20040609Final Order No 29524.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
June 9, 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
QWEST CORPORATION'S REQUEST FOR
WAIVER OF THE NANP A'S DENIAL OF
APPLICATION FOR NEW CENTRAL OFFICE
CODE IN AREA CODE 208 FOR CITIGROUP IN )
MERID IAN, ID AH
CASE NO. QWE-04-
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On May 24, 2004, Qwest Corporation filed a Petition for Waiver regarding the denial
of an Application Qwest previously filed with Neustar, the North American Number Plan
Administrator (NANP A).On May 4, 2004 , Qwest submitted an Application to Neustar
requesting a new central office telephone prefix (NXX-) in its Meridian rate center. Qwest made
the request for an additional NXX code because it "does not have sufficient numbering inventory
in (the Meridian) rate center to provide the full NXX code requested by" a new customer-
Citigroup. Petition at Ijf 7. Citigroup is locating a call center in Meridian and requested a full
NXX so it could use dedicated direct inward dialing (DDID)l service provided by Qwest. Id.
Ijf 6. As outlined in greater detail below, we grant Qwest's Petition.
THE PETITION
Because Qwest did not have an entire NXX prefix available in Meridian, it filed an
Application with Neustar to obtain a new prefix. In its Application to Neustar Qwest was
required to submit a "months-to-exhaust" (MTE) worksheet which indicates when Qwest would
deplete or exhaust its numbering resources in the Meridian rate center. Qwest calculated that its
existing prefixes would be exhausted (i., run out of telephone numbers) in approximately eight
months.
Neustar denied Qwest's Application for a full NXX. Based upon the Federal
Communication Commission Number Optimization Order Neustar cannot assign a new prefix
unless the applicant demonstrates that its existing numbering inventory will exhaust within six
1 DDID is a feature of a PBX or Centrex telephone system that allows a caller to directly dial an internal telephone
number.
In the Matter of Numbering Resource Optimization, Petition for Declaratory Ruling and Request for Expedited
Action CC Docket Nos. 99-200 and 96-98 (March 31 2000).
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months of the Application. See a/so 47 C.R. ~ 52.15(g)(3)(B)(iii). Consequently, Neustar
denied Qwest's Application.
As provided in the Number Optimization Order and FCC regulations, the appropriate
regulatory Commission "may affirm or overturn the NANPA's decision to withhold numbering
resources from the carrier based on its determination of compliance with the reporting and
numbering resource" requirements.47 C.R. ~ 52.15(g)(3)(B)(iv).Qwest maintains that
NANPA's denial of a new NXX code impedes Qwest's ability to serve Citigroup. Qwest notes
that its MTE criteria is merely two months above the six-month threshold. In its NANP A
Application, Qwest notes that the Meridian rate center has grown by 1 657 lines in the previous
six months. Petition, Att. A. Moreover, the lack of a numbering prefix hinders Citigroup s plans
to use Qwest's DDID service.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff recommended that the Commission grant Qwest's request. Staff noted that
Meridian and its surrounding area is undergoing significant population growth. The growth and
population comports with the increase in the number of telephone lines and the fact that Qwest's
MTE criteria is only two months above the six-month exhaust threshold. According to Qwest's
NANP A Application, it has added 1 657 access lines to the Meridian rate center in the prior six
months. Staff also noted that Qwest participates in thousand-block-pooling in the Meridian rate
center. Thus unused blocks are returned to Neustar for assignment. Taking these factors
together, Staff concluded that granting the Petition will not result in an inefficient use of Idaho
numbering resources.
DISCUSSION
After reviewing Qwest's Petition and Staffs recommendation, the Commission finds
that Qwest's Petition should be granted. It appears that the requested NXX is necessary for
Qwest to meet the needs of Citigroup. Granting the request will facilitate Citigroup s desire to
use Qwest's DDID service. The Commission also notes that the MTE criteria was only exceeded
by two months. As Staff reported, this area is undergoing significant growth. Finally, because
Qwest participates in number pooling, unused 1 000 blocks will be returned to the NANP A.
Consequently, we find that it is reasonable to direct that Neustar provide a new NXX prefix as
requested by Qwest to meet the customer requirements of Citigroup.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Qwest Corporation s Petition for Waiver of the
N eustar decision is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Neustar assign an NXX prefix to Qwest in the
Meridian rate center.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order) or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case
No. QWE-04-10 may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service
date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order or in interlocutory Orders
previously issued in this Case No. QWE-04-10. Within seven (7) days after any person has
petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See
Idaho Code ~ 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this qtJ.
day of June 2004.
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PAUL KJELtAND ER, PRESIDENT
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
J a D. Jewel
ission Secretary
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