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North American Numbering Council Billing & Collection Working Group

North American Numbering Council Billing & Collection Working Group. Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Co-Chairs: Rosemary Emmer, Nextel Jim Castagna, Verizon. 2005/06 NANP Budget & Contribution Factor. Overview: BCWG consulted with Welch and Co Considered various factors and issues

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North American Numbering Council Billing & Collection Working Group

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  1. North American Numbering CouncilBilling & Collection Working Group Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Co-Chairs: Rosemary Emmer, NextelJim Castagna, Verizon

  2. 2005/06 NANP Budget & Contribution Factor • Overview: • BCWG consulted with Welch and Co • Considered various factors and issues • Explored several options • Discussed approaches to address the surplus • Addressed fluctuating contribution factor concerns

  3. Recommendation • Implement Option 1B • Use up the entire projected fund surplus of $ 5,678,531 • Set the Contingency amount to $ 1,000,000 • Implement a Contribution Factor of 0.0000046 • Rationale • Uses the existing surplus to fund most of next year’s budget, thus providing the benefit of significantly lower payments for all carriers. • Simple to Implement - Achieves reconciliation without the administration and expense of calculating surplus contributions by individual carriers during past years and issuing credits or refund checks. • Contingency Fund amount is same as used in the past and provides a larger buffer for the Fund should conditions change. • Future contribution factors anticipated to be around 0.000025 in subsequent years based on the current view, thus providing long term stability.

  4. Recommendation • Welch and Co prepare an FCC filing reflecting the contribution factor and budgeted amounts associated with Option 1B. • The FCC direct the Agent to Implement Option 1B. • The B&C Agent, the FCC and NANC Interest Group Members formally notify interested parties by clearly stating in documentation that: • The use of surplus funds for 2005/06 funding resulted in an unusually low contribution factor of 0.0000046 for fiscal year 2005/06 only. • Based upon the current view, beginning in fiscal year 2006/07, the contribution factor will return to approximately 0.000025. • Welch to consider bill inserts and/or other forms of notification, e.g., monthly reminder text.

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