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

North American Numbering Council (NANC) Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG). December 15, 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)

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  1. North American Numbering Council(NANC)Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG) December 15, 2011 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 • Monthly Billing and Collections Oversight • Monthly Evaluation of Deliverables • Budget and Contribution Factor 2011/2012 • Yearly Performance Evaluation

  4. B&C Agent Contract Renewal • The current B&C Agent contract expired October 1, 2009. Welch LLP received a 6 month iterim contract extension with the same terms. • This contract has been extended several times and no further extension is allowable per current contract. • This is an important function, in order to make sure the budget and factor is set appropriately. This work generally takes place in February.

  5. Budget 2012/2013 • The NANPA contract “extension” expires in January. • The PA contract is due to expire August 14, 2012. • With the B&C Agent, the NANPA, the PA contracts and extension contracts expiring, budgeting for 2012/2013 will be more difficult. The contract amounts may be more or less than in past years.

  6. Meeting Schedule for 2012 Tuesday, January 17 Tuesday, February 21 Tuesday, March 20  Tuesday, April 17  Tuesday, May 15 Tuesday, June 19  Tuesday, July 17 Tuesday, September 18 Tuesday, October 23 Tuesday, November 20 Monday, December 18

  7. History ofNANP Fund Size and Contribution Factor

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. B&C WG Membership • AT&T • Bell Canada • Cox • Sprint Nextel • Qwest • Verizon

  11. 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

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