The FCC seeks comment on the North American...
The FCC seeks comment on the North American Numbering Council’s recommendation that Ericsson subsidiary Telcordia, doing business as iconectiv, be the next local number portability administrator (LPNA). That was as expected (CD June 10 p2). Comments in docket 09-109 are…
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due July 10, replies July 25. NANC members unanimously recommended Telcordia as the next administrator, with one abstention, in its closed March 26 meeting, the FCC said in its public notice (http://bit.ly/1l4PgMh). NANC’s recommendation addressed how the LNPA should be selected, including the methodology and criteria that should be used; the cost differential among vendor national proposals; and transition costs and risks, the notice said. NANC also forwarded “investigative reports” in response a Wireline Bureau request that NANC respond to allegations of unfairness. NANC’s recommendation and accompanying reports were submitted confidentially, as were vendor submissions on technical, pricing and other proprietary information. A Telcordia spokesman said it looks forward to a “prompt” decision once the comment period ends. “A broad cross-section of carriers agrees that the selection ... needs to be finalized so that both consumers and providers can realize the benefits, including material cost savings,” he said. A spokeswoman for current LNPA Neustar declined to comment.