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North American Numbering Council (NANC) Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG). September 30, 2015 Co-Chairs: Tim Decker, Verizon Rosemary Emmer, Sprint Nextel. Mission Statement / Area of Responsibility.
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North American Numbering Council(NANC)Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG) September 30, 2015 Co-Chairs: Tim Decker, Verizon Rosemary Emmer, Sprint Nextel
Mission Statement / Area of Responsibility • The Billing and Collection Agent Oversight Working Group (B&C WG) was formed by and reports to the North American Numbering Council (NANC) and is responsible for overseeing the performance of the functional requirements provided by the North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection Agent (B&C Agent). • The B&C WG will investigate/review the performance of the B&C Agent and submit reports at each NANC meeting to fully inform NANC of the B&C Agent’s performance with respect to the functional requirements. • The B&C 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.
Current Activities/Discussion Topics • Monthly Billing and Collections Oversight • Monthly Evaluation of Deliverables • B&C Agent Contract
Contract Renewal The contract expired October 1, 2009. Welch LLP received an extension contract through November 30, 2015.
Budget/Contribution Factor The options provided subsidize the funding requirement by using up all of the surplus fund balance. • Balance to be funded is: $8,013,821 • Anticipated Surplus at time of budget (at June 30): $1,360,273 • Actual Surplus at June 30: 1,315,042 • Net US Carrier Contribution requirement: $6,653,548 • This incudes a $500,000 Contingency fund The revenue base is: $171,278,983,487 The contribution factor is: 0.0000387 (Note: The NANC approved a contribution factor range via email as a result of the last NANC meeting being cancelled due to weather, and this contribution factor fell in between that range)
B&C WG Membership • AT&T • Cox • Sprint • CenturyLink • Verizon • T-Mobile
Future Meetings/Contact Information Contact the Co-Chairs for complete meeting or conference call details Rosemary.Emmer@sprint.com or Timothy.Decker@verizon.com B&C WG meeting notes and documents are posted at: nanc-chair.org