2011 NANPA Annual Report

2011 NANPA ANNUAL REPORT To stakeholders of the North American Numbering Plan Administration It is with great pleasure that Neustar, Inc. (“Neustar”) presents the 2011 North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Annual Report. This annual report covers NANPA activities from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. The NANPA annual report focuses on the administration of the various numbering resources of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). As with previous annual reports, it provides a picture of the state of the NANP at the end of 2011. It also provides a useful and comprehensive description of the numerous activities undertaken by NANPA during the year. The data included in this report comes from the NANPA website where you can locate the latest numbering information. Neustar has served as the NANPA for fourteen years. Over this time frame, we have continually focused on NANPA’s core responsibilities of administration of NANP resources, coordination of area code relief planning and the collection of utilization and forecast data from service providers. Our experience enables us to completely understand the critical nature of the services that NANPA provides the Federal Communications Commission, state regulatory commissions, the telecommunications industry and the general public. We remain committed to providing high quality, neutral, third- party administration of the NANP and maintaining the trust you have placed in us. Feel free to contact any of the NANPA staff, or me, with any comments, suggestions or concerns. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as NANPA. Sincerely, John C. Manning Sr. Director, NANPA Neustar, Inc. (Neustar) 2011 NANPA AnnUAL REPORT | paGE 3 TaBLE OF CONTENTS THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN .................. 5 NUMBERING RESOURCE UTILIZATION/FORECAST ...... 25 History ....................................................................... 5 2011 NRUF Exhaust Forecasts ................................. 26 North American Numbering Plan Administration ....... 5 OTHER NANPA SERVICES ............................................ 27 NANPA Funding ......................................................... 5 AOCN Enterprise Service ......................................... 27 NANPA Neutrality ...................................................... 5 AOCN Quality Measurements ................................... 27 NANP ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM .................................. 6 Entry of Paper Submissions NAS Central Office Code Administration ................... 6 of Resource Applications ......................................... 27 Applying On-line for Other Numbering Resources ...... 6 Entry of Paper NRUF Submissions ........................... 27 NANP Notification System ......................................... 7 NANPA Testimony in State Regulatory Hearings ....... 27 NAS NRUF ................................................................. 7 Customized Reports ................................................ 28 NAS Reports .............................................................. 8 Financial Results ..................................................... 28 NAS User Registration ............................................... 8 INC Participation ..................................................... 28 CODE ADMINISTRATION ................................................ 9 NANPA Website........................................................ 30 Overview .................................................................... 9 Resource Report – NPA Codes ................................... 9 NANPA Newsletters ................................................. 31 2011 Activities ......................................................... 10 Support for NANP Countries other than the U.S. ...... 31 Overlays ................................................................... 12 Support to the FCC, Dialing Plans ............................................................ 12 State Commissions and the NANC ........................... 31 Resource Report – Central Office Codes .................. 13 ATTachmENT 1 – Central Office Code Activity .................................... 13 Area Code Inventory ................................................. 33 Central Office Code Activity (Year over Year)............. 14 ATTachmENT 2 – Central Office Code Geographic NPAs Sorted by Location ....................... 34 Administration Quality Measurements ..................... 15 ATTachmENT 3 – 2011 Activities ......................................................... 16 Geographic NPAs Sorted Numerically ...................... 39 Resource Report – 5YY-NXX Codes ......................... 17 ATTachmENT 4 – Resource Report – 9YY-NXX Codes .......................... 18 Non-Geographic NPAs in Service ............................. 44 Resource Report – 555 Line Numbers ..................... 18 ATTachmENT 5 – Resource Report – Carrier Identification Codes ...... 18 Dialing Plans ............................................................ 45 FG D CIC Activity ..................................................... 19 ATTachmENT 6 – FG B CIC Activity ...................................................... 20 2011 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis ..................... 53 Resource Report – N11 Codes ................................. 21 ATTachmENT 7 – Resource Report – 456-NXX Codes ......................... 21 2011 NANP Exhaust Analysis ................................... 67 Resource Report – 800–855 Numbers ..................... 21 ATTachmENT 8 – Resource Report – Automatic Number Identification “II” digits ............. 21 Where to Find Numbering Information ..................... 68 Resource Report – Vertical Service Codes ............... 21 ATTachmENT 9 – NPA RELIEF PLANNING OVERVIEW ............................. 22 Contacts in the Countries Participating Relief planning quality measurements ..................... 22 in the North American Numbering Plan .................... 70 Customer Survey Feedback ..................................... 23 ATTachmENT 10 – Relief Planning Process ........................................... 24 List of Acronyms ...................................................... 74 PAGE 4 | 2011 NANPA ANNUAL REPORT THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN History NANPA has three core responsibilities: administration AT&T developed the North American Numbering Plan of NANP resources, coordination of area code relief (NANP) in 1947 to simplify and facilitate direct dialing of planning and collection of utilization and forecast data long distance calls. NANP telephone numbers are ten- from service providers. digit numbers consisting of a three-digit Numbering Plan Area (NPA) code, commonly called an area code, followed NANPA Funding by a seven-digit local number. The NANPA function is performed under an FCC contract on a fixed-price basis. The NANP is an integrated numbering plan serving Costs associated with the administration of shared twenty North American countries that share its numbering resources are allocated to participating resources. Regulatory authorities in each participating countries based on population and then further country have plenary authority over numbering resources, adjusted based on NANPA services used by each country. but all participating countries, implicitly or explicitly, Participants pay only their share of the costs of the share numbering resources cooperatively. This approach NANPA services they require. Regulatory authorities in has been successful for more than sixty-five years. each participating country determine how to recover North American Numbering Plan Administration these costs. AT&T administered shared numbering resources such In the U.S., which pays most of the cost, NANPA is as area codes until divestiture of the Bell System in funded by the telecommunications industry under an 1984, when these functions were transferred to Bellcore arrangement specified in FCC rules (47 C.F.R. §52.17). under the Plan of Reorganization. On October 9, 1997, the Telecommunication carriers in the U.S. complete a Federal Communications Commission (FCC), acting on Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet (FCC Form a recommendation of the North American Numbering 499-A) which sets out the information needed to Council (NANC), named Lockheed Martin to serve as calculate the fee. Each telecommunication carrier’s end administrator of the North American Numbering Plan user telecommunications revenue for the prior calendar (NANPA). In December of 1999, NANPA was transitioned year is multiplied by a contribution factor to obtain the from Lockheed Martin to Neustar. In July 2003, the FCC fee payable. The minimum fee is $25. selected Neustar through a competitive bid to serve as NANPA for another five year term. Neustar presently NANPA Neutrality serves as the NANPA under a new contract with the FCC In accordance with FCC regulations, the NANPA shall that continues through July 2012. be a non-governmental entity that is impartial and not aligned with any particular telecommunications Regulatory authorities in various NANP countries have industry segment. Accordingly, while conducting its named national administrators to oversee the numbering operations, the NANPA may not be an affiliate of any resources assigned by NANPA for use within their telecommunications service provider(s) as defined in the countries. Neustar is the national administrator for the Telecommunications Act of 1996. “Affiliate” is a person United States (U.S.) and its territories. SAIC Canada who controls, is controlled by, or

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