NANC Report
Future of Numbering
Working Group (FoN)
FoN Co-Chairs
Don Gray, Nebraska PSC
Adam Newman, Telcordia Technologies
Jim Castagna, Verizon
October 22, 2010
Summary of Activity Since Last Report
• Sought feedback from a NANC member that
wanted to further consider the white paper
• Received little feedback on the paper and no
suggested edits
May 21, 2010
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White Paper: Toll Free Resources - Allocation,
Assignment and Management (FTN-005)
• The analysis concluding with this “white paper” considered the
significance of the issues, and examined ways of protecting
Subscriber rights, including Subscriber identify, how is that
entity identified, and how to ensure it maintains control of their
assigned number(s).
• Potential solutions described are methods of introducing
control mechanisms to the Toll Free assignment paradigm,
which includes models for allowing direct number transfer
between Subscribers.
• The FoN analysis considered:
– Reinforcement of Subscriber rights & Resp Org obligations.
– The potential use of tools to eliminate gaps, including the
use of one or more property rights models, e.g., DMV.
• The FoN can go no further unless it obtains input from the
broader Toll Free industry stakeholders (outside NANC) .
May 21, 2010
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White Paper: Toll Free Resources - Allocation,
Assignment and Management (FTN-005)
• Therefore, the FoN recommends this White Paper, or
a version acceptable to the NANC, be circulated for
comment to the broader Toll Free stakeholders,
including the SNAC, a committee under ATIS, the
SMS/800 Management Team (SMT), and various Toll
Free Subscribers, for analysis, comment and input.
• With the support of the NANC, the FoN could
then analyze the input, continue its collaboration
with industry stakeholders, and evolve this
White Paper into an analysis for further
consideration by the NANC as either a white
paper or potential recommendation of specific
actions by the FCC.
Next Steps
• Determine if the NANC wants to distribute
the White Paper.
• Identify the points to be made in the cover
letter, and who will collaborate to prepare
the cover letter for NANC’s approval post
meeting via email.
Thank You!
Back-up Slides Follow
Future of Numbering WG
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 common criteria and gather data to identify
trends and their impact upon numbering resources. The
Working Group, if necessary, will analyze opportunities
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.
May 21, 2010
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Active Issues
Meetings are held the 1st Thursday of each month, unless noted otherwise.
AID #
Title on Form
Submit
Submitter(s)
Status
Next Step(s)
Active Issues
001
New & Future Services
02/13/07
(Orig: 2006)
Castagna/Gray
(co-chairs)
Accepted
03/28/2007
Determine value
and path forward
002
Telematics and the use of
NANP numbers
04/19/06
Karen Norcross
(PUC)
Accepted
05/22/2007
Determine path
forward re:
Machine-toMachine focus
004
Geographic Issues
Impacting Numbering Policy
Decisions
01/1907
(Orig May
06)
David Greenhaus
800 Response IS
Accepted
06/20/2007
Pending
Contributions
005
Commons vs. Market Place
Model for Toll Free Numbers
12/04/07
Jay Carpenter
(1-800 AFTA)
Accepted
12/05/2008
White Paper
Approval
May 21, 2010
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Closed/Not Accepted Issues
AID #
Title on Form
Submit
Submitter(s)
Status
12/28/06
(Orig June
06)
Jay Carpenter
(1-800 AFTA)
11/20/07
Discussion Closed.
08/28/07
FoN Co-Chairs
Not accepted, include
analysis in FTN #4
Project
Next Step(s)
Closed Issues
003
Analysis of Commons and
Property Rights Models for
the allocation of NANP
Numbering Resources
Issues Not Accepted
Study of Potential Mis-Use
of NANP Resources Outside
the NANP Geogrpahical Area
May 21, 2010
Work as part
of FTN # 004
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