The LNPA Selection Working Group hosted a conference call on Wednesday, January 22, 1997,
between 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. to discuss the status of the provisioning flow issue escalated to the Working
Group by the LNPA Technical & Operational Requirements (T&O) Task Force. Participating on the
conference call from the Working Group were:
| Woody Kerkeslager | - AT&T (Working Group Co-Chair) |
| Terry Appenzeller | - Ameritech (Working Group Co-Chair) |
| Kim Mahoney | - Airtouch |
| Bill Shaughnessy | - BellSouth |
| Hoke Knox | - Sprint |
| Beth Kistner | - MCI |
| Bob Angevine | - GTE |
| Kathy Hanley | - US West |
| Dennis Byrne | - USTA |
| Scot Lewis | - MFS |
| Sally Swan | - Pacific Bell |
Also participating from the T&O Task Force and other organizations were:
| Bonnie Baca | - AT&T (T&O Task Force Co-Chair) |
| Marilyn Murdock | - SBC (T&O Task Force Co-Chair) |
| Donna Navickas | - Ameritech |
| Dave Garner | - Sprint |
| Mike Queenan | - Bellcore |
| Karen Frubish | - Cox |
| Brent Struthers | - Illinois Commerce Commission |
The T&O Task Force Co-Chairs described the compromise provisioning flows adopted by their team
on January 20, 1997, which are outlined in greater detail in the minutes of that meeting. Following are
the major three (3) points of the compromise:
1. No due date will be earlier than three (3) business days from the day the Firm Order
Commitment (FOC) is generated by the old Service Provider (SP). This represents a compromise by
the CLECs as this process allows for an additional day in the flow to resolve issues.
2. The Number Portability Administration Center/Service Management System (NPAC/SMS)
processing timers will include business hours only. This was not previously defined.
3. An old SP may cause a port to be placed into conflict following certain timing parameters,
however, the new SP, also following certain timing parameters, has the unilateral right to remove a
port from conflict. This is a compromise to the ILECs as they had sought additional control over the
process.
In addition, the compromise includes putting the following controls into place:
The T&O Task Force will develop a policy statement prohibiting the porting of vacant numbers.
The team will recommend adoption of this policy to NANC for FCC concurrence.
The T&O Task Force will also recommend adoption of a plan to resolve instance of SP non-compliance with the policy prohibiting porting vacant numbers. The Task Force will recommend
adoption of the process to NANC for FCC concurrence.
A tracking vehicle will be put in place to measure the reasons transactions are placed into conflict in
order to identify problems and to develop process improvement plans.
A vote of the Working Group members participating on the call was taken and the vote was unanimous
in favor of the compromise. See attached for the details.
On January 23, Woody Kerkeslager and Terry Appenzeller will contact Alan Hasselwander, NANC
Chairman, to inform him of the status of this issue. Also, as requested by NANC, Woody Kerkeslanger
will present a report at the NANC meeting on January 28, 1997.
Provisioning Process Compromise
LNPA Selection Working Group
Member Vote
January 22, 1997
| Company | Yes | No | Abstain |
| Airtouch | X | ||
| Ameritech | X | ||
| AT&T | X | ||
| Bellcore | X | ||
| BellSouth | X | ||
| GTE | X | ||
| MCI | X | ||
| MFS | X | ||
| Pacific Bell* | X | ||
| Sprint | X | ||
| USTA | X | ||
| US West | X |
* While Pacific Bell voted yes, they do not agree with a process that does not allow the prevention of
porting of vacant telephone numbers or telephone numbers that do not have an associated LSR and
FOC. Pacific Bell recognizes the need to move forward with these process flows with the condition
that NANC recommend that porting of vacant numbers is prohibited until a commission approved
process for number pooling is in place. Pacific Bell reserves the right to appeal to the commission
on this issue.