NANC Future of Numbering (FoN) Working Group

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NANCFuture of Numbering(FoN)Working Group

• January 19, 2005
• Co-Chairs
• Hoke Knox, Sprint
• Karen Mulberry, MCI

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FoN Co-Chairs forNANC Confirmation

• The FoN has designated the following individuals
  as FoN Co-Chairs and asks for NANCs
  confirmation.
• Hoke Knox, Sprint
• Karen Mulberry, MCI

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Proposed FoN Mission and Scope

• Mission
• To explore changes to the environment, including
  new and future technologies, the impact of market
  place and/or regulatory changes and innovations
  on telephone numbering.
• Scope
• The Working Group will investigate new telephone
  numbering assignment approaches and future
  telephone number assignment requirements. The
  Working Group will identify trends and assess
  their impact upon numbering resources. The
  Working Group, if necessary, will analyze
  potential changes to numbering administration and
  use common criteria to determine the feasibility
  and benefit of each and report its findings to
  the NANC. The Working Group will also analyze
  various topics that may be given to it from time
  to time by the NANC and/or FCC.

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Draft FoN Report Outline

• Executive Summary
• Background
• Opportunities
• Considerations
• Trends
• Assumptions
• Proposals
• Analysis
• Findings and Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Glossary
• FoN WG Participants

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Status Navy NPA Request

• FoN WG analysis currently underway
• INC work on the issue.
• Feasibility of using 710 possible GETS impact?
  INC issue?
• Issues
• National Security single NPA vs. random
  geographic number assignment
• Pros
• Number conservation.
• Cons
• National 10 digit dialing required?
• Conditions
• Return of all previously assigned geographic
  telephone numbers.
• Assignment should be to agency larger than the
  Navy, such as the DOD, for better number
  utilization.
• Set transition period?
• Precedence setting?

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FoN Meeting Schedule

• January 25, 2005, 1 PM ET, 2 Hours
• February 11, 2005, 11 AM ET, 2 Hours
• February 22, 2005, 1 PM ET, 2 Hours
• March 10, 2005, 1 PM ET, 2 Hours
• Contact either of the Co-Chairs for complete
  meeting details
• Hoke.Knox_at_mail.sprint.com or karen.mulberry_at_mci.co
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• (Other meetings for the FoN may be scheduled as
  needed beyond what has been identified in this
  list)
• FoN meeting notes and documents are posted at
  nanc-chair.org