20131008final_order_no_32905.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 8,2013
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF )
TW TELECOM OF IDAHO,LLC FOR A )CASE NO.TWT-T-13-0l
WAIVER OF FCC THRESHOLD )
REQUIREMENTS FOR NUMBERING )ORDER NO.32905
RESOURCES IN BOISE,IDAHO.)
On September 20,2013,tw telecom of Idaho lie filed a Petition requesting that the
Commission grant a waiver of FCC threshold requirements for numbering resources in the Boise,
Idaho rate center.Tw telecom earlier filed a request with NeuStar.the pooling administration,
requesting a 1,000-block number assignment preference to be used to serve a large public agency
customer in Idaho.The pooling administrator denied the request because the application did not
meet the months to exhaust and/or utilization requirements.
On September 17,2013,tw telecom filed its request with NeuStar,requesting 1,000
numbers for the Boise,Idaho rate center.Tw telecom developed a communications plan to serve
a customer to implement and assign the numbers as soon as they are made available,and
requested specific sequential NPA-NXX-X of 208-972-8.
Federal regulations allow a carrier to appeal a decision by NeuStar to withhold
numbering resources to the appropriate state commission.The Commission may overturn
NeuStar’s decision,based on its determination that the carrier has demonstrated a verifiable need
for numbering resources and has exhausted all other available remedies.See 47 U.S.C.§
52.l5(g)(3)and (4).
Staff reviewed tw telecom’s Petition and recommended the Commission approve it.
Tw telecom asserts that a waiver is essential because it is unable to satis1 the numbering needs
of this large customer without an exception granted by the Commission.The Commission finds
granting this waiver will not have a detrimental effect on the numbering resources on the Boise,
Idaho rate center.In addition,the specific sequential 1,000-block numbers requested by the
customer currently are reserved and can be released to tw telecom upon approval of a waiver.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that tw telecom of Idaho lie’s request for a waiver of
FCC threshold requirements for numbering resources in the Boise,Idaho rate center is approved.
ORDER NO.32905
The reserved 1,000-block numbers of 208-972-8 can be released to tw telecom for its Boise rate
center customer.
THIS IS A FTNAL 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 §6 1-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of October 2013.
PAUL ER,PRESIDENT
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MACK A.REDFORIS’C MMISSIONER
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MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Jtn D.Jew
Commission Secretary
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