*Pages 1--14 from Microsoft Word - 43196.doc* North American Numbering Council Meeting Minutes July 13, 2004 (Final) I. Time and Place of Meeting. The North American Numbering Council 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. Paul LaGattuta AT& T 3. Randy Sanders BellSouth 4. Lori McGarry CTIA 5. Stephen Trotman CompTel/ ASCENT Alliance 6. Karen Mulberry MCI 7. Hon. Jack Goldberg NARUC, Connecticut 8. Don Gray NARUC - Nebraska 9. Hon. Thomas Dunleavy NARUC – New York 10. Natalie Billingsley NASUCA - California 11. Joel Cheskis NASUCA - Pennsylvania 12. Beth O’Donnell NCTA 13. Rosemary Emmer Nextel 14. David Bench Nortel Networks 15. John McHugh OPASTCO 16. Matthew Adams SBC Communications, Inc. 17. Hoke Knox Sprint 18. Anna Miller T- Mobile USA, Inc. 19. Thomas Soroka, Jr. United States Telecom Association (USTA) 20. Douglas P. Sullivan Verizon Special Members (Non- voting): John Manning NANPA Jean- Paul Emard ATIS Amy Putnam PA Maripat Brennan NBANC Brenda Stevens CRTC Commission Employees: Sanford Williams, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Pam Slipakoff, Assistant DFO, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Cheryl Callahan, Assistant Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division 1 2 Deborah Blue, 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) NANPA Fund Performance Status Report & Funds Projection (3) North American Portability Management/ LLC Report to NANC (4) NANPA Report to the NANC (5) Report on NANP Administration System (NAS) Security Breach (6) National Thousands Block Number Pooling Services Report (7) INC Report to the NANC (8) LNPA Working Group Status Report to the NANC (9) Wireless Number Portability Operations Status Report to the NANC (10) Numbering Oversight Working Group (NOWG) Report (11) Country Code 1 (CC1) ENUM LLC Mission and Scope (12) List of NANC Accomplishments (January 2002 – Present) V. Summary of the Meeting. Announcements and Recent News. Chairman Atkinson reviewed the 2005 NANC Meeting Schedule with the Council. It was decided that the November 15, 2005 meeting would be changed so that it would not conflict with the NARUC meeting. Chairman Atkinson proposed that the Council consider the possibility of NANC meetings being held quarterly instead of bimonthly starting in 2006. Chairman Atkinson congratulated Lori Messing on her recent marriage and announced that her name is now Lori McGarry. Chairman Atkinson indicated that a VoIP provider is offering seven- digit dialing. He questioned the applicability of mandatory ten- digit dialing and the implications on numbering resource optimization (e. g., number portability, pooling, etc.) Chairman Atkinson stated that the NANC will wait and see if anything evolves from that marketplace development. A. Approval of Meeting Minutes. The May 18, 2004 NANC Meeting Minutes will be reviewed and approved electronically. B. North American Billing and Collection (NBANC) Report. Maripat Brennan, NBANC, provided the report to the Council. Ms. Brennan reviewed the information that was sent to US Carriers, Canada, and the Caribbean for the annual payments to the NANPA fund, which were due on July 12, 2004. Ms. Brennan stated that as of June 30, 2004 the current fund balance, including a $1 Million contingency, is $7.7 Million. 2 3 Ms. Brennan reported that the NBANC met with Welch & Company and the FCC staff on June 17, 2004 to discuss the transition. She advised that the NBANC will give the NANPA Fund Performance Status Report and Funds Projection at the September 14, 2004 NANC meeting. Starting with the November 9, 2004 NANC meeting, Welch and Company will give the report. Ms. Brennan reported that the NBANC submitted a request to the FCC for reimbursement for additional work performed between October 2002 and December 2003. She advised that an agreement was reached, and NBANC will be billing the FCC for $28,000. Ms. Brennan further advised that NBANC is working with the FCC staff to arrange payment. Randy Sanders, BellSouth, inquired whether it had been determined what structure would be used by the NANC to oversee the work of Welch and Company. Chairman Atkinson stated that the issue will be addressed during discussions with the Cost Recovery Working Group later during the meeting. C. North American Portability Management (NAPM) LLC Report. Charles Ryburn, Co- Chair, provided the report to the Council. Mr. Ryburn reported that the NAPM approved a special access arrangement to the NPAC in order to support the telemarketing industry’s compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). He advised that this service was launched on May 12, 2004 and currently has 92 subscribers. Mr. Ryburn reported that NeuStar noticed a porting backlog and processing slow- down in the Southeast and Midwest regions due to fragmentation of the database. He further reported that NeuStar proactively requested NAPM approval for an extended maintenance window in order to fix the problem. Mr. Ryburn stated that approval was granted, and the Southeast region underwent maintenance May 8- 9, 2004, followed by the Midwest on May 15- 16, 2004. He advised that the maintenance proved to be successful and resulted in a faster porting response time in the regions. Mr. Ryburn reported that on June 17, 2004, NeuStar notified the NAPM LLC that the same fragmentation problem was occurring in the Southwest Region. He advised that instead of performing emergency maintenance, NeuStar requested that Southwest region hardware migration be accelerated one week. Mr. Ryburn further advised that the request was approved, and the NPAC issues were resolved. Mr. Ryburn reported that NeuStar proposed to the NAPM a hardware architecture change from Versant to an Oracle platform. He advised that the NAPM approved this change, and the conversion has been accomplished in all regions with a minimum amount of downtime. Mr. Ryburn further advised that indications are positive in all regions that the conversion is a success. D. North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) Report to the NANC. John Manning, NANPA, provided the report to the Council. 3 4 Central Office Code (CO) Activity Report. Mr. Manning reported that from June 2003 to May 2004, the average CO Code assignment rate was 250 codes per month. He further reported that the highest month was March 2004 in which 434 CO Codes were assigned, and the lowest month was December 2003 in which 164 CO Codes were assigned. Mr. Manning stated that over the same time period, the average quantity of CO Code returns is 113 codes per month. He indicated that this translates into a net average monthly assignment rate of 137 codes. Mr. Manning reported that as required by the FCC 2 nd NRO Order, effective June 30, 2004, service providers must meet a utilization requirement of at least 75% before NANPA can assign an additional code in the rate center in which the service provider is requesting resources. He stated that this requirement is in addition to the months- to-exhaust requirement that has been in place for receiving growth codes. Mr. Manning advised that the transition of the Central Office Code Administration function from Concord, CA to Sterling, VA is underway. He stated that as of July 13, 2004, two Code Administrators are located in Sterling, and one Code Administrator is in Concord. Mr. Manning further stated that two additional Code Administrators are currently in training in Sterling and will assume administration responsibilities in August. NPA Relief Activity Status Report. Mr. Manning reported that with the new NPA exhaust projections, there are four NPAs currently projected to exhaust within the next 12 months: California 909 and Mississippi 601, which have relief plans and scheduled implementation dates; California 310, which has a relief plan but no scheduled implementation; and Illinois 630, which has a relief plan and a scheduled implementation. Mr. Manning reported that on June 21, 2004, the Utah Public Service Commission vacated the permissive and mandatory dialing associated with the NPA 801 split. The 801 NPA split has been suspended until further notice. NPAs Exhausting within Next 36 Months. Mr. Manning stated that per industry guidelines, NANPA initiates relief planning 36 months prior to the projected exhaust of an NPA. He indicated that there are 30 NPA relief projects projected to begin over the next four years. Mr. Manning reviewed a summary of the most recent NPA exhaust analysis with the Council members. NANP Administration System (NAS) Update. Mr. Manning reported that on May 24, 2004, NRUF on- line capabilities became available in NAS. With this new capability, service providers are able to submit NRUF data on- line as well as use the current submission methods of FTP and email (excel file). Mr. Manning advised that NAS also provides four NRUF report to service providers. These reports provide utilization and forecast data from submitted NRUF data for the Operating Company Number( s) in a service provider’s NAS profile. 4 8 There was discussion on INC Issue 369 regarding Forecasting. Mr. Havens stated that at the May 18, 2004 NANC meeting, the INC requested Chairman Atkinson to ask the FCC the status of their review of the NOWG findings related to this INC issue. He further stated that Chairman Atkinson reported that the FCC does not plan to respond on this issue as it would result in a Change Order when the PA contract expires in less than two years. Chairman Atkinson stated that the industry should include this in the new/ revised PA Technical Requirements for the next contract. G. INC Issue 407 Issue Management Group (IMG) Report. Matthew Adams, SBC, provided an update to the Council. Mr. Adams reported that the IMG has not yet produced a final report on INC Issue 407 but has been working very diligently and is very close to finishing. He indicated that the final report will be provided to the NANC at the September 14, 2004 NANC meeting. Mr. Adams stated that one of the main concerns previously expressed by the NANC was the impact on porting. He advised that there is consensus among the IMG members, in its independent review, that there is no porting impact. Chairman Atkinson inquired as to whether it is important for the NANC to take action prior to the September 14, 2004 NANC meeting. Mr. Adams stated that the IMG expects to have the final report done by the end of the month (July 2004). Karen Mulberry, MCI, stated that she does not recall any sense of urgency that would require an interim conference call. Chairman Atkinson stated that unless he hears from a NANC member that an interim conference call is needed, the IMG will provide the final report at the September 14, 2004 NANC meeting. H. Local Number Portability Report (LNPA WG). Gary Sacra, Co- Chair, provided the report to the Council. Mr. Sacra reported on two Action Items that were assigned to the LNPA WG at the May 18, 2004 NANC meeting. He advised that the first Action Item is related to PIM 22 which addresses inadvertent ports. Mr. Sacra stated that the Action Item was for the LNPA WG to include NANC Change Order 375 (which addresses PIM 22) in the next NPAC software release package. He indicated that at its July meeting, the LNPA WG will begin ranking the available Change Orders in the pool to determine which ones will be in the next NPAC software release. Mr. Sacra further indicated that NANC Change Order 375 will not be ranked because it will be included in the next package that to be developed by NeuStar. He stated that the LNPA WG would like to keep the Action Item open. Mr. Sacra indicated that he will continue to report on it as the LNPA WG continues developing the next NPAC software release. Mr. Sacra advised that the second Action Item is related to PIM 30. He stated that PIM 30 is the ongoing discussion in the LNPA WG of the N- 1 architecture roles and responsibilities. Mr. Sacra stated that the Action Item was to include in those discussions the N- 1 responsibilities in Extended Area Service (EAS) areas and the responsibilities for carriers that have been granted waivers or operating outside of mandated porting areas. He indicated that at its June meeting, the LNPA WG spent approximately 3 hours discussing PIM 30 in addition to the Action Items that were added to it. Mr. Sacra advised that the LNPA WG will continue to finalize the consensus at the LNPA WG. He 8 13 K. Special Presentation – ENUM. Chairman Atkinson stated that the NANC had agreed to keep ENUM status updates on a six- month cycle. He indicated that this is the timeframe for the NANC to have some further discussion about ENUM and how it might impact numbering issues and the NANC’s Charter and responsibilities. Karen Mulberry provided background on ENUM. She explained that a group of interested parties got together based on some letters that were issued by NTIA and the FCC encouraging the industry to get together to talk about an LLC formation to manage a Country Code 1 delegation for the United States. She noted that there has been some activity in Canada and discussions in other NANP member nations regarding this issue. She reviewed the Country Code 1 (CC1) ENUM LLC Mission and Scope with the Council. Ms. Mulberry stated that the plan is to have the Articles of Incorporation for the LLC filed in early August 2004. She explained that once that occurs and the corporation exists, the next step is to start working on the RFP, as well as to reach out to all of the countries within the integrated numbering plan, to find out where they are in considering the RFP development. Chairman Atkinson stated that he is still not clear whether ENUM intersects with the NANC’s responsibilities or whether it is just something that is an interesting development that is totally outside the area of the NANC’s responsibilities and Charter. He questioned whether the NANC should be involved with ENUM in any fashion or observe ENUM from afar. Mr. Williams stated that the NANC is doing a good job of keeping apprised of ENUM because from a governmental perspective, the FCC, the Commerce Department, and the State Department have all been involved with the issue. He further stated that it is good for the NANC to stay apprised about ENUM. Chairman Atkinson stated that the NANC will continue to receive periodic updates on ENUM. He invited anyone who has an ENUM interest to let him know if they would like to keep the NANC updated on the ENUM developments. Ms. Mulberry indicated that she will keep the NANC apprised of ENUM activities. L. List of NANC Accomplishments. The Council reviewed the List of NANC Accomplishments. M. Public Participation. None. N. Other Business. None. Next Meeting: September 14, 2004 13 14 ACTION ITEMS: July 13, 2004 1. NANC Chair Obtain award plaque to recognize NARUC’s performance in the NANPA Performance Survey for presentation at next meeting. 2. Cost Recovery Working Group Propose new charter for regular oversight of new Billing & Collection Agent (and possibly a new name for the WG). 14