Cost Recovery Working Group NANC Report Billing

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Cost Recovery Working Group
NANC Report Billing
Collection Working Group (BC WG) January 19,
2005Co-ChairsRosemary Emmer, NextelJim
Castagna, Verizon

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Contents

• List of Participants
• Final Draft of Mission
• Final Draft of Scope
• List of Primary Activities (to develop Work Plan)
• Proposed Timeline
• Next Steps
• BC WG Jan-Feb 2005 Meeting Schedule

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Participants

• Bell Canada
• Bell South
• Cox
• CTIA
• FCC
• Iowa Utilities Board
• MCI
• NANC Chair
• Nextel
• Qwest
• SBC
• Sprint
• Verizon

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Final Draft Mission

• The NANCs Billing and Collection Agent
  Oversight Working Group (BC WG) is responsible
  for overseeing the performance of the functional
  requirements provided by the NANP Billing and
  Collection Agent (BC Agent). The BC WG will
  investigate/review the performance of BC Agent
  and submit reports at each NANC meeting to fully
  inform NANC of the BC Agents performance with
  respect to the functional requirements. At the
  request of the FCC and/or NANC, the BC WG will
  identify and determine the financial impact,
  feasibility and/or the appropriateness of
  initiatives/activities that may need to be
  included in the budget or use these Funds.

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Final Draft Scope

• The WG will participate in the development of
  the budget, contribution factor and payment
  computation monitor the billing, collection, and
  distribution of funds review for completeness
  the BC Agents NANC Reports and Quarterly
  reports used to confirm established procedures
  and records are properly maintained to ensure
  operational integrity and perform an annual
  Performance Evaluation and co-develop corrective
  action plans and other change management
  initiatives as required.

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Primary Activities

• Performance
• Perform an annual performance evaluation.
  Participate in the development of any corrective
  action plans and/or performance
  metrics/monitoring that may be necessary during
  the year or as a result of the annual performance
  evaluation.
• Identify/address any industry or vendor concerns
  with the performance of the functional
  requirements during the year and upon NANCs
  approval of the Annual Performance Evaluation.

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Primary Activities

• Reports
• Co-develop and track monthly performance metrics,
  including internal performance metrics as
  appropriate. Report monthly performance to NANC
  at bi-monthly NANC meetings.
• Co-develop the format and contents of the NANC
  report and preview same prior to each NANC with
  Welch to ensure completeness and to address any
  concerns. The WG will approve the format of the
  report used to confirm established procedures and
  records are properly maintained to ensure
  operational integrity.
• Co-develop the format and contents of the
  Quarterly report and preview the same with Welch
  prior to its distribution to NANC to ensure
  completeness. BC WG to address any performance
  and/or operational integrity concerns as is done
  with the NANC reports.

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Primary Activities

• Fund Size Contribution Factor
• Participate in arriving at the budget and Fund
  Size and ensure disbursements by Welch are made
  only with proper authorization by the FCC and/or
  NANC.
• Be involved in the review/approval process for
  the formula and calculation of the contribution
  factor the formula is used to arrive at the
  contribution factor and must be filed with the
  FCC.

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Draft Proposed Timeline

• Proposed Budget Snapshot Submitted to
  NANC March 1
• NANC BC WG Review Of Proposed Budget
  Snapshot March 1
• Final Budget Snapshot Submitted to NANC March
  15
• NANC Approval of Final Budget Snapshot March 15
• Proposed Contribution Factor Calculation
  submitted to NANC March 1
• NANC BC WG Review of Proposed Contribution
  Factor March 1
• Final Contribution Factor Calculation Submitted
  to NANC March 15
• NANC Approval of Final Contribution Factor
  Calculation March 15
• BC Agent Filing to FCC for Approval of
  Contribution Factor May 5
• Notice to SPs of Contribution Factor and
  Anticipated Payment June 13
• Payment Due Date July 12

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Next Steps

• NANC Approval of Mission, Scope and List of
  Primary Activities
• Review monthly bi-monthly Reporting
• Receive and Review Proposed Budget Snapshot and
  Contribution Factor
• Co-develop Vendor Performance Metrics
• Establish Annual Performance Evaluation Work Plan
  for review by NANC

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BC WG Jan-Feb 2005 Meeting Schedule