NANPA Report to the NANC

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• NANPA Report to the NANC
• Prepared by
• NeuStar
• January 18, 2000

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New York 914 NPA Relief Plan

• November 9, 1999 - Relief NPA code request for
  914 received
• November 16-17, 1999 Meeting
• NANPA notified the NANC of 914 NPA relief plan
• NANC instructed NANPA to deny the request for the
  new NPA based upon the relief plan (proposed NPA
  boundary split rate center boundaries)
• November 18, 1999 - NANPA letter to NYPSC
• Denied the request referenced NANC directive to
  NANPA
• November 18, 1999 - NYPSC letter to FCC CCB
• Outlined history behind proposed NPA relief plan
• Requested immediate release of the new NPA

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New York 914 NPA Relief Plan

• November 30, 1999 914 Relief Implementation
  Meeting
• NANPA conducted 914 NPA relief implementation
  conf. call
• Developed implementation schedule based on when
  relief NPA is assigned
• December 3, 1999 FCC CCB letter to NYPSC
• Directed NANPA to release relief NPA
• Encouraged state commissions to follow industry
  guidelines and avoid area codes splits that do
  not follow rate center boundaries
• FCC will review any relief plans that are clearly
  outside the industry guidelines
• December 3, 1999 - NANPA assigned NPA 845

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NPA Exhaust Analysis

• Background
• May 26, 1999 NANC Meeting
• NANPA provided 1999 COCUS results
• Reviewed exhaust analysis methodology
• Committed to provide a review of NPA projections
  in 4Q99
• Ongoing NPA Monitoring
• Forecasted vs. Actual Monthly Assignments
• Significant effort to update CO Code assignment
  data
• Follow-up on outstanding Part 4 certifications
• Investigation and recovery of unavailable CO
  codes
• Investigation of discrepancies between NANPA and
  LERG data

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NPA Exhaust Analysis

• NPA Analysis
• Historical CO code assignments over eight months
  (April 1 - November 30, 1999)
• Total number of codes assigned
• Average code demand/month
• Spikes in assignment rate
• Number of service providers and rate centers
• CO Code rationing
• Recent or planned NPA relief activities

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NPA Exhaust Analysis

• NPA Exhaust Analysis Report
• NPA Exhaust Date - (December 99 and April 99)
• Sorted by NPA, state and exhaust date
• Rationed NPAs, New NPAs and NPAs impacted by
  relief
• Exhaust date change (in years)
• /-4 years --- Explanation provided (e.g., 2.5X
  increase in code growth rate, introduction of new
  NPA)
• Notes Section
• Information impacting NPA exhaust
• Explanation of NA (e.g., new NPA code)
• Pooling implemented or planned
• Overlay situations (e.g., concentrated overlays,
  capped NPAs)

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COCUS 2000

• Survey distribution underway
• Similar to 1999 survey
• Include list of NPAs requiring special attention
• Responses due no later than March 1, 2000
• Notice provided that COCUS must be on file for
  NPA in which service provider is requesting
  code(s)
• March 15, 2000 - Date CO code applications will
  be denied if a service provider does not have a
  COCUS on file for the NPA in which they are
  requesting resources
• Information available on www.nanpa.com
• Submit COCUS input via the web site

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California Lottery

• CPUC Decision 99-10-055 - October 21, 1999
• Directed NANPA to submit a bid proposing fees it
  would charge for assuming the responsibility of
  the California lottery now performed by the
  Telecommunications Division of the CPUC
• Response due in 20 days NANPA requested and
  received extension
• NANPA Response - December 9, 1999
• Proposed service as NeuStar provided copy to
  NANC Chair
• Response provided matrix of steps currently
  performed in other state lotteries and the steps
  unique to California
• Conference call with CPUC to discuss proposal

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California Lottery

• Current Status
• CPUC has requested some additional information
• Examine California lottery process to see if it
  can more closely model other state lottery
  processes
• Method of funding
• CPUC initial determination is that NeuStar as
  NANPA should provide California lottery service
• NANC approval required (per NANC Requirements
  Document)
• NANC decision
• Base service (all service providers currently
  funding NANPA)
• Base service (only California service providers
  pay)
• Enterprise service

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NANC Support

• NARUC Account Established at NeuStar
• Invoices distributed in December 1999
• Remaining funds transferred from Frontier
• NANC Chair Web Site (www. NANC-Chair.org)
• 2000 NANC and Working Group calendar posted
• NANPA Performance Survey available
• Other NANC documents