NPA 613 Area Code Relief in Ontario

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NPA 613 (Area Code) Relief in Ontario

• November 13-14, 2007

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NPA 613 and Adjacent Area Codes
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NPA 613 Exchanges and Adjacent Area Codes
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NPA Relief Planning Principles and Considerations

• The relief plan chosen will seek to minimize end
  users confusion while balancing the cost of
  implementation by all affected parties.
• For each relief activity proposed in the plan, it
  is recommended that customers who undergo number
  changes shall not be required to change again for
  a period of 8-10 years.
• All efforts should be made to choose a plan that
  does not favor a particular interest group, i.e.,
  no carrier should receive a distinct competitive
  advantage over other carriers as a result of
  reaching a consensus on a particular plan.

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NPA 613 Relief PlanningCommittee Meeting
November 13-14, 2007The Sheraton Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario

830 Coffee and Registration 900 Welcome and
Introductions 910 Approval of Agenda
920 CNA Review of Industry Guidelines
945 CNA Role in the Relief Planning
Process 1000 CRTC Staff Comments on the NPA
Relief Planning Process 1015 Break 1030 Review
of NPA 613 Initial Planning Document 1200 Lunch 1
300 Continued Review of NPA 613 Initial Planning
Document 1430 Break 1445 Review of
Contributions 1700 Adjourn
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NPA 613 Relief Planning Committee Meeting
November 13-14, 2007Day 2

• 800 Coffee and Registration
• 830 Review of Contributions
• 1015 Break
• 1030 Review of Contributions/Round Table
• Discussions of Issues and Alternatives
• 1200 Lunch
• 1300 Continued Round Table Discussions of Issues
  and Alternatives
• 1400 Break
• 1415 Integration of Contributions into Planning
  Document
• 1600 Adjourn

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NPA Relief Planning Principles and Considerations
(Cont.)

• CO Codes and NPA codes are public resources and
  administrative assignment of these codes does not
  imply ownership of the resource by the entity
  performing the administrative function, nor does
  it imply ownership by the entity to which the
  resource is assigned.
• The appropriate regulatory Commission (e.g. CRTC
  in Canada) has the ultimate authority to approve
  or reject a relief plan.
• In the U.S. and Canada, geographic NPA code
  boundaries do not usually extend across state or
  provincial lines. Geographic NPA boundaries must
  follow exchange boundaries.

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NPA Relief Planning Principles and Considerations
(Cont.)

• The NPA Code Relief Coordinator should facilitate
  the selection of a consensus NPA code relief
  alternative based upon input as outlined below.
• Communications should be established with all
  affected industry members, appropriate regulatory
  bodies and the North American Numbering Plan
  Administration (NANPA). This should be initiated
  immediately after the need for NPA Code relief
  has been determined.

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NPA Relief Planning Process

• The NPA relief planning process is described in
  detail in the Canadian NPA Relief Planning
  Guidelines.
• This process requires participation by Affected
  Parties and other interested parties at NPA
  Relief Planning Meetings (i.e. the NPA Relief
  Planning Committee).
• The major objective of the NPA relief planning
  process is to ensure an adequate supply of CO
  Codes is available at all times to the Canadian
  telecommunications industry (i.e., ensure that
  NPA Relief occurs in advance of NPA Exhaust).

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• Another objective of the NPA Relief planning
  process is to develop, in accordance with the
  Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guidelines and
  associated time frames, a consensus position on
  an NPA Relief Plan to be submitted for regulatory
  authority approval.
• It is the responsibility of all participants
  (e.g. carriers, service providers, manufactures,
  equipment suppliers, and users) to implement the
  NPA Relief Plan.

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• The relief options shall cover a period of at
  least five years beyond the Projected Exhaust
  Date, and shall cover more than one relief
  activity, if necessary, during the time frame.
• The relief plan shall be a living document and
  will reflect changes that take place over time
  such as demand for NXX codes or other factors
  (e.g., local competition, wireline and wireless
  number portability, etc.) during the time it
  takes to create. The annual and relief planning
  NRUF analysis shall be used as one of the tools
  in updating the options.

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• The relief plan, which will evolve from these
  relief options, shall be prepared in accordance
  with appropriate industry guidelines, e.g.,
  Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guidelines, the INC
  NPA Allocation Plan, etc.
• Interested and industry parties are encouraged to
  become involved in the development of the plan.

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• The choice of relief methods (e.g., split,
  overlay, boundary realignment) is a local
  decision and shall be specified in the plan,
  along with boundaries if a split is chosen. The
  estimated relief period shall be included in the
  plan along with assumptions, projected code
  assignment rates, etc.
• For each relief activity proposed in the plan, it
  is recommended that customers who undergo number
  changes shall not be required to change again for
  a period of 8-10 years.

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• In the long term, the plan shall result in the
  most effective use possible of all CO Codes
  serving a given area. Ideally, all of the CO
  Codes in a given area shall exhaust about the
  same time in the case of splits. In practice,
  this may not be possible, but severe imbalances,
  shall be avoided.

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The Roles and Responsibilities of the CNA in the
NPA Relief Planning Process

• Monitor CO Code Assignment and Availability
• Conduct Special or Relief Planning NRUFs
• Notify Affected Parties, NANPA, Telcordia TRA and
  CRTC
• Appoint a Meeting Moderator, an NPA Relief
  Coordinator and a Meeting Secretary
• Prepare Initial Planning Document (IPD)
• Issue Notice of Initial Meeting and Distribute
  IPD to Affected Parties and appropriate
  regulatory authority
• Conduct Initial NPA Relief Planning Meeting

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The Roles and Responsibilities of the CNA in the
NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• Conduct subsequent NPA Relief Planning Meetings
• Notify the North American Number Plan
  Administration and Telcordia TRA of the relief
  planning activities
• Make a public announcement

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Background

• NPA 613 serves 131 Exchanges
• NPA 613 serves mainly Ottawa, Kingston,
  Belleville, Brockville, Cornwall and its
  surrounding communities
• Majority of growth is in the Ottawa EAS
• No cross-NPA 7-digit dialing
• NPAs 613 is running out of Telephone Numbers
• Projected Future Average Growth is 20 NXX / Year
• NPA 613 will exhaust in September 2011

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NPA 613 CO Code Exhaust January 2007 R-NRUF
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NPA 613 CO Code Exhaust January 2007 R-NRUF
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NPA 613 Actual and Forecast CO Code Assignments
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NPA 613 CO Code Exhaust July 2007 R-NRUF
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NPA 613 CO Code Exhaust July 2007 J-NRUF
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C.O. Code (NXX) Status

• C.O. Codes Available In Area Code 613
• Assigned (2007-11-13) 590
• NPAs (Current Future) 23
• Reserved (7 Digit Service) 0
• Restricted Codes 0
• Protected (X-NPA 7-D Dialing) 0
• Available (2007-11-13) 173
• Anticipated Growth (2008-2013) 20/year
• Exhaust September 2011

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C.O. Codes Available for Assignment in Jeopardy
Condition in NPA 613

• Total CO Codes in an NPA (NXX format) 800
• CO Codes unassignable prior to a Jeopardy
  Condition
• N11 Service Codes (211-911) 8
• Special Use Codes (555, 950 976) 2
• Protected Codes 0
• Home NPA(s) (613) 1
• Future Canadian Geographic NPAs 16
• Current Neighboring NPAs (289,450,705,819,905) 5
• Plant Test Codes (958 959) 2
• Special 7-Digit Dialing Codes (610 810) 2
• 911 Misdial Codes (912, 914 915) 0
• CO Codes set aside for assignment to Future
• New Entrants after Relief 7
• Pool for Initial Code Assignments 10
• Subtotal 53
• Assignable CO Codes prior to Jeopardy 747

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New NPA Implementation Options

• Three NPA relief methods are the Geographic
  Split, the Overlay and Boundary Realignment.
• Based on the first two of the above methods used,
  the following 13 relief options were identified
  and examined in detail
• Geographic Split - 8 options
• (Plans 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b)
• Concentrated Overlay 4 options
• (Plans 5, 6, 7, and 8)
• Distributed Overlay - 1 option (Plan 9)
• The CNA did not consider a Technology-
• specific Overlay since the introduction of
• WNP in Canada does not permit this Relief
• Option to be implemented.

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Split Considerations

• All NPAs must grow evenly
• Split should last a minimum of 8-10 years
• Relief method should have the least impact on
  customers Telecommunications Service Providers
• Financial
• Procedural

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Geographic Split
Plan 1a City of Ottawa Split City of Ottawa
retains NPA 613
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Geographic Split
Plan 1a City of Ottawa Split City of Ottawa
retains NPA 613

• The 24 Exchange Areas which are fully or
  partially serving the localities in the City of
  Ottawa, would retain NPA 613, and the remaining
  107 Exchange Areas of NPA 613, would be
  reassigned to a new NPA.
• Using this option, approximately 850,000 people
  would be affected by a telephone number change to
  the new NPA.
• After the split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in 2042 and 2054
  respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 1b City of Ottawa Split City of Ottawa
changes to new NPA
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Geographic Split
Plan 1b City of Ottawa Split City of Ottawa
changes to new NPA

• The City of Ottawa portion of area code 613, with
  24 Exchange Areas, would be reassigned to a new
  NPA, and the portion of NPA 613 outside the City
  of Ottawa, with 107 Exchange Areas, would retain
  NPA 613.
• There would be around 850,000 people in NPA 613
  that would be affected by a telephone number
  change to the new NPA.
• After this split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2054 and 2043
  respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 2a Ottawa LIR Split Ottawa LIR retains NPA
613
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Geographic Split
Plan 2a Ottawa LIR Split Ottawa LIR retains NPA
613

• The portion of NPA 613 consisting of the Ottawa
  LIR, with 32 Exchange Areas, would retain
  NPA 613, and the portion of NPA 613 outside of
  the Ottawa LIR, with 99 Exchange Areas, would be
  reassigned to a new NPA.
• Using this option, approximately 830,000 people
  would be affected by a telephone number change to
  the new NPA.
• After the split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in 2046 and 2050 respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 2b Ottawa LIR Split Ottawa LIR changes to
new NPA
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Geographic Split
Plan 2b Ottawa LIR Split Ottawa LIR changes to
new NPA

• The Ottawa LIR region, with 32 Exchange Areas,
  would be reassigned to a new NPA, and the
  remaining portion of NPA 613, with 99 Exchange
  Areas, would retain NPA 613.
• There would be around 870,000 people in NPA 613
  that would be affected by a telephone number
  change to the new NPA. The quantity of number
  changes required by this option is slightly more
  than the quantity of number changes required by
  Plan 2a.
• After this split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2050 and 2046
  respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 3a Ottawa LCA Split Ottawa LCA retains NPA
613
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Geographic Split
Plan 3a Ottawa LCA Split Ottawa LCA retains NPA
613

• The 36 Exchange Areas within the Ottawa Local
  Calling Area would retain NPA 613, and the
  remainder of NPA 613, with 95 Exchange Areas,
  would be reassigned to a new NPA.
• Using this option, approximately 800,000 people
  would be affected by a telephone number change to
  the new NPA.
• After the split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in 2041 and 2056 respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 3b Ottawa LCA Split Ottawa LCA changes to
new NPA
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Geographic Split
Plan 3b Ottawa LCA Split Ottawa LCA changes to
new NPA

• The 36 Exchange Areas in the Ottawa Local Calling
  Area would be reassigned to a new area code, and
  the remainder of NPA 613, with 95 Exchange Areas,
  would retain NPA 613.
• There would be around 900,000 people in NPA 613
  that would be affected by a telephone number
  change to the new NPA.
• The larger quantity of number changes required by
  this option is a drawback compared to the
  quantity of number changes required by Plan 3a.
• After this split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2041 and 2056
  respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 4a East/West LIR Split Option Eastern LIR
region retains NPA 613
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Geographic Split
Plan 4a East/West LIR Split Option Eastern LIR
region retains NPA 613

• The Eastern portion of NPA 613 consisting of the
  Ottawa, Brockville, Cornwall, Hawkesbury, and
  Smiths Falls LIRs, with 69 Exchange Areas, would
  retain NPA 613, and the Western portion of
  NPA 613 consisting of the Belleville, Kingston
  and Pembroke LIRs, with 62 Exchange Areas, would
  be reassigned to a new area code.
• There would be around 450,000 people in NPA 613
  that would be affected by a telephone number
  change to the new NPA.
• After this split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2028 and 2080
  respectively.

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Geographic Split
Plan 4b East /West LIR Split Option Eastern
LIR region changes to new NPA
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Geographic Split
Plan 4b East /West LIR Split Option Eastern
LIR region changes to new NPA

• The Eastern portion of NPA 613 consisting of the
  Ottawa, Brockville, Cornwall, Hawkesbury, and
  Smiths Falls LIRs, with 69 Exchange Areas, would
  be reassigned to a new area code, and the Western
  portion of NPA 613 consisting of the Bancroft,
  Belleville, Kingston and Pembroke LIRs, with 62
  Exchange Areas, would retain area code 613.
• There would be around 1,250,000 people in the
  NPA 613 that would be affected by a telephone
  number change to the new NPA.
• The larger quantity of number changes required by
  this option is a drawback compared to the
  quantity of number changes required by Plan 3a.
• After this split, NPA 613 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2080 and 2029
  respectively.

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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 5 Concentrated Overlay on the City of Ottawa
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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 5 Concentrated Overlay on the City of
Ottawa

• Introduce the new area code as an overlay over
  the 24 Exchange Areas which are fully or
  partially serving the City of Ottawa. The
  remaining 107 Exchange Areas would continue to
  grow using the remaining CO Codes available for
  assignment in area code 613.
• Relief to NPA 613 and the new NPA is expected to
  last until year 2015 and 2077 respectively.

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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 6 Concentrated Overlay on the Ottawa LIR
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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 6 Concentrated Overlay on the Ottawa LIR

• Introduce the new area code as an overlay over
  the 32 Exchange Areas in the Ottawa LIR. The
  remaining 99 Exchange Areas would continue to
  grow using the remaining CO Codes available for
  assignment in area code 613.
• Relief to NPA 613 and the new NPA is expected to
  last until year 2017and 2092 respectively.

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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 7 Concentrated Overlay on the Ottawa LCA
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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 7 Concentrated Overlay on the Ottawa LCA

• Introduce the new area code as an overlay over
  the 36 Exchange Areas in the Ottawa-Hull LCA. The
  remaining 95 Exchange Areas would continue to
  grow using the remaining CO Codes available for
  assignment in area code 613.
• The LCA of the Ottawa-Hull Exchange Area includes
  18 Exchange Areas of area code 819. These
  Exchange Areas are not included in the exhaust
  calculations for the Relief Options for area code
  613. This Relief Option does not have any impact
  on the customers in those 18 Exchange Areas.
• Relief to NPA 613 and the new NPA is expected to
  last until year 2015and 2078 respectively.

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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 8 Concentrated Overlay on the Eastern LIR
Region
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Concentrated Overlay
Plan 8 Concentrated Overlay on the Eastern LIR
Region

• Introduce the new area code as an overlay over
  the 69 Exchange Areas in the Ottawa, Brockville,
  Cornwall, Hawkesbury and Smith Falls LIRs. The
  remaining 66 Exchange Areas would continue to
  grow using the remaining CO Codes available for
  assignment in area code 613.
• Relief to NPA 613 and the new NPA is expected to
  last until year 2017and 2067 respectively.

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Distributed Overlay
Plan 9 Distributed Overlay
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Distributed Overlay
Plan 9 Distributed Overlay of new NPA on NPA 613

• This Relief Option would introduce a new area
  code to overlay area code 613.
• NPA 613 and the new NPA would be expected to
  exhaust in 2011 and 2050 respectively.
• No new telephone number changes would be required.

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IMPACTS

• Customers
• Local dialing changes from 7 to 10 digits.
  Mandatory 10 digit local dialing.
• Customers Equipment
• Automatic Dialer
• FAX Machines
• Call Forwarding
• Cellular Phones
• Burglar Alarms
• Voice Messaging Use
• Speed Calls List
• DISA Numbers
• CDR Software
• ACD Operations
• Modems
• PBXs
• Centrex
• Key Systems

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Impacts (Cont.)

• Telecommunications Service Providers
• Introduce Mandatory 10 Digit Local Dialing
• Telecommunication Operations
• Planning, Provisioning, Network Operations
• Residential Sales and Service
• Business Office, IR, Sales and Support
• Corporate Communications
• Public Information
• Finance
• Support
• Business Division
• Sales, Public Communication Services, Customer
  Provided Equipment
• Marketing
• Business Development, Forecast Rates and Tariff
• System Solutions
• System Dev. (Network)
• System Dev. (Revenue)
• Regulatory Matters

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Impacts (cont)

• Others
• Resellers, Rebillers
• International Carriers
• CPE Community Vendors, Maintenance, Owners
• Radio Paging Community Pagers and Beepers
• Industry Associations Hotel, Alarm, Paging,
  Apartment Owners