NANC Report Future of Numbering ( FoN ) Working Group

1. NANC ReportFuture of Numbering (FoN)Working Group FoN Tri-Chairs Carolee Hall, Idaho PUC Dawn Lawrence, XO Communications Suzanne Addington, Sprint December 1, 2015

2. 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.

3. Future of Numbering WG Status: • Subcommittee Updates • FTN 4: Geographic Issues • The sub-committee created a white paper (Geographic Routing of Toll Free Services) which was shared with the NANC members in December 2014. • Cover letter submitted to the NANC at the June 4, 2015 meeting, The NANC agreed upon wording of the cover letter and forwarded the cover letter and the white paper to the FCCin July. • The group reached consensus to close this item in the October 7thFoN WG meeting. • FTN 8: All IP Addressing • All IP Addressing sub-committee was created to define future identifiers in support of IP industry trends beyond the e.164 numbering plan (including M2M impacts). • The subcommittee recommended it is not necessary to reconsider E.164 numbering policy until NANP exhaust is forecasted by the NANPA to occur within approximately 15 years. According to the recommendation, the anticipated all-IP environment is very dynamic and that NANP exhaust is not currently anticipated until beyond 2045. The FoN will continue to monitor exhaust forecasts in the future. • The group reached consensus to close this item in the October 7thFoN WG meeting.

4. Future of Numbering WG Status: • Nationwide10-digit Dialing was agreed to be added as an open discussion item for future discussions. • The group reached consensus to change the monthly meeting schedule in 2016 to a quarterly meeting schedule. The following dates are currently scheduled for 2016: February 10, 2016 April 6, 2016 August 3, 2016 October 5, 2016 • Agreement was reached that additional meetings would be scheduled if needed.

5. FoN Membership • 800 Response Information Services • AT&T • ATIS • ATL RespOrg Services • Brighthouse Networks • Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission • CenturyLink • Charter Communications • Comcast • Cox Communications • Custom Toll Free • EarthLink Business • Evolving Systems • iconectiv • Idaho Public Utilities Commission • Integra Telecom • John Staurulakis, Inc. (JSI) • Maine Public Utilities Commission • MA Dept. of Telecommunications & Cable • Michigan Public Service Commission • Minnesota Department of Commerce • Nebraska Public Service Commission • NENA • Neustar • Oregon Public Utility Commission • Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission • PHONEWORD • SMS/800, Inc. • Sprint • TCA, Telecom Consulting Associates • TeleSmart • T-Mobile • US Telecom • Verizon • Verizon Wireless • Vonage • Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission • Wisconsin Public Service Commission • XO Communications

6. Meeting Schedule/Contact Info Conference Calls Held: 10/7/2015 Scheduled calls: Moving to quarterly meetings in 2016 Next Meeting: February 10, 2016 Contact info: Carolee.Hall@puc.idaho.gov dawn.r.lawrence@xo.com suzanne.m.addington@sprint.com FoN meeting notes and documents are posted at: http://www.nanc-chair.org/docs/documents.html