INC Report to the NANC

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Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report to the
NANC September 19, 2006 Ken Havens, INC Chair
Adam Newman, INC Vice Chair
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INC Meetings

• Last INC Meeting August 22-24, 2006
• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Next INC Meeting October 17-20, Denver, CO
• Details on all future meetings can be found at
  www.atis.org/inc/calendar.asp

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CO/NXX SubcommitteeIssue 513 NRUF Guideline
Changes for Rural Carriers

• INC received an additional contribution
  suggesting further clarifications to the NRUF
  Guidelines.
• INC closed the issue with changes to the
  guidelines clarifying a rural SPs responsibility
  to report at the thousands-block level in pooling
  areas.
• NANPA will update the NRUF Job Aid as needed.
• Suggested FCC Form 502 changes have been added to
  NANPAs running list of proposed changes.

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LNPA SubcommitteeIssue 516 Update the TBPAG
Part 4 Form

• Based on input received from state regulators,
  INC added fields to the pooling Confirmation of
  NXX-X Block In Service form.
• These fields will assist state regulators by
  identifying the company name and the OCN of the
  Service Provider submitting the Part 4 form.

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LNPA SubcommitteeIssue 504 Block Assignments
Created/Activated in the NPAC

• The PA and NPAC identified a problem regarding
  unnecessary block creation in the NPAC.
• INC worked with the LNPA WG to modify the TBPAG
  to prevent blocks from being unnecessarily
  created in the NPAC when they are assigned to the
  LERG Assignee on the donating switch.
• NPAC administrative processing modifications will
  be enacted prior to implementation.

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CIC SubcommitteeIssue 493 Assignments for
Billing Collection (BC) Service Providers

• Carrier Identification Codes (CICs) are used by
  BCs to facilitate billing for smaller access
  purchasers that do not have direct agreements
  with LECs for billing.
• Alternate Billing Entity Codes (ABECs) should be
  used for billing collections purposes, but CICs
  are needed when ABECs are not technically
  feasible.
• Modifications have been made to the CIC
  Assignment Guidelines to allow BCs to retain and
  continue to be assigned CICs for billing
  collections purposes.
• The assignment to a BC Company will require
  assignment of Feature Group D and a matching
  Feature Group B CIC.

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Issues Remaining in Initial Pending

• Issue 407 Treatment of Dedicated Codes for
  Single Customers in a Pooling Environment
• Issue 486 Contaminated or Pristine Assigned
  Block Returns
• Issue 513 NRUF Guideline Changes for Rural
  Carriers
• Issue 517 Denying NXX Assignment to SP that has
  Opted into Pooling

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Issues in Final Closure

• Issue 493 Assignments for Billing Collection
  Service Providers
• Issue 504 Block Assignments Created/Activated in
  the NPAC
• Issue 513 NRUF Guideline Changes for Rural
  Carriers
• Issue 516 Update the TBPAG Part 4 Form
• Issue 525 Update 7.5.4 of the TBPAG to Remove
  Redundancy
• The issues noted herein technically do not go
  into Final Closure until Sept. 22, 2006.

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