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"Washington, D.C. - The right of consumers to keep the same, familiar phone number when switching to a new telephone company was expanded today by the Federal Communications Commission , in an Order that will further ensure consumers' opportunity to choose a telephone service provider based on quality, price and service.
"The FCC made clear that the obligation to provide local number portability extends to interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol providers and the telecommunications carriers that obtain numbers for them. This action was, in part, a response to numerous complaints by consumers about their inability to port numbers to or from interconnected VoIP providers. The FCC also initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on additional VoIP numbering issues.
"The FCC also clarified in its Order that telephone companies may not obstruct or delay number porting by demanding excess information from the customer's new provider, and specifically concluded that LNP validation for a simple number port should be based on no more than four fields: (1) 10-digit telephone number; (2) customer account number; (3) 5-digit zip code; and (4) pass code, if applicable. In its Notice, the FCC also tentatively concluded that it should require the industry to complete simple ports in 48 hours.
"Action by the Commission, October 31, 2007, by Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, Order on Remand, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 07-188). Chairman Martin, Commissioners Copps, Tate and McDowell with Commissioner Adelstein approving in part and concurring in part. Separate statements issued by Chairman Martin, Commissioners Copps, Adelstein, Tate and McDowell. Docket Nos.: 07-243, 07-244, 04-36, 95-116, 99-200 Wireline Competition Bureau Staff
10/31/07 FCC Expands Local Number Portability to VoIP.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | AcrobatTELEPHONE NUMBER REQUIREMENTS FOR IP-ENABLED SERVICES PROVIDERS. The Commission took a series of steps designed to ensure that consumers benefit from local number portability (LNP). (Dkt No. 95-116, 04-36 , 07-243). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 10/31/2007 by R&O. (FCC No. 07-188). WCB (Released November 8, 2007) FCC-07-188A1.doc FCC-07-188A2.doc FCC-07-188A3.doc FCC-07-188A4.doc FCC-07-188A5.doc FCC-07-188A6.doc FCC-07-188A1.pdf FCC-07-188A2.pdf FCC-07-188A3.pdf FCC-07-188A4.pdf FCC-07-188A5.pdf FCC-07-188A6.pdf FCC-07-188A1.txt FCC-07-188A2.txt FCC-07-188A3.txt FCC-07-188A4.txt FCC-07-188A5.txt FCC-07-188A6.txt
Published Fed Reg Vol 73 No 35 p 9463 (Feb. 21, 2008)
WC Docket Nos. 07–243, 07–244 :: Telephone Number Requirements for IP-Enabled Services Providers; Local Number Portability Porting Interval and Validation Requirements :: Comments Due Mar 24 Replies Due Apr 21, 2008
"The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether the Commission should extend local number portability (LNP) requirements and numbering related rules, including compliance with N11 code assignments, to interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, and whether the Commission should adopt rules specifying the length of porting intervals or other details of the porting process"
"Through this Notice, the Commission considers whether there are additional number administration requirements that the Commission should adopt to benefit customers of telecommunications and interconnected VoIP services. First, the Commission seeks comment on whether it should act to extend other numbering-related obligations to interconnected VoIP providers. Second, the Commission seeks comment on whether it should adopt specific rules regarding the LNP validation process and porting interval lengths."
Fed Reg Vol. 73 No. 35 p 9507 (Feb. 21, 2008)
Regulations
- 47 CFR §§ 52.12, 52.16, 52.17, 52.21, 52.23, 52.32, 52.33, 52.34
- § 52.34 Obligations regarding local number porting to and from interconnected VoIP providers.
(a) An interconnected VoIP provider must facilitate an end-user customer's valid number portability request, as it is defined in this subpart, either to or from a telecommunications carrier or another interconnected VoIP provider. "Facilitate" is defined as the interconnected VoIP providers' affirmative legal obligation to take all steps necessary to initiate or allow a port-in or port-out itself or through the telecommunications carriers, if any, that it relies on to obtain numbering resources, subject to a valid port request, without unreasonable delay or unreasonable procedures that have the effect of delaying or denying porting of the NANP-based telephone number.
(b) An interconnected VoIP provider may not enter into any agreement that would prohibit an end-user customer from porting between interconnected VoIP providers, or to or from a telecommunications carrier.
TXT Petitions for Waivers
After the FCC's order granting SBC's numbering petition, the FCC received a number of additional petitions from VoIP service providers requesting similar waivers. See FCC Electronic Comment Fhttp://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgiiling System Docket 99-200
- Released: 05/04/2005. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PETITION FOR LIMITED WAIVER OF SECTION 52.15(G)(2)(I) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING ACCESS TO NUMBERING RESOURCES. (DA No. 05-1288). (Dkt No 99-200) Pleading Cycle Established. Comments Due: 06/04/2005. Reply Comments Due: 06/20/2005. WCB. Contact: Mika Savir at 0384, email: Mika.Savir, TTY: 0484, FCC 5/6/2005
- Corecomm-Voyager, Inc. Petition for Limited Waiver Filed April 22, 2005 PDF
- Vonage Petition for Limited Waiver Filed March 4, 2005 PDF
- Vonage Holdings Corporation (“Vonage”), respectfully requests that the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) grant it a limited waiver of Section 52.15(g)(2)(i) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 52.15(g)(2)(i), to allow Vonage to obtain numbering resources directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (“NANPA”) and/or the Pooling Administrator (“PA”) in a manner comparable to the waiver granted to SBC Internet Services, Inc. (“SBC-IS”).1 Vonage intends to use these numbering resources to deploy IPenabled services, including Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services, on a commercial basis to residential and business customers.
- Dialpad Petition for Limited Waiver Filed March 1, 2005 PD
- CC Docket No. 99-200 SBC IP Petition for Waiver Comment due Aug 16, 2004 Reply due August 31
- " In this order, we grant SBC Internet Services, Inc. (SBCIS) a waiver of section 52.15(g)(2)(i) of the Commission’s rules. Specifically, subject to the conditions set forth in this order, we grant SBCIS permission to obtain numbering resources directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) and/or the Pooling Administrator (PA) for use in deploying IP-enabled services, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, on a commercial basis to residential and business customers. We also request the North American Numbering Council (NANC) to review whether and how our numbering rules should be modified to allow IP-enabled service providers access to numbering resources in a manner consistent with our numbering optimization policies. The waiver will be in effect until the Commission adopts final numbering rules for IP-enabled services." -- ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN. Granted SBC Internet Services, Inc. a waiver of section 52.15(g)(2)(i) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 99-200). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 01/28/2005 by ORDER. (FCC No. 05-20). WCB, FCC 2/1/2005 POC: Sanford Williams, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at 7400, TTY 0484.
- Public Notice
- See Numbering Info
North American Numbering Council
- NENA VoIP Agreement, NENA 3/18/2004
- What's in a number? (telephony numbering exhaustion issue), CNET 1/27/03
- Web Calling Roils the Telecom World, NYT 12/16/02
- VOIP UNDER ATTACK (LECs claims that IPT leads to number exhaustion) Pulver 11/15/02
- VoIP Numbering Issues prepared by Bell South, Qwest and Verizon
- ATIS Industry Numbering Committee
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- North American Numbering Council
- North American Numbering Council Chair | Reports
- Vonage Presentation Jan 22, 2003
2/1/05 Administration of the North American Numbering Plan. Order: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Impact of VoIP on Numbering Resources: Federal and state regulators have been successful in slowing the explosive growth of new area codes. Each new area code places additional costs on businesses, adds complexity to the lives of residential consumers, and is inconvenient for all telephone customers. Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leadership, California has developed an effective set of rules that ensure that telecommunications providers receive the number they need and makes telecommunications providers efficiently utilize the number they have. VoIP providers currently utilize telephone numbers, but under FCC rules, they do not currently have to comply with protocols under the NANP, thereby potentially undercutting the concerted effort of regulators and carriers subject to the plan to manage scarce numbering resources.
In many ways, the issues presented by VoIP mirror those once presented by wireless providers. Wireless providers, like VoIP providers, offer nationwide service that is portable to the subscriber. Wireless providers, however, register with the California Public Utilities Commission, contribute to state (and federal) universal service programs, pay access charges for interconnection with the PSTN, are required to provide E911 service, and must comply with NANP protocols.
-- Order instituting investigation on the Commission's own motion to determine the extent to which the public utility telephone service known as Voice over Internet Protocol should be exempted from regulatory requirements, CA PUC February 11, 2004 http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/published/agenda_decision/33960.htm
In order to formulate an informed, consistent regulatory policy, the Commission would like to obtain information about VOIP activity in Michigan . The Commission, therefore, requests comments on VOIP activity in Michigan on the following topics that may be affected by both state and federal law:
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c. Information regarding the effect of VOIP on telephone numbering resources, including non-licensed VOIP providers' access to numbering resources through licensed telecommunication carriers and VOIP end users' ability to port their current landline or wireless telephone number to their VOIP equipment.
-- U-14073 - Commission's Own Motion (investigation of VOIP) - (MI PUC 3/16/2004 ) HTML | PDF
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