging their members to participate. 8 11 - North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA): John Manning - Pooling Administrator (PA): Amy Putnam/ Linda Hymans - Welch & Company: Faith Marcotte Chairman Atkinson suggested that the document be called the NANC Operating Manual. Fred McCallum, BellSouth, thanked members of the industry, the FCC, and others for their help and assistance in various areas that enabled carriers in New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi to get service back to customers affected by Hurricane Katrina. L. List of NANC Accomplishments. The NANC members reviewed the List of NANC Accomplishments. M. Public Participation. None. Next Meeting: November 30, 2005 ________________________________________________________________________ ACTION ITEMS – September 20, 2005 NANC Meeting 1. Post- Katrina Assessment The PA, NANPA and NAPM LLC will include in their next reports to NANC: 1) a summary of the actions taken to respond to Hurricane Katrina’s impact on telecommunications networks and services; 2) lessons learned; 3) issues for NANC or the FCC to consider (including changes to rules). 2. Process for Billing & Collection Complaints The Billing & Collection Agent (Welch & Co.) and the B& C Oversight WG will develop a process for the receipt of complaints regarding the Agent, including publicizing where complaints are to be lodged. 3. Sample Billing & Collection Bill The B& C Agent (Welch & Co.) will provide a sample bill at the next meeting. 4. PA and NANPA Performance Reviews The Chair will forward the Performance reviews to the FCC. 11 12 5. VoIP Provider Participation in LNPA WG The LNPA WG will provide a letter inviting VoIP service providers to participate in the WG; Vonage and the Trade Associations will forward the letter to VoIP service providers they are aware of. 12