NANC Report Numbering Oversight Working Group NOWG July

NANC Report Numbering Oversight Working Group (NOWG) July 15, 2003 Co-Chairs: Karen Mulberry, MCI Jim Castagna, Verizon 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report

Contents • NOWG / PA Meeting • PA Change Order #19 & # 20 Recommendations • Status of PA Change Orders #21, #22, #23 • NANPA Performance Metrics • Status NANPA 2003 Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) • 2003 Meeting Schedule • Attachments - Tracking Documents - PA #20 Change Order Recommendation - PA Change Order Tracking Summary - NOWG Project Status Table 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 2

NOWG / PA Meeting NOWG met with Shannon Collins, Regional Director – External Affairs, Pooling Administration on June 17 th, 2003. Among other duties, activities engaged by Shannon of interest to the NANC include: • Compliance/Regulatory, e. g. , FCC Monthly Reports vis-à -vis Technical Requirements and FCC Orders • NOWG Liaison for process and Change Orders The NOWG has called upon Shannon several times since the last NANC meeting and is very pleased with the quality and timeliness of Neu. Star’s responses to our inquiries. 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 3

PA Change Order #19 Recommendation • Change Order #19 submitted on 5 -14 -03 • This change order is associated with the submission of Thousand Block Forecast Report (Appendix 1) using Microsoft Excel • There was no cost identified for this change order • No NOWG review was required • FCC approved this change order on 5 -15 -03 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 4

PA Change Order #20 Recommendation • New Change Order submitted on 5/29/2003 • Change Order #20, “Changing non-pooled NXXs to pooled NXXs”, relates to INC LNPA Issue #387 & #414 • NOWG worked with the PA to clarify several issues – PA will have outlined internal methods and procedures – PA "verification step" will validate the company identity of the email originator against the OCN listed in the LERG – PAS will populate database using a graphic user interface screen that will support automated reminder and SP electronic response • NOWG recommended the Change Order be approved and forwarded its recommendation to the FCC on 6/27/2003 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 5

Status of PA Change Orders #21, #22, #23 • NOWG currently analyzing outstanding Change Orders in order to prepare a recommendation for the FCC – Working with Shannon Collins, PA Director of External Affairs to obtain clarifications for issues identified with Change Orders – Contacted FCC regarding compliance clarification for Change Order #21 – Reviewing LNPA-WG PIM statements and PA proposed solution for consistency and interpretation as well as discussing potential coordinated impacts for existing Guidelines in liaison with INC 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 6

NANPA Performance Metrics • CO Code Administration - Sandy Tokarek – 25 Metrics - 25 Met for 100% Compliance • NRUF - Beth Sprague – 26 Metrics - 26 Met for 100% Compliance • NPA Relief Planning - Jim Deak – 33 Metrics - 33 Met for 100%Compliance • Other NANP Resources - NANC Fears – 21 Metrics - 20 Met for 95% Compliance – NOWG believes that the missed 10 -day assignment/denial time limit was due to understandable circumstances 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 7

Status NANPA 2003 Process Improvement Plan • Code Administration System – Detailed Findings of 2003 Survey to be Available July 2003 – Inclusion of Records of “Other NANP Resources” Assignments • Safety Valve Procedures – Posted to NANPA Web Site • CAS/LERG/NRUF Discrepancies – 31% Discrepancy Decrease in Eleven Months – Web Listing of Homeless NXXs Soon Available for SP Review • Development of Written Process for Reserving NPA’s – Use When NANPA is Selecting NPA’s for Future Relief • CAS Code Request Profile – May 2003 Pooling Pass-Through Applications at 241 – May 2003 External CAS submissions at 636 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 8

2003 Meeting Schedule Contact either of the Co-Chairs for complete meeting or conference call details karen. mulberry@mci. com or james. t. castagna@verizon. com (Other meetings for the NOWG may be scheduled as needed beyond what has been identified in this list) WG meeting records and documents posted on the NANC Chair web site 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 9

Attachments - Tracking Documents • PA #20 Change Order Recommendation • PA Change Order Tracking Summary • NOWG Project Table - Tracking WG Activities/Timelines 07/15/2003 NOWG NANC Report 10