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Welcome to the Numbering Resources Page. The Commission’s numbering policies are designed to ensure the efficient and effective use of telephone numbers for the provision of telecommunications services. The Commission works closely with the North American Numbering Council, the Commission’s federal advisory committee on numbering issues, state commissions, and industry groups to achieve effective numbering resource management. The Commission has sought to optimize the use of numbering resources by: (1) minimizing negative impact on consumers of premature area code exhaust; (2) ensuring access to numbering resources for all service providers; (3) extending the life of the NANP; (4) imposing the least societal cost possible, and ensuring competitive neutrality; (5) minimizing incentives for carriers to carry excessively large inventories of numbers. Some of the measures used by the Commission include: area code relief; thousands-block number pooling; and local number portability.



11/14/2008
WCB extends the temporary assignment of three toll free numbers to SAMHSA for an additional 6 months (until May 14, 2009).
Order: Word | Acrobat | Text

10/21/08
FCC Issues Order Implementing NET 911 Act.
Report & Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Revised Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat

10/06/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on Vixxi Solutions, Inc. Petition for limited waiver of Numbering Access Requirements. DA 08-2209, CC Docket 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 10/20/2008. Replies Due: 10/27/2008.
Word | Acrobat

07/30/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on the application from Sint Maarten, Netherland Antillies to Participate in the North American Numbering Plan.
Pleading Cycle Established.
Word | Acrobat

07/24/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Pleading Cycle established for Comments on Level 3's Emergency Petition for Assignment of Additional Telephone Numbers in Area Code 603. DA 08-1732, WC Docket 08-154.
Comments Due: 08/25/08. Replies Due: 09/10/08.
Word | Acrobat

07/24/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comments on Level 3's request for Special Temporary Authorization of Thousand-Block Codes in Area Code 603. DA 08-1731, WC Docket 08-154. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 08/07/08. Replies Due: 08/14/08.
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07/02/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Request for Access to Carrier Data filed in the Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast Reports (NRUF). DA 08-1583, Dockets 95-116 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 07/14/08.
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03/07/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comments on the North American Numbering Plan Administration Technical Requirements. DA 08-490, Dockets 92-237 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 03/21/08. Replies Due: 03/28/08.
Word | Acrobat
NANPA Techical Requirements:
Word | Acrobat

02/11/08
ORDER: Local Number Portability Porting Interval and Validation Requirements. Granted request from Embarq to waive until September 30, 2008, the deadline to comply with the Commission's declaratory ruling that the validation process for LNP requests should be based on no more than four fields. FCC 08-31, Dockets 95-116 & 07-244.
Word | Acrobat

02/25/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Request for Access to Carrier Data filed in Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast Reports (NRUF). DA 08-451, CC Dockets 95-116 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 03/03/08.
Word | Acrobat

07/30/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on the application from Sint Maarten, Netherland Antillies to Participate in the North American Numbering Plan.
Pleading Cycle Established.
Word | Acrobat

07/24/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Pleading Cycle established for Comments on Level 3's Emergency Petition for Assignment of Additional Telephone Numbers in Area Code 603. DA 08-1732, WC Docket 08-154.
Comments Due: 08/25/08. Replies Due: 09/10/08.
Word | Acrobat

07/24/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comments on Level 3's request for Special Temporary Authorization of Thousand-Block Codes in Area Code 603. DA 08-1731, WC Docket 08-154. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 08/07/08. Replies Due: 08/14/08.
Word | Acrobat

07/02/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Request for Access to Carrier Data filed in the Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast Reports (NRUF). DA 08-1583, Dockets 95-116 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 07/14/08.
Word | Acrobat

03/07/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comments on the North American Numbering Plan Administration Technical Requirements. DA 08-490, Dockets 92-237 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 03/21/08. Replies Due: 03/28/08.
Word | Acrobat
NANPA Techical Requirements:
Word | Acrobat

02/11/08
ORDER: Local Number Portability Porting Interval and Validation Requirements. Granted request from Embarq to waive until September 30, 2008, the deadline to comply with the Commission's declaratory ruling that the validation process for LNP requests should be based on no more than four fields. FCC 08-31, Dockets 95-116 & 07-244.
Word | Acrobat

02/25/08
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Request for Access to Carrier Data filed in Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast Reports (NRUF). DA 08-451, CC Dockets 95-116 & 99-200. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 03/03/08.
Word | Acrobat

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