PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET, N.W WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News Media Information (202) 418-0500. October 3, 1995 FCC Announces Next Meeting to Discuss Implementation of Toll Free 888 Database The FCC will hold the eighth in a series of meetings with the industry to track the deployment of the new toll free 888 area code. These meetings are part of the Commission's overall plan to conserve use of the existing toll free 800 numbers and accelerate the availability of the new toll free 888 numbers. This meeting on Wednesday October 11, 1995 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is open to the public. The meeting will be held at Bellcore, Room B1-B2, 2101 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. A tentative agenda and the summary of the action items from the September 6, 1995 meeting is attached. If you are giving a presentation, please bring 60 copies. This eighth meeting will address action items that were identified in the September 20, 1995 meeting, and address any implementation issues that may arise during the deployment of the 888 database. There will be reports from various industry segments, including local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers and switch vendors. Future meetings will continue to be held approximately every two weeks throughout planning for 888 deployment. All meetings will be open to the public. Documents from these meetings will be available for public viewing the day after each meeting at the FCC, 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6010, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Copies of these documents are available from the Commission's copy contractor, ITS, 202/857-3800. The FCC is holding these meetings as part of its overall effort to smooth the transition from the existing toll free 800 number system to the new toll free 888 system. The FCC continues to work with the 800 service provider industry to conserve the existing 800 numbers and to ensure the efficient use of these resources. Questions about this meeting should be directed to Mary De Luca at (202) 418-2334. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Portable 888 Implementation Meeting October 11, 1995 Tentative Agenda 1. 9:00 to 9:10 Updated Status of 800 Numbers by Michael Wade, President, Database Service Management, Inc. (DSMI) 2. 9:10 to 9:20 Update from the RBOC 888 Implementation by Dan Winters, National 800 Product Team 3. 9:20 to 10:00 Update from the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) by Don Werner, Assistant Moderator 4. 10:00 to 10:15 888 Readiness Update - Vendors Bellcore (SCP & SMS) 5. 10:15 to 10:25 888 Readiness Update - Trade Associations USTA update on the LEC questionnaire 6. 10:25 to 10:50 888 Readiness Update from Interexchange Carriers MCI, Sprint, AT&T 7. 10:50 to 11:25 888 Readiness Update from Large Local Exchange Carriers -- United, SNET, Cincinnati Bell, GTE 8. 11:25 to 12:30 Updated Readiness Report from Regional Bell Operating Companies -- US West, SBC, Pacific Bell, Ameritech, NYNEX, BellSouth, Bell Atlantic 9. 12:30 Wrap-up --------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of Action Item from 888 implementation Meeting Bellcore Meeting Room Meeting Date: September 20, 1995 1. OBF/NOF Action: - Continue to monitor 888 related activities and report back any issue that may be in the critical path of a March 1, 1996 service date. - Provide end-to-end time frame for record correlation for real and test records. 2. MCI - Report on specific actions for consumer/mass market education on 888 as toll free service.