20070913final_order_no_30427.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 13 , 2007
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 FOR
BOISE, IDAHO
CASE NO. QWE-07-
ORDER NO. 30427
On August 22, 2007, Qwest Corporation filed a request for a Petition for Waiver
regarding the denial of an application Qwest previously filed with NeuStar, the North American
Number Plan Administrator (NANPA). On August 9 2007, Qwest submitted an application to
NeuStar requesting an assignment of 10 000 numbers (10 blocks of 1 000 sequential numbers) to
a significant Qwest customer. In its earlier application to NeuStar, Qwest requested the numbers
in any NXX to meet the growing requirements of a customer whose identity the Company has
requested remain confidential. Qwest's request included as a confidential attachment, a letter
from the business identifying its reasons for requesting the additional numbers. Qwest made the
application to NeuStar because it does not have the number blocks available in the Boise rate
center to meet the customer s request. Qwest made the request for the additional numbers to
accommodate significant expansion of facilities by the customer.
THE PETITION
On August 9, 2007, Qwest submitted an automated worksheet to NeuStar via its
online system to obtain numbering resources necessary to meet the demand of its customer in
Boise, Idaho. Qwest's application was denied due to the "months to exhaust" (MTE) calculation
for the Boise rate center. To be assigned an additional10 000-block (NXX-X) for growth, MTE
must be less than or equal to six months. According to the application attached to Qwest's
request, the MTE for the Boise rate center is 161 months.
As provided in the Number Optimization Order and FCC regulations, the appropriate
regulatory Commission "may affirm or overturn the NANP A's decision to withhold numbering
resources from the carrier based on its determination of compliance with the reporting and
numbering resource" requirement. 47 C.R. ~ 52.15(g)(3)(B)(iv). Qwest asserts in its Petition
to this Commission that the FCC's "safety valve" process permits a waiver of the kind it
requested when there is a demonstrated need such as that identified in the confidential
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attachment from the customer. Qwest maintains that NANPA's denial of its numbering request
impedes Qwest's ability to serve a major customer.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff has reviewed the request for waiver of the "months to exhaust" threshold
requirements and notes that the customer is a single entity that asserts it needs these numbers as a
result of expansion in its business. These numbers will be held solely by this requesting
customer and will enable it to meet its 400 000-square-foot building expansion in Boise.
Qwest participates in the 1 ,OOO-block pooling in the Boise rate center. Methods such
as pooling and rate center consolidation help make number conservation efforts more effective
and are designed to extend the time it takes to exhaust a rate center s number resources. After
evaluating Qwest's request for its customer , Staff does not believe that granting the requested
waiver will result in an inefficient use ofIdaho s numbering resources.
DISCUSSON
After reviewing Qwest's Petition and Staffs recommendation, the Commission finds
that Qwest's Petition should be granted. It appears that the requested number assignment is
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necessary for Qwest to meet the needs of its customer. Granting the request will facilitate the
customer s expansion in its Boise facility. Finally, because Qwest participates in number
pooling, unused 1 000-blocks will be returned to the NANP A. In fact, the customer plans to
return 1 000 of its existing numbers once the new numbers are put into service. Consequently,
we find that it is reasonable to direct that NeuStar provide a new number assignment requested
by Qwest to meet the customer s requirements. We also direct that any unused 1 000-blocks be
returned to the NANP A within six months.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Qwest Corporation s Petition for Waiver of the
FCC's numbering resource optimization requirements is approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NeuStar assign 10 sequential numbering blocks to
Qwest so that Qwest may assign the numbers to the customer identified in its Petition. Any
000-block not used by the customer within six months must be returned to NeuStar.
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)
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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 13 f1'
day of September 2007.
, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ISSIONER
ATTEST:
~LGJe D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
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