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This report by the INC Committee discusses the assessment of impacts on numbering resources and administration with the transition from PSTN to IP. It covers key discussion items, potential changes in interconnection and number/addressing, and the role of INC in the transition.
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Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report to the NANC • Dyan Adams, INC Co-Chair • Shaunna Forshee, INC Co-Chair • June 20, 2013
About INC • The Industry Numbering Committee (INC) provides an open forum to address and resolve industry-wide issues associated with planning, administration, allocation, assignment and use of North American Numbering Plan (NANP) numbering resources within the NANP area.
INC Meetings/Membership • Face-to-Face Meetings • Since the previous NANC meeting, INC held one meeting on June 17-19, 2013 • The next INC Meeting will be held in Denver, CO on August 20-22, 2013 • Details on all future meetings can be found at: http://www.atis.org/inc/calendar.asp • Membership • To become a member of INC or ATIS, see http://www.atis.org/membership/become.asp. • To understand how INC operates, see http://www.atis.org/legal/OP.asp
Issue 748: Assess Impacts on Numbering Resources and Numbering Administration with Transition from Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Internet Protocol (IP) • At INC’s April 2013 meeting, INC discussed: • “Address and Interconnection – from the PSTN to an IP World” presented by Adam Newman, iconectiv • A high level overview of potential interconnection and number/network address changes and potential questions for INC to consider regarding these topics • “ATIS PSTN Transition Focus Group Assessment and Recommendations” • Key discussion items on numbering • rate center structure • expanded geography for numbering resources • less-than thousand block number allocation
Issue 748: Assess Impacts on Numbering Resources and Numbering Administration with Transition from Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Internet Protocol (IP) (cont.) • Also at INC’s April meeting, INC discussed the “Technology Transition: Numbering” presentation Henning Schulzrinne, FCC, gave to the NANC at the February 2013 meeting, including: • INC’s role in the PSTN to IP transition • decoupling geography from numbering • nationwide 10-digit dialing • rate center and LATA elimination • less-than thousand block number allocation • INC met virtually May 10, 2013, to review FCC 13-51, NPRM, Order, and NOI, and discussed the Direct Access to Numbers by Interconnected VoIP Providers trial and the trial’s potential impact on INC guidelines
Issue 748: Assess Impacts on Numbering Resources and Numbering Administration with Transition from Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Internet Protocol (IP) (cont.) • INC assembled a Contribution Development Team and met virtually on May 21, 2013, and June 4, 2013 • Brainstormed possible PSTN transition impacts including: • dialing patterns • rate center changes • local/LD changes • porting • tariffs • LATAs
Issues in Initial Pending • Issue 692: Update the 5YY requirements for resources • NANPA Change Order #1 approved; implementation expected in late 3Q2013 • Issue 702: Update Service Description for Use of 5YY Resources • NANPA Change Order #1 approved; implementation expected in late 3Q2013
Issues in Final Closure • Issue 659: Updates to the p-ANI transfer process • Issue 715: Update TBPAG For Retrieving a Block Donated/Returned in Error • Issue 719: Available “Red” Blocks where PSTN Activation has not been confirmed • Issue 751: Clarify Section 8.3.11 of the TBPAG (instances where a TN is assigned to more than one customer)
Issues in Final Closure (cont.) • Issue 753: Add Clarifications to COCAG Section 7.2 For Voluntary Code Transfers • Issue 754: Contact SP with most ports for Returned and Abandoned Non-pooled central office codes • Issue 755: Update appropriate interconnection documentation in Section 4.3.1.2 of the TBPAG and 4.2.2 of the COCAG
Relevant INC Web Pages • INC Homepage (front page to all INC links): http://www.atis.org/inc/index.asp • INC Upcoming Meetings (meeting logistics/agendas): http://www.atis.org/inc/calendar.asp • INC Issues (historical and active): http://www.atis.org/inc/incissue.asp • INC Meeting Records: http://www.atis.org/inc/mtgs_current.asp • INC Published Documents: http://www.atis.org/inc/incguides.asp • Anyone interested in information on INC or INC documents can contact Jackie Voss, ATIS INC Manager, via email at jvoss@atis.org or (913)393-0891