E5-8048. Next Meeting of The North American Numbering Council

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

On December 21, 2005, the Commission released a public notice announcing the January 24, 2006 meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting and agenda.

DATES:

Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Suite 5-A420, Washington, DC 20554. Requests to make an oral statement or provide written comments to the NANC should be sent to Deborah Blue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Blue, Special Assistant to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at [phone] or [e-mail]. The fax number is: [phone]. The TTY number is: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Released: December 21, 2005.

The North American Numbering Council (NANC) has scheduled a meeting to be held Tuesday, January 24, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room TW-C305, Washington, DC. This meeting is open to members of the general public. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many participants as possible. The public may submit written statements to the NANC, which must be received two business days before the meeting. In addition, oral statements at the meeting by parties or entities not represented on the NANC will be permitted to the extent time permits. Such statements will be limited to five minutes in length by any one party or entity, and requests to make an oral statement must be received two business days before the meeting.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need including as much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please allow at least 5 days advance notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

Proposed Agenda—Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 9:30 a.m.:^*

1. Announcements and Recent News

2. Approval of Minutes—Meeting of November 30, 2005

3. Report of the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA)

4. Report of the National Thousands Block Pooling Administrator (PA)

5. Report of the North American Portability Management (NAPM) LLC

6. Status of the Industry Numbering Committee (INC) activities

7. Report of the North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection (NANP B&C) Agent

8. Report of the Billing & Collection Working Group (B&C WG)

9. Reports from the Issues Management Groups (IMGs)—NANC Operating Manual IMG

10. Report of the Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA) Working Group

11. Report of the Numbering Oversight Working Group (NOWG)

12. Report of the Future of Numbering Working Group (FoN WG)

• Including report of pANI IMG

13. Special Presentations

• Report by Karen Strauss: A Uniform Numbering Scheme for VRS Users
• Report by Karen Mulberry: Update on Developments at ITU SG-2

14. Update List of the NANC Accomplishments

15. Summary of Action Items

16. Public Comments and Participation (5 minutes per speaker)

17. Other Business

Adjourn no later than 5 p.m.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Federal Communications Commission.

Marilyn Jones,

Attorney, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

Footnotes

*.  The Agenda may be modified at the discretion of the NANC Chairman with the approval of the DFO.