[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68759-68760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28698]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CC Docket No. 92-237; DA 11-1729]
GSA Approves Renewal of North American Numbering Council Charter
Through September 23, 2013
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 18, 2011, the Commission released a public notice
announcing GSA's approval of the renewal of the North American
Numbering Council charter through September 23, 2013. The intended
effect of this action is to make the public aware of the renewal of the
North American Numbering Council charter.
DATES: Renewed through September 23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission, The Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Suite 5-C162, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Blue, Special Assistant to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at (202) 418-1466 or
[email protected]. The fax number is: (202) 418-1413. The TTY number
is: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration (GSA)
has renewed the charter of the North American Numbering Council (NANC
or Council) through September 23, 2013. The Council will continue to
advise the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) on rapidly
evolving and competitively significant numbering issues facing the
telecommunications industry.
In October 1995, the Commission established the NANC, a Federal
advisory committee created pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (1988), to advise the Commission on issues
related to North American Numbering Plan (NANP) administration. The
Commission filed the original charter of the Council on October 5,
1995, establishing an initial two-year term. The Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) has renewed this charter every two years since that
date. Since the last charter renewal, the Council has provided the
Commission with critically important recommendations, such as the
NANC's proposed method of selecting a Local Number Portability
Administrator. In addition, the Council recommended porting intervals
for simple, non-simple, and project ports, along with provisioning
flows to support those recommended porting intervals. The Council also
provided detailed annual evaluations of the current North American
Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the Pooling Administrator (PA),
and the Billing and Collection (B and C) Agent. The Council will
continue to evaluate the performances of the NANPA, the PA, and the B
and C Agent on an annual basis. Moreover, the Council is presently
considering and formulating recommendations on other important
numbering-related issues that will require work beyond the term of the
present charter.
The value of this Federal advisory committee to the telecommunications
industry and to the American public cannot be overstated. Telephone
numbers are the means by which consumers gain access to, and reap the
benefits of, the public switched telephone network. The Council's
recommendations to the Commission will facilitate fair and efficient
number administration in the United States, and will ensure that
numbering resources are available to all telecommunications service
providers on a fair and equitable basis, consistent with the
requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marilyn Jones,
Attorney, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-28698 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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