20050420Final Order No 29755.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 20, 2005
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
QWEST CORPORATION FOR A WAIVER
OF FCC THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS
FOR NUMBERING RESOURCES IN IDAHO
FALLS, IDAHO
CASE NO. QWE-O5-
ORDER NO. 29755
On March 14, 2005, Qwest Corporation filed a request for a waiver of numbering
resource guidelines following denial of its Application filed with Neustar, the North American
Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). According to its Application, on February 14 2005
Qwest requested 3 000 additional numbers in the IDFLIDMADS 1 switch in the Idaho Falls rate
center where the Company confirmed it does not have numbers to satisfy a customer s recent
request.
On or about March 8, 2005 Qwest submitted an automated Part 1A and MTE
(months-to-exhaust) Worksheet to Neustar via its online system (PAS) to obtain numbering
resources necessary to meet the demands of its customer in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Qwest's
Application was denied because it did not meet the months-to-exhaust criteria of six months, as
set forth in the NANP A's guidelines for each rate center, and because Qwest's utilization
calculation was 73.561 percent which is slightly below the required 75 percent for Idaho.
Qwest's pooling numbering resources, in this particular rate center, may exhaust in
approximately 108 months.
Qwest asserts that NANP A's denial impedes its ability to serve its customers within
the State of Idaho. According to Federal Communications Commission orders and numbering
guidelines, carriers can appeal NANP A decisions of this nature to the appropriate state
regulatory authority. 1 The Commission has granted similar waivers in the past to meet the
requests of large customers. (See Order Nos. 28769 and 29279.
The Commission finds the request for waiver sought by Qwest should be granted so
the Company can serve the specific needs of its Idaho Falls customer. Based on the record
presented, it appears that the waiver is necessary to enable Qwest to meet the needs of its
Number Optimization Order CC Docket No. 99-200 and 96-, FCC 00-104, reI. March 31 2000.
ORDER NO. 29755
customer, and to facilitate the customer s use of Qwest DID service. Qwest should continue to
follow FCC numbering guidelines by assigning numbers in 1 000 blocks as demand requires
before opening new 1 000 blocks within an assigned prefix. ill addition, Qwest should inform its
customer that unused 1 000 blocks will be returned to the NANP A within six months.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Qwest Corporation s request for a waiver of the
utilization and months-to-exhaust requirements is approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Neustar assign an additional 3 000 numbers in
Qwest's switch in the Idaho Falls rate center consisting of three blocks , excluding the 0, 1 and 9
blocks.
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 ~ 61-626.
ORDER NO. 29755
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this JJ...O
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day of April 2005.
PA
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER
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ORDER NO. 29755