NANC Future of Numbering (FoN) Working Group November 30, 2006 Co-Chairs James Castagna, Verizon John Cummings, Vonage Don Gray, Nebraska PSC

NANC

Future of Numbering(FoN)

Working Group

November 30, 2006

Co-ChairsJames Castagna, VerizonJohn Cummings, VonageDon Gray, Nebraska PSC

FoN November 2006 NANC Report 2

Report Summary

• Project Tracking Matrix

• Revised Mission and Scope

• FoN Participation

• Meeting Progress/Activities

• Summary

• Meeting Schedule


Project Tracking Matrix

Proj. No.

Description

NANC Assignment

Date

NANC Due Date

Status

1 NANC Report on the Future of Numbering

September 2004

--- November 2004 – work postponed May 2006 - work resumed

2 Telematics March 2005 -- November 2004 – reviewing current applications and

contributions when item was postponed. June 2006 – topic to be included in overall FoN Report.

3 Navy NPA Request November 2004 Work

Suspended

COMPLETED: 12/16/05 INC Issued 459 placed in Final Closure 10/24/05 DON informed INC of intent to not pursue at this time.

4 VoIP Number Assignment Criteria

January 2005

Original: May 2005 Revised: July 2005

COMPLETED: 08/03/05 NANC Chair transmitted to FCC after 07/19/05 FoN

presentation. 07/15/05 FoN approved final report Work originally delayed due to other more urgent item, namely

Project #6

5 FoN response to LNPA WG Letter

March 2005

Original: April 8, 2005

Revised: May 13, 2005

COMPLETED: FoN Change order report sent to LNPA WG, who agreed with

the FoN WG’s response to the NANC regarding Project #6 that will satisfy their request.

6

Review LNPA WG Change Orders 399 & 400 for VoIP Requirements

March 2005

Original May 2005

Revised June 10, 2005

COMPLETED: 07/05/05 NANC Chair transmitted to FCC NANC’s 06/28/05

consensus position. Joint meeting, presentations and discussions on this issue

completed; NANC requested report remain open for further input on

Change Order 400 until 06/07/05. NANC to consider recommendations on 06/28/05 NANC Conference Call


Mission and Scope Proposed ChangesMission:

To explore changes to the environment, including new and future technologies, the impact of market place and/or regulatory changes and innovations on telephone numbering.

Scope:The Working Group will investigate new telephone numbering assignment approaches and future telephone number assignment requirements in cooperation with other industry forums/committees as appropriate. The Working Group will identify trends and assess their impact upon numbering resources. The Working Group, if necessary, will analyze potential changes to numbering administration and use common criteria to determine the feasibility and benefit of each and report its findings to the NANC. The Working Group will also analyze various topics that may be given to it from time to time by the NANC and/or FCC.


FoN Participation

• Future of Numbering teleconference calls are typically held every two to three weeks.

• Attendance on the calls is typically 24 to 28 participants.

• On Nov 8, 2006, there were 26 participants.

• Each identified the segment represented by their company but some opted just to recognize the most prevalent line of business.


FoN Participant Sample Profile of Nov 8

• Regulators (NE, MI, IA, WA)• Vendors (Telcordia)• Wireline (Cox, BellSouth, Sure West, Verizon,

Embarq,, Bell Canada, Quest, 800 Response)• Wireless (Sure West, T-Mobile, Embarq, Verizon

Wireless, Bell Canada, Sprint-Nextel)• Cable (Cox)• VoIP (Vonage, Sprint-Nextel, Embarq, Sure West)• Administrators (Telcordia, NeuStar PA)• Association (INC, LNPA WG, 1-800 AFTA,

CCTA/NCTA)


Meeting Progress/Activities

The FoN prepared a report outline:

1.0 UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL FUTURE(S):

1. Nomadic/Mobile Society

2. New and Future Services

3. Device Capabilities/Use

4. Regulation

5. Allocation Alternatives

6. TN-Related Database Routing Needs



2.0 ENVISIONING THE FUTURE & RECOMENDATIONS:

1. Benefits of Potential Changes to the Allocation and Administration of TNs

2. Identification of Pre-determined Thresholds and Recommended Actions

3. Items Warranting Further Monitoring and Study/Analysis

4. What Changes are needed to the Regulatory Regime

3.0 TRANSITIONING TO THE PREFERRED FUTURE:

1. Timeline to Change with Milestones

2. Changes to Industry Standards and Practices

3. Changes to State and Federal Regulations



The FoN recognized that existing and new uses of TNs to deliver new services would likely significantly impact the NANP and decided to first focus on “New and Future Services”

1. Nomadic/Mobile Society2. New and Future Services3. Device Capabilities/Use4. Regulation5. Allocation Alternatives6. TN-Related Database Routing Needs



End User Habits/Influences:• Numbers are stored and accessed.

– Mobile numbers are stored more often– Fixed numbers are remembered

• What a TN tells us about the “destination.”– Locality: Potential Supplier/Time of Day– Cost Relativity– Business: Dispatch/Marketing– Fixed Device becomes a Communal Phone– Mobile / Nomadic Device becomes a Personal

Phone



New Addressing Scheme Options/Influences:Impact of competing electronic addressing schemes

– Telephone Numbers represented by phrases– IP addresses represented by numbers– Domain Names or phrases mapped to IP addresses– ENUM bridging the PSTN with the IP network via

telephone numbers– ENUM as a book of addresses identifying a

multitude of services represented by URIs– Private naming addresses within social networking

services, e.g., Skype, MySpace names



Technology Enablers/Influences:

• Choice of TNs from any area code.• Use of device “address book” instead of TN.• Telephony “devices” support dialing numerous types

of addresses beyond TNs, e.g., SIP URIs.• A new Mobility - Movement among several

Fixed/Mobile IP Devices (contact addresses) or networks.

• Use of a single address, e.g., SIP URI, to reach individual at any/all of their contact addresses.

• "Next Generation Network developments such as ENUM and IMS"



The next study area of interest to the FoN is “Regulation”

1. Nomadic/Mobile Society

2. New and Future Services

3. Device Capabilities/Use

4. Regulation

5. Allocation Alternatives

6. TN-Related Database Routing Needs



A discussion on Regulation identified the following preliminary areas of interest:

• User perceptions and the current use of TNs relative to existing regulation.• Potential impacts on the contemporary use of TNs and end users.• The relationship to the delivery of new services, technology and competition.

•Other models for the allocation of numbering resources, e.g., commons versus property rights model.


Summary

NANC Action RequestedEndorse the updated Mission and Scope.

FoN WG

Prepare for NANC’s Review in January:Summarize “New And Future Services” Findings Work Plan For Remaining Areas of Study


Meeting Schedule

DATE BRIDGE DETAILS

December 13 813-276-1436 Pin: 3222541# (Verizon)

January 3 813-276-1436 Pin: 3222541# (Verizon)

TBD TBD

Documents

NANC Future of Numbering (FoN) Working Group November 30, 2006 Co-Chairs James Castagna, Verizon John Cummings, Vonage Don Gray, Nebraska PSC