20110623final_order_no_32273.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
June 23,2011
BEFORE THE IDAhO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF )
CENTURYTEL GEM STATE,INC.DBA )CASE NO.CEN-T-1l-02
CENTURYLINK OF IDAHO FOR A WAIVER )
OF FCC THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS )
FOR NUMBERING RESOURCES FOR )ORDER NO.32273
GRANDVIE W,IDAHO )
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On May 27,2011,CenturyTel Gem State,Inc.dba CenturyLink of Idaho
(CenturyLink)filed a request for a waiver of number assignment requirements relating to an
application the Company previously filed with NeuStar,the North American Number Plan
Administrator (NANPA).CenturyLink received a request for additional numbers from a
customer served by the Grandview,Idaho,rate center.CenturyLink reviewed the customer’s
request and determined it did not have the appropriate numbering resources available within the
Grandview rate center.On May 10,2011,CenturyLink submitted a 1,000-block application
form to NeuStar to satisfy the request of the customer for additional numbers to meet the
customer’s business needs.NeuStar denied the request due to the months to exhaust and/or
usage threshold calculations for the Grandview rate center.CenturyLink’s Application filed with
the Commission includes the request filed with NeuStar as a confidential document.
CenturyLink’s Application asserts that the denial by NeuStar triggers the waiver
process as outlined in Federal Communications Commission Numbering Optimization Orders.
The FCC permits a waiver of the kind requested by CenturyLink when there is a demonstrated
need,such as a specific customer request for numbers.FCC Orders delegate authority to hear
requests for waivers to state commissions and recommends that commissions act expeditiously.
Staff reviewed the Application for a waiver and available number resources in the
Grandview rate center.There are 10 blocks in the Grandview rate center and CenturyLink
currently holds the 208-834-2 block.CenturyLink’s customer requires 100 sequential telephone
numbers and is not able to use blocks beginning with 0 or 9.Thus,it is not possible for
CenturyLink to fulfill the customer’s request with its current inventory of numbers.
CenturyLink’s Application with NeuStar was denied due to the months to exhaust
calculation for the Grandview rate center.According to NeuStar’s calculation,the months to
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exhaust for the rate center is 173.65 years.Staff determined that given the low demand for
numbers in the rate center and the total available numbers in the 208-834 code inventory,the
months to exhaust calculation is reasonable,and CenturyLink does not currently have 100
sequential numbers to provide to its customer.Staff recommended the Commission approve
CenturyLink’s requested waiver and that 100 consecutive numbers be granted to CenturyLink for
its customer.Specifically,Staff recommended that NPA NXX X (208-834-3)be released to
CenturyLink for its Grandview customer.
After reviewing CenturyLink’s Application and Staffs recommendation,the
Commission finds it appropriate to approve the waiver request filed by CenturyLink.The
requested number assignment is necessary for CenturyLink to meet the needs of its customer,
and granting the request will facilitate the business expansion of the customer.Accordingly,the
Commission finds that it is reasonable to direct that NeuStar release the NPA NXX X (208-834-
3)block to CenturyLink to meet the business expansion needs of its customer in Grandview,
Idaho.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CenturyLink’s request for a waiver of the FCC’s
Numbering Optimization Requirement is approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NeuStar release the NPA NXX X (208-834-3)
number block in the Grandview,Idaho wire center to CenturyLink to satisfy the request of a
CenturyLink customer.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order.Within seven (7)
days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration.See Idaho Code §6 1-626.
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Jean D Jewel!
Commission Secretary
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MARSHA I-I.SMITH,
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this 23 ‘
day of June 2011.
ATTEST:
MACK A.REQRD,C lONER
COMMISSIONER
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