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 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  ODonnell  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 
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 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. 
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 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  industrys  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. 
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 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  providers  NAS  profile. 
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 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 
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 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  NANCs  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  NANCs  responsibilities  or  whether  it  is  just  something  that  is  an  interesting  development 
 that  is  totally  outside  the  area  of  the  NANCs  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 
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 ACTION  ITEMS: 
 July  13,  2004 
 1.  NANC  Chair 
 Obtain  award  plaque  to  recognize  NARUCs  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). 
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