20150527Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:CAROLEE HALL
DATE:MAY 27,2015
RE:QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QC (“CENTURYLINK”)
PETITION FOR A WAIVER OF FCC THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS
FOR NUMBERING RESOURCES IN IDAHO’S POCATELLO RATE
CENTER;CASE NO.QWE-T-15-04.
BACKGROUND
On April 29,2015,the Commission received a revised petition for a waiver of numbering
resource guidelines from Qwest Corporation dba CentuiyLink QC (“CenturyLink”).In this
petition,CenturyLink indicated that it will be providing a new sen’ice to customers that will
require a one thousands block of sequential numbers.The waiver was filed following Neustar’s
denial of the Company’s Application for additional numbering resources in the Pocatello rate
center.
In April,2015,the Company filed its request with Neustar and the Application was
denied due to the “Months To Exhaust”(MTE)calculation for the rate center.According to the
report,the MTE for the Pocatello rate center exceeds the FCC guidelines.’
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff contacted CenturyLink to discuss its specific request.During its investigation,Staff
found that there are 87 one-thousands blocks available in the pool for the rate center.Because
there are a sufficient number of blocks available in the Pocatello rate center,staff believes that
To be assigned an additional thousands-block (NPA-NXX)for growth,“Months to Exhaust’must be less than or
equal to 6 months.47 C.F.R.§52.15 (g)(3)(iH)).
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1 MAY 27,2015
allowing the Company to obtain a sequential thousands block vill not compromise the resources
available as it continues to optimize the 208 area code resource in that region.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff appreciates CenturyLink’s efforts to explain the technology and routing of calls for
this request.Staff recommends that the waiver request for one thousand sequential numbers be
granted to CenturyLink for its customers in the Pocatello rate center.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission agree?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 MAY 27,2015