FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
  November 17, 1999                       Mike Balmoris at (202) 418-0253
                                     Email: mbalmori@fcc.gov
  
                   COMMON CARRIER ACTION
  
         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPROVES 
         TRANSFER OF NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN 
             ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION TO NEUSTAR 
  
  Washington, D.C.   Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  released an Order approving the proposed transfer of the North American Numbering Plan
  (NANP) administrative functions from Lockheed Martin IMS Corporation (Lockheed) to
  NeuStar, Inc. (NeuStar).  Lockheed's Communications Industry Services (CIS) business
  unit currently serves as the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). 
  NeuStar is an affiliate of Warburg, Pincus & Co. (Warburg), a registered investment
  company with numerous telecommunications interests.
  
       In the Order, the FCC concludes that Lockheed currently is in violation of the
  FCC's neutrality requirements because it is a telecommunications service provider, but
  that it may, subject to the FCC's approval, cure its violation by transferring the NANPA
  functions to an entity that meets the neutrality requirements.  The FCC also concludes that
  NeuStar, as currently structured, is in compliance with the neutrality requirements.  Thus,
  NeuStar may assume the NANPA administrative functions, subject to the terms and
  conditions enumerated in the Order, for the remainder of the current appointment term,
  which will expire in November of 2002.
  
       NeuStar will be controlled by a voting trust, which will, in most instances, control
  the voting rights for Warburg's majority (54%) interest in the trust.  NeuStar's five-
  member Board of Directors will be comprised of two Warburg employees, the CEO of
  NeuStar, and two unaffiliated directors.  To ensure NeuStar's neutrality despite its
  affiliation with Warburg, the FCC has imposed certain conditions and safeguards.  First,
  NeuStar will be required to comply with its proposed Code of Conduct, which seeks to
  ensure that NeuStar administers the NANP in a competitively neutral manner.  Second,
  additional safeguards are imposed to provide for FCC oversight of the  quarterly neutrality
  audits which NeuStar will undergo.  Finally, NeuStar will be required to maintain its
  present organizational structure throughout its term as the NANPA.   
  
  
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     Action by the Commission, November 12, 1999, by Order in CC Docket No.
  92-237 (FCC 99-346).  Chairman Kennard and Commissioners Ness, Powell and
  Tristani; Commission Furchtgott-Roth dissenting and issuing a statement.
  
  Report No. 99-53
  
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