20100108Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER RED FO RD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:CAROLEE HALL
DATE:JANUARY 6, 2010
RE:PROJECT MUTUAL TELEPHONE'S PETITION FOR A WAIVER OF
FCC THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR NUMBERING RESOURCES
IN IDAHO'S TWIN FALLS RATE CENTER; CASE NO. PRJ-09-
BACKGROUND
On December 22 2009, Project Mutual filed a formal request for a waiver of numbering
resource guidelines following denial of its Application filed with Neustar, the North American
Numbering Plan Administrator (NANP A). According to its Application, Project Mutual
inadvertently returned three blocks of numbers that contained its LRN 1 . The numbers that
Project Mutual is referring to are in the Twin Falls rate center and for technical reasons, the
Company requests that the numbers be returned for "easier assignment of all customer request(s)
going forward." In its petition, the Company commits to meet the 1 0% rule and to only use the
numbers for its own customers.
Project Mutual contacted Neustar and was told that a Commission waiver for the
remaining numbers that were returned to the pool would be required. Staff contacted the Pooling
Administrator to verify that this waiver will not compromise the 208 area code numbers in the
Twin Falls rate center. The return of the three blocks with the LRN will not have a detrimental
effect on the 208 NP A in the Twin Falls rate center.
I LRN: Location Routing Number is a 10 digit number used to uniquely identify a switch that has ported numbers.
DECISION MEMORANDUM JANUARY 6, 2010
ST AFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the request for a waiver and believes that granting this request will not
compromise the efficient use ofldaho s numbering resources. Staffrecommends approval of the
waiver for the release of the three remaining blocks and the LRN as requested by Project Mutual.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission agree with Staffs recommendation?
u/chall/decision memo/numbering/Project Mutual's Safety Valve Request PRJ-O9-
DECISION MEMORANDUM JANUARY 6 2010