North American Numbering Council NANC Billing Collection Working
North American Numbering Council (NANC) Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG) May 17, 2011 Co-Chairs: Tim Decker, Verizon Rosemary Emmer, Sprint Nextel
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. May 17, 2011 2
Current Activities • • Monthly Billing and Collections Oversight Monthly Evaluation of Deliverables Budget and Contribution Factor 2011/2012 Co-Chair Election May 17, 2011 3
History of NANP Fund Size and Contribution Factor March 2000 to June 2001 (revised) July 2001 to June 2002 July 2002 to June 2003 July 2003 to June 2004 (revised) July 2004 to June 2005 July 2005 to June 2006 July 2006 to June 2007 July 2007 to June 2008 July 2008 to June 2009 July 2009 to June 2010 July 2010 to June 2011 July 2011 to June 2012 Contribution Factor Final/Revised # Original 0. 000043 0. 000021 0. 0000052 0. 000021 0. 0000193 0. 0000165 0. 0000107 0. 0000181 0. 000022 0. 0000577 0. 000043 0. 000036 0. 000021 0. 0000052 0. 000021 0. 0000193 0. 0000165 0. 0000107 0. 0000181 0. 000022 Per Budget Total budgeted expenditures ** International contribution US contributions 12, 630, 500 14, 783, 140 13, 737, 340 9, 821, 530 7, 026, 013 6, 903, 158 6, 922, 608 6, 605, 140 5, 508, 944 5, 348, 089 5, 497, 882 5, 857, 267 211, 563 166, 620 173, 694 114, 205 80, 468 84, 050 83, 238 84, 821 82, 384 85, 415 96, 439 94, 944 12, 418, 937 9, 780, 878 10, 313, 646 4, 902, 967 4, 920, 418 1, 127, 108 4, 876, 926 4, 530, 185 2, 487, 497 4, 034, 718 4, 620, 882 4, 835, 643 3, 250, 000 4, 804, 358 2, 025, 127 5, 692, 000 1, 966, 444 1, 990, 084 2, 775, 177 1, 366, 725 1, 141, 441 4, 434, 187 4, 000 4, 248, 064 Surplus used NA Surplus kept NA NA - - - 1, 531, 477 1, 198, 963 - - - ** includes contingency allowance # Final Factor reflects "Revised" factor if different from Original Source: Factors and amounts compiled by Welch LLP May 17, 2011 4
July 2011 -June 2012 Budget • 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. May 17, 2011 5
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. May 17, 2011 6
B&C WG Co-Chair Election • • • The B&C WG held a co-chair election, both positions for the term of 2 years. Tim Decker and Rosemary Emmer were nominated and accepted, there were no other nominations. There were no objections to Tim Decker and Rosemary Emmer continuing their role as co-chairs of the B&C WG for a period of 2 more years. May 17, 2011 7
NANC Action Items • Endorse Co-Chair’s, two year term May 17, 2011 8
2011 Meeting Schedule Date Tuesday, June 21 Tuesday, July 19 Tuesday, August 16 Tuesday, September 20 Tuesday, October 25 Tuesday, November 22 Monday, December 12 May 17, 2011 Time 11: 00 am Eastern 11: 00 am Eastern 9
B&C WG Membership • • • AT&T Bell Canada Cox Sprint Nextel Qwest Verizon May 17, 2011 10
Future Meetings/Contact Information Tues, June 21 11: 00 am 1 hr Tues, July 19 11: 00 am 1 hr 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 May 17, 2011 11
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