NPA 250 Area Code Relief in British Columbia

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NPA 250 (Area Code) Relief in British Columbia

• October 21/22 2004

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October 21/22, 2004Okanagan Grand Resort,
Kelowna, BCDay 1

830 Coffee and Registration 900 Welcome and
Introductions 915 Approval of Agenda
920 CNA Role in NPA Relief Planning
Process 1015 Break 1030 CRTC Comments on NPA
Relief Planning Process Public Notice CRTC
2004-4 1045 CNA Review of Industry
Guidelines 1100 Review of Aggregate NRUF and
Relief Plans 1200 Break 100 Review of Relief
Plans Continues 230 Break 245 Review of
Relief Plans Continues 300 Review of
Contributions 500 Adjourn
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October 21/22, 2004Okanagan Grand Resort,
Kelowna, BCDay 2

• 800 Coffee and Registration
• 830 Welcome and Introductions
• 840 Review of Initial Planning Document (IPD)
• 1015 Break
• 1030 Review of IPD Continues
• 1200 Break
• 100 Round Table Discussion of Issues and
  Alternatives
• 215 Break
• 230 Round Table Discussion Continues
• 345 Wrap-up (Date and Agenda of next meeting)
• 400 Adjourn

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Canadian Geographic NPAs
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NPA 250 Exchange Area - Major Cities Roads
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NPA Relief Planning Principles and Considerations

• The relief plan chosen will seek to minimize
  customer 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 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 CRTC has the ultimate authority to approve or
  reject a relief plan in Canada.
• In the U.S. and Canada, geographic NPA code
  boundaries do not usually extend across state or
  provincial lines.

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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 and the Industry Numbering Committee
  NPA Allocation Plan and Assignment 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 the ensure that CO Codes and telephone
  numbers are always available for use by
  Telecommunications Service Providers and their
  customers, respectively, in the geographic area
  requiring relief.

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NPA Relief Planning Process (Cont.)

• Another objective of the NPA Relief Planning
  Committee is to develop, in accordance with the
  NPA Relief Planning Process 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 industry
  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 predicted date of
  exhaust, 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, PCS, prepaid cellular,
  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, i.e., NPA
  Allocation Plan and Assignment Guidelines,
  Canadian NPA Code Relief Planning Guidelines,
  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 codes serving
  a given area. Ideally, all of the 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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Participants Role in NPA Relief Planning

• CRTC
• NPA Relief Planning shall be conducted under the
  regulatory oversight of the CRTC.
• When an NPA is determined to require NPA relief
  within a 72-month time period, the CNA shall
  immediately notify the CRTC, CISC, and the CSCN
  of the Projected Exhaust Date and the need to
  commence NPA Relief Planning.
• It is expected that the CRTC will inform the
  public that a Relief Planning Committee, to be
  chaired by the Canadian Numbering Administrator
  (CNA), will be formed as an Ad Hoc Working Group
  of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee
  (CISC) to do Relief Planning for the exhausting
  NPA.
• The CRTC has the authority, under the
  Telecommunications Act, to review, modify and
  give final approval to the Planning Document and
  the Relief Implementation Plan (RIP) developed
  and submitted by the Relief Planning Committee
  (RPC) via the CISC process.

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Participants Role in NPA Relief Planning

• CNA
• To facilitate NPA Relief Planning the CNA
• Monitors the rate of assignment and in-service
  confirmations of CO Codes within NPAs in order to
  assist in the projection of NPA exhaust,
  identification of the need for NPA Relief, and
  the identification of a Jeopardy Condition
• Conducts the General Numbering Resource
  Utilization Forecast (G-NRUF) and forwards the
  aggregate G-NRUF results to the NANPA and the
  CRTC and,
• Undertakes relief activities to provide relief to
  an NPA projected to exhaust within a 72-month
  time period.
• The CNA shall create and release an initial media
  release.

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Participants Role in NPA Relief Planning

• CNA (Contd)
• The CNA shall conduct an R-NRUF in order to
  obtain actual and forecast data from current and
  prospective CO Code Holders for the exhausting
  NPA. The CNA shall use the results of the R-NRUF
  to
• Validate the Projected Exhaust Date
• Identify a potential Relief Date and,
• Prepare the Initial Planning Document.
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• The RPC Coordinator shall prepare an IPD
  identifying NPA-specific Relief Options for
  consideration by the RPC.
• During the Relief Planning process, the CNA shall
  provide sufficient staff to perform three roles
• Relief Planning Committee Chair
• Relief Planning Committee Secretary and,
• Relief Planning Coordinator.
• The primary role of the RPC Chair is to convene,
  chair and facilitate the meetings of the RPC.
  The primary role of the RPC Secretary is to
  record and distribute the minutes of the meetings
  of the RPC. The primary role of the RP
  Coordinator is to conduct Central Office Code
  projected usage surveys, develop the Initial
  Planning Document (IPD) and make modifications to
  it as agreed by the RPC in order to create the
  Planning Document.

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

• Monitor CO Code Assignment and Availability
• Conduct Relief NRUF on request
• Notify Affected Parties and appropriate
  regulatory authority
• Appoint a Relief Planning Committee Chair, a
  Relief Planning Committee Secretary and a Relief
  Planning Coordinator
• 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 and
  subsequent meetings as required
• Submit Planning Document to CISC and CRTC for
  approval
• Notify the North American Number Plan
  Administration
• Make a public announcement

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Participants Role in NPA Relief Planning

• Telecommunications Service Providers
• Participate in the Relief Planning process by
• Submitting completed R-NRUF input forms to the
  CNA
• Providing comments and contributions regarding
  the IPD
• Attending RPC and its subtending Task Forces
  (e.g., Consumer Awareness and Network
  Implementation) meetings and,
• Identifying impacts on the local dial plan and
  take part in RPC discussions on the local dial
  plan.
• Take the appropriate actions (network and system
  implementation, testing, consumer awareness
  activities, etc.) required to implement relief by
  the dates contained in the CRTC-approved Relief
  Implementation Plan.
• Notify the CRTC of any major relief
  implementation or consumer awareness concerns, as
  they are identified. Any concerns that may
  impact the implementation of relief by other
  carriers in the affected NPA should also be
  identified to the Relief Planning Committee or
  its subtending Task Forces, if appropriate.

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Participants Role in NPA Relief Planning

• Relief Planning Committee
• Relief Planning Committee meetings shall be
  conducted in a fair and impartial manner in order
  to ensure that all participants have an
  opportunity to express their opinions and
  concerns.
• The Relief Planning Committee shall attempt to
  develop a consensus amongst all participants on
  the Planning Document, as per the CISC
  administrative guidelines.
• The Relief Planning meetings and conference calls
  will be open to public participation. All
  information pertaining to Relief Planning
  meetings and conference calls shall be made
  available to the public in both a timely manner
  and an accessible format.
• The Relief Planning Committee shall establish a
  Relief Date that is 12 to 18 months in advance of
  the Projected Exhaust Date, at the time the
  Planning Document is submitted to the CISC and
  CRTC.

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Background

• NPA 250 serves 275 exchanges.
• NPA 250 serves mainly Victoria, Kelowna,
  Kamloops, Nanaimo, Prince George, Vernon,
  Penticton, Duncan, Campbell River, Fort St. John,
  Courtenay, Cranbrook and surrounding communities.
• Majority of growth is in the Victoria, Kelowna,
  Kamloops, Nanaimo, Prince George, Vernon,
  Penticton, Duncan and Campbell River exchanges.
• Projected Average Growth is 32 CO Codes per
  year.
• NPA 250 will exhaust in June 2009.

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C.O. Code (NXX) Status

• C.O. Codes Available In Area Code 250
• Assigned (10-22-2004) 597
• NPAs (Neighboring Home) 4
• Reserved (7 Digit Service) 2
• Miscellaneous Codes 30
• Protected (X-NPA 7-D Dialing) 0
• Available Codes 167
• Anticipated Average Growth 32 /year
• Exhaust June 2009

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NPA 250 CO Code Exhaust 2004 G-NRUF
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Forecast NXX Demand (G-NRUF)
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NPA 250 CO Code ExhaustJuly 2004 R-NRUF
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Forecast NXX Demand (July 2004 R-NRUF)
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New NPA Implementation Options

• Geographic Split - two options (Plans 1a and 1b)
• Boundary Realignment - two options (Plans 2a and
  2b)
• Concentrated Overlay - three options (Plans 3a,
  3b and 3c)
• Distributed Overlay- one option (Plan 4)
• Distributed Overlay with Boundary Realignment-
  three options (Plans 5a, 5b and 5c)

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Split Considerations

• Both NPAs Must Grow Evenly
• Split Should Last Minimum of 8-10 Years
• Least Impact to Customers Telecom Service
  Providers
• Financial
• Procedural

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Geographic Split
Plan 1a - Geographic Split of NPA 250
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Plan 1a - Geographic Split of NPA 250

• The Mainland portion of NPA 250, with 220
  exchanges, would retain NPA 250, and the
  Vancouver Island portion of NPA 250, with 55
  exchanges, would be assigned the new NPA. The
  area that would retain NPA 250 contains the
  rapidly growing exchanges of Kelowna, Kamloops,
  Prince George, Vernon, Penticton, Fort St. John,
  Cranbrook and Nelson, while the new NPA would
  contain the rapidly growing exchanges of
  Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Campbell River and
  Courtenay. Using this sub-option, approximately
  682,000 people on Vancouver Island would be
  affected by a telephone number change.
• After the split, NPA 250 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in 2024 and 2044
  respectively.
• This Relief Option would increase the number of
  separate Relief Planning areas in BC from three
  to four, and three new NPAs would be required in
  BC during the next 20 year period.

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Plan 1b - Geographic Split of NPA 250 (Plan 1b is
similar to Plan 1a, with 250 NEW areas
reversed)
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Geographic Split of NPA 250 (Plan 1b)

• The Vancouver Island portion of NPA 250, with 55
  exchanges, would retain NPA 250, and the Mainland
  portion of NPA 250, with 220 exchanges, would be
  assigned the new NPA. If the quantity of number
  changes required is roughly proportional to the
  area population, there would be around 1,002,000
  people in the NPA 250 Mainland area that would be
  affected by a telephone number change. The larger
  quantity of number changes required by this
  sub-option is a drawback compared to the quantity
  of number changes required by Plan 1a.
• After this split, NPA 250 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2044 and 2023
  respectively.
• This Relief Option would increase the number of
  separate Relief Planning areas in BC from three
  to four, and three new NPAs would be required in
  BC during the next 20 year period.

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Plan 2a - Boundary Realignment with NPA 778

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• This Relief Option would realign the boundaries
  of the 275 exchanges comprising NPA 250 with the
  NPA 778/604 concentrated overlay area located in
  the Lower Mainland of BC, which includes 21
  exchanges in Greater Vancouver, Abbotsford, and
  Mission. NPA 250 resources will not be assigned
  to the 21 exchanges in Greater Vancouver,
  Abbotsford, and Mission. NPA 250 and NPA 778
  would be expected to exhaust in the years 2009
  and 2014 respectively.
• This Relief Option would reduce the number of
  separate Relief Planning areas in BC from three
  to two, and two new NPAs would be required in BC
  during the next 20 year period.
• Note With the relief of NPA 250 initially
  provided by boundary realignment of NPA 778, it
  would be possible to defer the introduction of
  the first new NPA in BC until 2Q 2013

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Plan 2b - Boundary Realignment with NPA 778 and
NPA 604
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Boundary Realignment with NPAs 778 and 604 (Plan
2b)

• This Relief Option would realign the boundaries
  of NPAs 250, 604 and 778 to cover all 318
  exchanges in the province of British Columbia
  (275 exchanges in NPA 250 and 43 exchanges in
  NPAs 604 and 778). NPA 250 resources will not be
  assigned to the 43 exchanges in NPAs 604 and 778.
  NPAs 250, 778 and 604 would be expected to
  exhaust in the years 2009, 2016 and 2016
  respectively.
• This option would reduce the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC from three to one,
  and two new NPAs would be required in BC during
  the next 20 year period.
• Implementation of this Relief Option would
  require filing a Review and Vary application with
  the Commission to overturn the provisions of
  Order CRTC 2000-786.
• Note With the relief of NPA 250 initially
  provided by boundary realignment of NPAs 778
  and 604, it would be possible to defer the
  introduction of the first new NPA in BC until 4Q
  2014.

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Plan 3a - Concentrated Overlay on NPA 250
Vancouver Island area, and NPA 250 Mainland
area grows with NPA 250
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Concentrated Overlay on NPA 250 Vancouver Island
area, and NPA 250 Mainland area grows with NPA
250 (Plan 3a)

• This Relief Option would overlay a new NPA over
  the 55 exchanges comprising the Vancouver Island
  portion of the NPA 250 area. The remaining 220
  exchanges located in the Mainland area of NPA 250
  would continue to grow using the remaining CO
  Codes available for assignment in NPA 250.
• With this overlay, NPA 250 and the new NPA would
  be expected to exhaust in 2Q 2011 and 2059
  respectively.
• This option increases the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC from three to four,
  and four new NPAs would be required in BC over
  the next 20 year period.

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Plan 3b - Concentrated Overlay on NPA 250
Mainland area, and NPA 250 Vancouver Island area
grows with NPA 250
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Concentrated Overlay on NPA 250 Mainland area,
and NPA 250 Vancouver Island area grows with NPA
250 (Plan 3b)

• This Relief Option would overlay a new NPA over
  the 220 exchanges comprising the Mainland portion
  of the NPA 250 area. The remaining 55 exchanges
  in the Vancouver Island area of NPA 250 would
  continue to grow using the remaining CO Codes
  available for assignment in NPA 250.
• With this overlay option, NPA 250 and the new NPA
  would be expected to exhaust in 4Q 2012 and 2047
  respectively.
• This option would increase the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC from three to four,
  and four new NPAs would be required in BC over
  the next 20 year period.

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Plan 3c - Concentrated Overlay on the NPA 250
Mainland NPA 778 areas, and NPA 250
Vancouver Island grows with NPA 250
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Concentrated Overlay on the NPA 250 Mainland
NPA 778 areas, and NPA 250 Vancouver Island area
grows with NPA 250 (Plan 3c)

• This Relief Option would overlay a new NPA over
  the 220 exchanges comprising the Mainland portion
  of the NPA 250 area in addition to the NPA
  778/604 concentrated overlay area located in the
  Lower Mainland of BC, which includes 21 exchanges
  in Greater Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Mission.
  The remaining 55 exchanges in the Vancouver
  Island portion of NPA 250 would continue to grow
  using the remaining CO Codes available for
  assignment in NPA 250.
• NPA 250, NPA 778 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in the years 4Q 2012, 2018
  and 2026 respectively.
• This option would maintain the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC at three, and four
  new NPAs would be required in BC during the next
  20 year period.

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Plan 4 - Distributed Overlay on NPA 250
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Distributed Overlay on NPA 250 (Plan 4)

• This Relief Option would overlay a new NPA over
  all 275 exchanges in NPA 250. NPA 250 and the new
  NPA would be expected to exhaust in 2009, and
  2032 respectively.
• This option would maintain the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC at three, and three
  new NPAs would be required in BC over the next 20
  year period.

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Plan 5a - NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with 778
area Boundary Realignment at NPA 778 exhaust
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NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with 778 area
Boundary Realignment at NPA 778 Exhaust (Plan 5a)

• This Relief Option would initially overlay a new
  NPA over all 275 exchanges in NPA 250. When
  NPA 778 approaches exhaust, the boundaries of the
  new NPA and NPA 250 would be realigned to include
  the existing NPA 778/604 concentrated overlay
  area, and the boundary of the NPA 778 area would
  be extended to include the new NPA and NPA 250.
• NPAs 250, 778 and the new NPA would be expected
  to exhaust in 2009, 2018 and 2024 respectively.
  This plan would mean that relief for NPA 778
  would not be required until 2024, when the new
  NPA exhausts.
• This option would reduce the number of separate
  Relief Planning areas in BC from three to two,
  and three new NPAs would be required in BC over
  the next 20 year period.

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Plan 5b - NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with 778
area Boundary Realignment coincident with NPA 250
Relief
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NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with 778 area
Boundary Realignment coincident with NPA 250
Relief (Plan 5b)

• This Relief Option proposes to overlay a new NPA
  on all 275 exchanges in NPA 250, and the area
  covered by the existing NPA 778/604 concentrated
  overlay area. Coincident with the implementation
  of the new NPA, the boundary of NPA 778 would be
  realigned to include the new NPA and NPA 250.
• The boundary of NPA 250 could be realigned to
  include the existing NPA 778/604 concentrated
  overlay area either at the time of relief, or
  towards the end of the life of NPA 778. Deferral
  of boundary realignment towards the exhaust of
  NPA 778 would prevent any of the remaining
  NPA 250 and NPA 778 CO Codes from being assigned
  outside the original NPA 250 and 778 areas..
• NPAs 250, 778 and the new NPA would be expected
  to exhaust in 2009, 2024 and 2024 respectively.
  This plan would defer the exhaust of NPA 778 from
  2018 to 2024.
• This Relief Option would reduce the number of
  separate Relief Planning areas in BC from three
  to two, and three new NPAs would be required in
  BC during the next 20 year period

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Plan 5c - NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with
604 778 area Boundary Realignments coincident
with NPA 250 Relief
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NPA 250 Distributed Overlay, with 604 778 area
Boundary Realignments coincident with NPA 250
Relief (Plan 5c)

• This Relief Option would overlay a new NPA over
  all 318 exchanges in the province of British
  Columbia (275 exchanges in NPA 250 and 43
  exchanges in NPAs 604 and 778). The boundaries of
  NPAs 250, 604 and 778 would be realigned to cover
  all 318 exchanges at the time of NPA 250 relief.
• NPAs 250, 778, 604 and the new NPA would be
  expected to exhaust in the years 2009, 2024, 2024
  and 2024 respectively.
• This option reduces the number of separate Relief
  Planning areas in BC from three to one, and two
  new NPAs would be required in BC during the next
  20 years.

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Summary of Relief Options
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Summary of Relief Options
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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