North American Numbering Council (NANC) Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG)

1. North American Numbering Council(NANC)Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG) March 27, 2014 Co-Chairs: Tim Decker, Verizon Rosemary Emmer, Sprint Nextel

2. 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.

3. Current Activities/Discussion Topics • Monthly Billing and Collections Oversight • Monthly Evaluation of Deliverables • B&C Agent Contract • Budget/Contribution Factor • Funding Year • Vendor yearly performance evaluation • NANC Action Items

4. Contract Renewal The contract expired October 1, 2009. Welch LLP received an 8 month interim contract which includes a 2 month transition which will cover the period from December 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014.

5. Contribution Factor Revenue Contribution Base The revenue estimates were determined by first reviewing the actual 2012 US carrier revenues reported on the April 1, 2013 Form 499A. A range of revenue estimates were provided. This allows analysis of how the contribution factor is affected given various possible revenue scenarios. This figure will be reviewed at the end of April 2014 when preliminary revenue figures from the 2014 Form 499A will be available. The preliminary revenue figures will be analyzed to finalize the revenue assumption and consequently finalize the contribution factor. Please note this factor will be an increase over last year.

6. Budget/Contribution Factor The options provided subsidize the funding requirement by using up all of the surplus fund balance. • Balance to be funded $7,041,526 • Anticipated surplus at June 30/14 per Dec 31/13 NANC report ($319,672) • Net US Carrier Contribution requirement $6,721,854 The contribution factor will be within this range Contribution Factor If revenue base is $190B ……………………………………….0.0000354 If revenue base is $184B ……………………………………… 0.0000365 Note: The B&C WG will be monitoring the FCC decisions regarding payment of test bed operations per FCC Order 14-5.

7. History ofNANP Fund Size and Contribution Factor

8. Funding Year • We are discussing moving the funding year to align with the federal fiscal year, we feel the month of September would be an ideal timeframe for our budget. Currently the funding year ends in June. We bill in June based on revenue figures received in May and we collect beginning in July. • The Form 499A is due in April and USAC requires time to collate the data in April and May, which does not give us much time for planning our budget. • We are in the beginning stages of planning. We would need a year notice in order to set the contribution factor higher to carry us through transition of 3-4 months. We would then bill for a 15-16 month timeframe for that unique (one time) cycle.

9. 2013 Performance Evaluation • Developed the evaluation consistent with the monthly deliverable matrix. B&C WG evaluates Welch LLP performance monthly. • Rating schematic used for performance was Met/Not Met. • Scheduled conference calls to gain industry consensus on rating and evaluation.

10. 2013 Performance Evaluation • The B&C WG considered, reviewed and analyzed the following data while compiling overall evaluation: • Monthly deliverables matrix overall score • 2013 team meeting materials (from monthly calls) • FCC/NANC reports, monthly reports • Customer Service, processes • Clean-up of receivables • B&C WG observations • Co-chair interaction with Welch LLP • Contribution Factor and Budget related communication/printed material

11. 2013 Performance Evaluation Welch LLP rating for 2013 was “MET”. This rating is defined below: Met performance requirement (s) Met requirements in order to be considered successful Performance was competent and reliable Decisions and recommendations were within requirements and expectations

12. NANC Action Items Approve Billing and Collection Agent 2013 Performance Evaluation as submitted by B&C WG. Approve budget/contribution factor range

13. B&C WG Membership • AT&T • Cox • Sprint • CenturyLink • Verizon • T-Mobile

14. 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