20191122Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM: DANIEL KLI]IN
DATE: N()VELBE,R 21,2019
RE:MILLENNIUM NETWORKS, LLC. FILED A PETITION FOR A SAFETY
VALVE WAIVER OF FCC THRI]SHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR
NUMBER RESOURCES IN THE POCATELLO, IDAHO RATE CENTER;
CASE NO, MNL-T-I9.OI.
BACKGROUND
On November 12,2019. the Commission rcceivcd a Petition for a Salety valve waiver of
number resource guidelines from Millennium Networks. LLC. ("Millennium" or "Company").
The Safety Valve was filed fbllowing Somos'denial of the Company's Application lor
additional numbering resource in the Pocatello rate centcr. In this Petition, Millennium indicated
that on October 18. 201 9, it had requesled a full NXX and Local Routing Number (LRN) be
opened lbr switch and trunking upgradcs in ils Pocatello ratc cenler.
Millennium states that the Somos Application was denied due to the "Months to Exhaust''
(MTE) calculation for the rate center. According 10 the report, the M'l'E for thc Pocatello rate
center exceeds the FCC guidetines.l
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staffhas reviewed the request for the Sal-ety Valve waiver ofthe "months to exhaust"
threshold requirenrenls and helieves its request is reasonable for Millennium's business plan to
upgrade facilities for the consumers o1'the Pocatello rate center.
I To be assigned an additional thousands-block (NXX-X) I'or grorvth, "Months 1o Exhaust" must be less than or
equal to 6 months. (FCC 00- 104, Section 52. l5(gX3Xiii)).
DI]CISION M EMOI{NNDTJM NOVEMBER 2I.2OI9
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the waiver request lor the lull NXX-LRN be granted with the
cavcal that any unused numbers be returned to the pooling administrator.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission agree?
I)aniel K lein
Udmcnx)s/MN L-'f- l9.01 Safel) Valve Millernrum
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