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North American Numbering Council (NANC) Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG). May 17, 2011 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) May 17, 2011 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 • Monthly Billing and Collections Oversight • Monthly Evaluation of Deliverables • Budget and Contribution Factor 2011/2012 • Co-Chair Election
July 2011-June 2012Budget • Total projected cost for the NANP Fund is $5,857,267 (including $750,000 contingency fund). • The US carriers are required to contribute $5,762,323 to the fund. • The International Participants (Canada and Caribbean countries) contribute the remaining $94,944.
Contribution Factor 2011 • The NANC approved the contribution factor of 0.0000220 for 2011/2012 budget during the March 2011 meeting. • The entire anticipated fund surplus will be used. (As of June 30, 2011 the fund surplus is expected to be approximately $1,141,441.) • The US carriers will be required to fund $4,620,882 with a funding contribution factor of 0.0000220. • This will leave $750,000 in the surplus account which represents the contingency provision.
B&C WG Co-Chair Election • The B&C WG held a co-chair election, both positions for the term of 2 years. • Tim Decker and Rosemary Emmer were nominated and accepted, there were no other nominations. • There were no objections to Tim Decker and Rosemary Emmer continuing their role as co-chairs of the B&C WG for a period of 2 more years.
NANC Action Items • Endorse Co-Chair’s, two year term
B&C WG Membership • AT&T • Bell Canada • Cox • Sprint Nextel • Qwest • Verizon
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