Project Executive Report
NAPM LLC Meeting – September 23, 2014
q LNPA WG Meeting Highlights:
Ø LNPA WG Meeting was held on September 9 and 10, 2014, in Denver, Colorado
Ø NANC Change Order 372 Alternative NPAC/SMS Interface
· One Vendor has completed certification testing and is taking downloads in XML format.
Ø Non-Geographic Porting
· At the May 2014 LNPA WG, a sub-team was formed to identify the issues and impacts of being able to port telephone numbers anywhere in the USA as a result of the work being done for the IP Transition
· The Non-Geographic sub-team reported that they are developing a white paper with three sections discussing (1) technical impacts, (2) customer impacts, and (3) regulatory impacts.
Ø Transition from PSTN to IP
· PSTN to IP transition effects on LNP continue to be an ongoing agenda item for the LNPA WG.
· At the September meeting, the WG reviewed discussion questions offered by JSI.
· Penn Pfautz, AT&T, stated that the ATIS NNI taskforce is working on a draft report to be out around October 1st. As currently planned, the report will offer four IP network alternatives – two of which involve use of the NPAC. The NNI will be requesting feedback on the alternatives.
· WG consensus is to review and analyze the alternatives and provide feedback concerning LNP implications to the NNI.
Ø LNPA WG continues the process to identify and discuss NPAC functionality that could be considered for sun-setting
· Discussions continue for each item remaining on the list until fully resolved.
Ø Co-Chair Elections to be held at November Working Group meeting
· Linda Peterman is resigning as the Working Group CLEC Co-Chair effective the end of the year due to changes in her job responsibilities.
· An election will be held to fill the CLEC Co-Chair position at the November meeting.
· Election will include voting on the Wireless and Wireline Co-Chair positions.
Ø Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)
· SPs did not approve the Neustar proposed solution to the MVNO issue.
· Neustar introduced a PIM describing the problem and proposed resolution.
· The PIM was rejected by the LNPA Working Group.
· The WG noted that this issue should be championed by an SP affected by the problem.
Ø Next LNPA Working Group Meeting.
· The next LNPA WG meeting is scheduled for November 4-5, 2014, in Atlanta, GA, hosted by AT&T.
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Prepared by Deb Tucker, Ron Steen, and Paula Campagnoli