PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� News Media Information (202) 418-0500. Fax on Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http:/www.fcc.gov FTP site: ftp.fcc.gov DA 98-408 Releas ed: March 3, 1998 COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NORTH A MERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE (CBT) REQUEST TO S ELECT ONE REGIONAL NUMBER PORTABILITY A DMINISTRATION CENTER CC Doc ket 95-116 NSD Fi le No. L-98-14 Comment Date: March 18, 1998 Reply Comment Date: March 27, 1998 On November 24, 1997, the Chairman, North American Numbering Council (NANC) forwarded to the Common Carrier Bureau its recommendation and the Local Number Portability Administration Working Group report concerning the Cincinnati Bell Telephone (CBT) request that CBT be allowed to select one regional Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) for purposes of fulfilling its number portability responsibilities. The Commission specifically directed the NANC to review CBT s request and make a recommendation on whether local exchange carriers (LECs) with contiguous operating areas that overlap more than one (1) LNP region be allowed to select a single NPAC to the Commission on or before December 15, 1997. The NANC concluded that CBT s request does not raise technical difficulties with respect to LNP implementation or have negative financial consequences for carriers responsible for conducting queries necessary to route calls to the proper terminating carrier. The NANC, however, declined to answer the general question of whether LECs that overlap more than one number portability database region should be allowed to select a single NPAC, preferring instead to respond on a case-by-case basis. The NANC recommendation and LNPA Working Group report are attached to this Public Notice. We seek comment on the NANC's November 24, 1997, recommendation and report by March 18, 1998, and reply comments by March 27, 1998. Interested parties should file an original and four copies of their comments with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554. In addition, parties should send two copies to Jeannie Grimes, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC, Suite 235, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20554, and one copy to ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the Commission's Public Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554. Copies of comments and reply comments will also be available from ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, or by calling (202) 857-3800. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Radley-Teicher at (202) 418-2320 or Patrick Forster at 418-7061. The address is: Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 235, Washington, DC 20054. The fax number is: (202) 418-7314. The TTY number is: (202) 418-0484.