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Home My WebLink About20060817Petition.pdfMary S. Hobson Attorne~ & ~ounselor 2006 AUG /7 Aid 999 Mam, SUIte 1103 Boise ID 83702 IDAHO PUBLIC' 208-385-8666 UTILITIES COMMISSION RECEIVED August 16, 2006 QLtJ o~- ,Co VIA HAND DELIVERY Jean D. Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Boise, ID 83702-5983 RE: In the Matter of the Petition of Qwest Corporation for Waiver of FCC Threshold Requirements for Numbering Resources for Boise, Idaho Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing with this Commission are an original and seven (7) copies of QWEST CORPORATION'S REQUEST for WAIVER. Qwest requests the Idaho Public Utilities Commission direct NeuStar to release a new NXX in the Boise area to meet the needs of customer whose identity is confidential. The identity ofthe customer is revealed in Qwest' Confidential Attachment A, which is filed under separate cover and with an attorney certificate. Commission attorney, Weldon Stutzman, was previously notified that this request was being prepared. It is Qwest's hope that the Staff and Commission will be able to review this without delay and that a decision can be reached at the upcoming decision meeting, which is scheduled for later this month. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. V e~rulY yours :ary ~s Enclosurescc: Service List Boise-193000.l 0061273-00018 Mary S. Hobson (ISB. No. 2142) 999 Main, Suite 1103 Boise, ID 83702 Tel: 208-385-8666 mary.hobson(li),qwestcom RECEIVED 2006 AUG I 7 AM 9: 2 I IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISSION Adam L. Sherr Corporate Counsel, Qwest 1600 7th Avenue, Room 3206 Seattle, WA 98191 Tel: (206) 398-2507 adam. sherr(li),qwest com Attorneys for Qwest Corporation BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF QWEST CORPORATION FOR WAIVER OF FCC THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR NUMBERING RESOURCES FOR BOISE, IDAHO Case No. QWE- mhobson Page 1 8/16/2006 QWEST CORPORATION'S REQUEST FOR WAIVER Qwest Corporation (Qwest), by and through its undersigned attorneys, and pursuant to IDAP A 31.01.01.256, files the following Request for Waiver of certain FCC threshold requirements for the release of numbering resources. Qwest petitions the Commission for review of the denial by the administrator of the North American Numbering Plan, NeuStar, of Qwest's application for use of central office code numbering resources in area code 208. REQUEST for WAIVER - 1 - Specifically, Qwest requests waiver of the utilization threshold requirements outlined in the FCC's Numbering Resource Optimization Orders, FCC 00-429 and FCC 01-362 released in CC Docket No. 99-200. Such waiver would allow NeuStar, to provide 000 numbers to a Qwest customer. The 10 000 numbers in question are in the 208 NP A in the Boise Rate Center, and are required to meet a specific customer need in the Boise community. The customer requires 10 sequential blocks in any NXX ending in any of the following digits: 1 , or 5. Qwest's customer will need these numbers starting in November, 2006, and will begin planning for their use as soon as this Request for Waiver is granted and the numbers are released. These numbers will be added to existing inventory to accommodate expansion and growth of new services. The customer s request is attached to this Request for Waiver as confidential Attachment A. On August 8, 2006 Qwest submitted the customer s request for numbering resources to NeuStar. The request was immediately denied due to the "months to exhaust" calculation for the Boise Rate Center. The waiver request here is of this months to exhaust" usage threshold for numbering requests. The FCC permits a waiver of the kind requested here when there is a demonstrated need, such as a specific customer request for numbers. The waiver process is specifically addressed in the FCC Third Report and Order ("Order ) as the "safety valve" process. See FCC 01-362, ~~57-66 (Mar. 14 2002). The Order delegates the authority to hear requests for waivers to the state commissioners and recommends that state commissions act expeditiously. See Id.~~ 61 66. REQUEST for WAIVER - 2 - Qwest respectfully requests that the Commission approve this Request for Waiver of the "months to exhaust" threshold requirements and direct Neustar to provide a new NXX code (i., ten blocks of 1000 numbers) in the Boise Rate Center in the 208 NP A outlined above, to meet Qwest's customer s request. Submitted this 17 ay of August, 2006. Respectfully submitted ~g F-Io h----.. Mary S. obson (ISB. No. 2142) 999 Main. Suite 1103 Boise, ill 83702 Adam L. Sherr Corporate Counsel, Qwest 1600 7th Avenue, Room 3206 Seattle, WA 98191 Attorneys for Qwest Corporation REQUEST for WAIVER - 3 - QWES T CONFIDENTIAL A TT ACHMENT " FILED UNDER SEPARATE COVER CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF QWEST CORPORATION was served on the 17th day of August, 2006 on the following individuals: Jean D. Jewell Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street O. Box 83720 Boise, ill 83702 Telephone (208) 334-0300 Facsimile: (208) 334-3762 i iewell~puc.state.id. Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email Weldon Stutzman Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street O. Box 83720 Boise, ill 83702 Telephone (208) 334-0300 Facsimile: (208) 334-3762 Hand Delivery U. S. Mail Overnight Delivery Facsimile Email 1)S fI,~ Mary S. obson Attorney for Qwest Corporation