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' NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  3      SeeInreTelephoneNumberPortability,FirstReportandOrder&FurtherNoticeofProposed  Rulemaking,11FCCRcd8352,837784(1996)(Order&FurtherNotice);InreTelephoneNumberPortability, x SecondReportandOrder,12FCCRcd12281,12287(1997)(SecondReportandOrder).  NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  4      NorthAmericanNumberingCouncil,LocalNumberPortabilityAdministrationSelection  WorkingGroupReport[hereinafterNANCRecommendation]App.D(Architecture&AdministrativePlan x forLocalNumberPortability),7.2at6(April25,1997),adopted,SecondReport&Order,12FCCRcdat @ 1228384;seeAINProgram,NationalCommunicationsSystem,LocalNumberPortability:AINand X NS/EPImplications,6.1(July1996)[hereinafterLocalNumberPortabilityReport].Theindustryhasnot   yetdecidedauseforthelastfourdigits.NANCRecommendation,App.D(Architecture&AdministrativePlan  forLocalNumberPortability),7.2at6.NANC RECOMMENDATIONNP REPORT  NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  5      SeeOrder&FurtherNotice,11FCCRcdat835960,83998400,849495;LocalNumber  PortabilityReport,supranoteNP REPORT4  ,at6.1. NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  6      SeeOrder&FurtherNotice,11FCCRcdat840003. f NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  7      SeeNANCRecommendation,supranote2(NANC RECOMMENDATION24  ,App.E(LNPATechnical&OperationalRequirements  TaskForceReport)app.a(Issues&Resolutions),p.1,andapp.b(InterServiceProviderLNPOperationsFlows),fig.1(Provisioning)&p.2.Theformercarriermay,atitsoption,alsotransmitthisinformation.Id.UPLOADERS  NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  8      Seeid.atapp.b(InterServiceProviderLNPOperationsFlows),fig.2(ProvisioningWithout  Unconditional10DigitTrigger)&p.1,step4,andfig.3(ProvisioningWithUnconditional10DigitTrigger)&p.1,step5.  NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  9      Seeid.atapp.b(InterServiceProviderLNPOperationsFlows),fig.2(ProvisioningWithout  Unconditional10DigitTrigger)&p.2,step8,andfig.3(ProvisioningWithUnconditional10DigitTrigger)&p.2,step8.N-1 START  NC$  8&@%88&@%%8&@8%8&@Ԁ  10      SeeOrder&FurtherNotice,11FCCRcdat835960,849495;LocalNumberPortabilityReport,  supranoteNP REPORT4  ,at2.3,5.Callsoriginatingandterminatingonthesameswitchneednotbequeried.SeeNANC x  Recommendation,supranote2(NANC RECOMMENDATION24  ,App.D(Architecture&AdministrativePlanforLocalNumberPortability),8 g at10&fig.2,scenarios1&2.INTRASWITCHPORTNEWORKCOSTS1 n N$  ..SeeOrder&FurtherNotice,11FCCRcdat8404.PORTNEWORKCOSTS2ARRANGE N$  ..InreTelephoneNumberPortability,SecondReportandOrder,12FCCRcd12281,12323(1997)(SecondReportandOrder). N$  ..NANCRecommendation,supranote2(NANC RECOMMENDATION24  ,app.D(Architecture&AdministrativePlanforLocalNumberPortability),7.8,at8. N$  ..Id.,atattachmentA(ExampleN1CallScenarios);LocalNumberPortabilityReport,supranoteNP REPORT4  ,at9.1.3.&fig.93(N1NetworkQuery). ` N$  ..SecondReportandOrder,12FCCRcdat12324. c N$  ..SecondReportandOrder,12FCCRcdat1232425.  N$  ..SecondReportandOrder,12FCCRcdat12326.SeealsoOrder&FurtherNotice,11FCCRcdat8356,8455,845966(adoptingaFurtherNoticeofProposedRulemakingwithregardtothecostsoflongtermnumberportability). o N$  ݀..SeeInrePetitionofAmeritechtoEstablishaNewAccessTariffServiceandRateElementsPursuanttoPart69oftheCommission'sRules,CCB/CPDDocketNo.9746,MemorandumOpinionandOrder,DA972294,at1,1317(Comp.PricingDiv.Comm.Car.Bur.rel.Oct.30,1997)(AmeritechandBellAtlanticOrder);InrePetitionofSouthwesternBellTelephoneCompanyUnderSection69.4(g)(1)(ii)oftheCommission'sRulesforEstablishmentofNewServiceRateElements,CCB/CPDDocketNo.9764,MemorandumOpinionandOrder,DA972725(Comp.PricingDiv.Comm.Car.Bur.rel.Dec.30,1997)(SouthwesternBellandPacificBellOrder).TheDivisionalsosuspendedforonedayandincorporatedintotheinvestigationAmeritechrevisionstoitslongtermnumberportabilityqueryservicepurportingtoclarifyincertaincircumstancesAmeritech'srighttoblockunqueriedtrafficthatcarriersdelivertoAmeritech'snetwork.SeeInreAmeritechRevisionstoTariffF.C.C.No.2,CCB/CPD9746,MemorandumOpinionandOrder,DA972353(rel.Nov.7,1997). N$  ..AmeritechandBellAtlanticOrderat17;SouthwesternBellandPacificBellOrderat9. N$  ..AmeritechandBellAtlanticOrderat18;SouthwesternBellandPacificBellOrderat10. N$  ..AmeritechandBellAtlanticOrderat18;SouthwesternBellandPacificBellOrderat11. N$  ..AmeritechandBellAtlanticOrderat18;SouthwesternBellandPacificBellOrderat11. N$  ..PacificBellTariffF.C.C.No.128,TransmittalNo.1973(filedMar.13,1998). N$  ..AT&TPetitiontoRejectorSuspendTariff(filedMar.20,1998)(AT&TPetition). L N$  ݀PacificBellReply(filedMarch24,1998). Y N$  ..  Cf.AT&TPetitionat911.*+6)4753 IKQW]cksyNeil's LevelI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)!"#$%&'( CyParagraph1. a. i. (1) (a) (i) 1) a)I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a) ;=CIOU]ekOrderI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a) =W]ciowAgendaAgenda ItemsI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a) Cu{TechnicalTechnical Document StyleI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)  A_ekqwDocumentDocument StyleI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)  CRight ParRight-Aligned Paragraph NumbersI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)3|a%\  `&Times New RomanX\  P6G;P%\  `&Times New Roman&&a\  P6G;&P) `*Times New RomanTTXXv P7XP(J$  8&@%88&@%%8&@ dHP LaserJet IIISi,,,,,,0##37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)  Ir'  &@%8&@%%8&@  T@X` "%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXT  iLX` h(#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX"%Xi      `    FederalCommunicationsCommission 󀀀 DA98598   ?zJ' xdEx?{[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX(#%X{%\  `&Times New Romanx$U|;U y!  8&@%88&@%%8&@  H~88@8&%dd8  _@^^/ Beforethe  g  @>>$FederalCommunicationsCommission C  @<<) Washington,D.C.20554   ]IXp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX]IntheMatterofQ4)  p Q4)Petitionof PacificBellTelephoneCompanyQ4)  ( UnderSection69.4(g)(1)(ii)Q4) p CCB/CPD98 23 k  oftheCommission'sRulesQ4) G  forEstablishmentofNewServiceRateElementsQ4) #  Q4) PacificBellTariffF.C.C.No.128Q4) t  forprovisionofLongTermNumberPortabilityQ4) p TransmittalNo. 1973 P  DatabaseRelatedServicesQ4) ,  Q4@& MemorandumOpinionandOrder  K  Adopted:March 27,1998Q4 p Released:March 27,1998  Bythe Chief,CompetitivePricingDivision: T @- I.Introduction  s  C K $#}Cx[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXpXx  2  1  .3   ` InthisMemorandumOpinion&Order,wesuspendforonedayandsetforinvestigation +  PacificBellTransmittalNo.1973,whichseeks,amongotherthings,toreviseitsratesandtoproposetext  revisionsapplicabletoitsserviceprovidernumberportabilityqueryservices.@- II.Background 4    2  2  .3   ` Section251(b)(2)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,requiresalllocal S exchangecarriers"toprovide,totheextenttechnicallyfeasible,numberportabilityinaccordancewithrequirementsprescribedbytheCommission."M L  1      ׀Section251(e)(2)statesthat"[t]hecostofestablishing  ! telecommunicationsnumberingadministrationarrangementsandnumberportabilityshallbebornebyalltelecommunicationscarriersonacompetitivelyneutralbasisasdeterminedbytheCommission.OX L  2      ׀Pursuant "\! tosection251(b)(2)andcriteriatheCommissionestablishedinitsReportandOrder&FurtherNoticeof #8" ProposedRulemaking(Order&FurtherNotice)toimplementthisstatutorymandate,carrierswillprovide {$# longtermnumberportabilitythroughalocationroutingnumber(LRN)architecture.P L  3      ׀UnderanLRN W%$ architecture,eachswitchisassignedauniquetendigitLRN,thefirstsixdigitsofwhichidentifythe 3&%T locationofthatswitch.Q L  4       R  S ԀEachcustomer'stelephonenumberispairedwiththeLRNfortheswitchthat g currentlyservesthattelephonenumber,andthenumberandthecorrespondingLRNarestoredinoneofsevendatabases,eachofwhichservesanareathatcorrespondstooneoftheoriginalRegionalBellOperatingCompanyserviceterritories.T L  5      ׀Neutralthirdparties,calledlocalnumberportability  administrators,willadministertheseregionaldatabases.U`  L  6        p   2  3  .3   ` WhenacustomerchangesfromoneLECtoanother,thecarrierthatwinsthecustomerwill  ( "port"thecustomer'snumberfromtheformercarrierbyelectronicallytransmitting(uploading)thenewLRNtotheadministratoroftherelevantregionaldatabase.V  L  7       W ԀThiswillpairthecustomer'soriginal G  telephonenumberwiththeLRNfortheswitchofthenewcarrier,allowingthecustomertoretaintheoriginaltelephonenumber.Theregionaldatabaseadministratorwillthenelectronicallytransmit(download)LRNupdatestolocalservicemanagementsystemsoperatedbycarriersorthirdparties.X L  8      ׀This t  informationwillthenbedistributedtoservicecontrolpoints(SCPs)thatthecarriersusetostoreandprocessdataforprovidingnumberportability.Y0 L  9       ,    2  4  .3   Z  ` Foracarriertorouteaninterswitchtelephonecalltoalocationwherenumberportability K  isavailable,thecarriermustdeterminetheLRNfortheswitchthatservestheterminatingtelephonenumberofthecall.[P L  10       \ ԀCarrierswillaccomplishthisbyqueryinganSCPtofindtheLRNoftheterminating  telephonenumber. ] ԀRatherthanperformitsownquerying,anN1carriermayarrangeforothercarriersorthirdpartiestoprovidequeryingandotherportabilityservicesforthem. ^    _  ` ԀIntheSecondReportandOrder,theCommissionapprovedtheindustry's"Nminusone"(N1)queryingprotocol. a   ׀Underthisprotocol,theN1carrierwillberesponsibleforthequery,"where'N'istheentityterminatingthecalltotheenduser,oranetworkprovidercontractedbytheentitytoprovidetandemaccess." b   ׀Thus,theN1carrierforalocalcallwillusuallybethecallingcustomer'sLEC;theN1carrierforaninterexchangecallwillusuallybethecallingcustomer'sinterexchangecarrier. c   ..25.3  ` ..` TheCommissionalsodeterminedthatifanN1carrierarrangeswithanotherentitytoperformqueriesonthecarrier'sbehalfthatotherentitymaychargetheN1carrierinaccordancewithrequirementstobeestablishedinthependinglongtermnumberportabilitycostrecoveryproceeding. d   ׀TheCommissionalsonotedthatwhenanN1carrierfailstoensurethatacallisqueried,thecallmightberoutedbydefaulttotheLECthatoriginallyservedthetelephonenumber. e   ׀Ifthenumberhasbeenported,theLECthatoriginallyservedthecustomerincurscostsinredirectingthecall.Thiscouldhappen,forexample,ifthereisatechnicalfailureintheN1carrier'sabilitytoquery,oriftheN1carrierfailstoensurethatitscallsarequeried,eitherthroughitsownquerycapabilityorthroughanarrangementwithanothercarrierorthirdparty.TheCommissiondeterminedintheSecondReportandOrderthatifaLECperformsqueriesondefaultroutedcallstheLECmaychargetheN1carrierinaccordancewithrequirementstobeestablishedinapendingCommissionproceedingaimedatimplementingsection251(e)(2)'scompetitiveneutralityrequirementwithrespecttothecostsoflongtermnumberportability. f   ׀TheCommissionhasnotyetissueditsorderonthecostsoflongtermnumberportability...26.3  ` ..` TheCompetitivePricingDivision(Division)oftheCommonCarrierBureauissuedtwoMemorandumOpinionsandOrdersonOctober30,1997,andDecember30,1997,grantingpetitionsbyAmeritech,BellAtlantic,SouthwesternBell,andPacificBelltoestablishnewservicerateelementstoprovidelongtermnumberportabilityqueryservices. g   ׀TheDivisionrequiredallfourcarriers,however,toconformtheirrates,ratestructures,regulations,andservicesofferedundertheserateelementstoanydeterminationsmadebytheCommissioninCCDocketNo.95116. h   ׀TheDivisionfurtherconcludedthatthetariffsthecarriersfiledimplementingtherateelementsraisedsubstantialquestionsoflawfulness. i   ׀Consequently,theDivisionsuspendedthetariffsforonedayandsetthemforinvestigation. j   ׀TheDivisionalsoimposedanaccountingorderforthedurationoftheinvestigation. k   ׀TheCommissionhasnotyetconcludeditsinvestigationofthesetariffs.    III. PacificBellRateElementTariffs   ..27.3  ` ..`  PacificBellfiledTransmittalNo.1973onMarch13,1998,withascheduledeffectivedateofMarch28,1998,toreviseitspreviouslyfiledqueryservicetariffcurrentlyunderinvestigation. l   ׀OnMarch20,1998,AT&Tfiledapetitiontorejector,alternatively,suspendandinvestigatethetariffrevisionsdescribedinPacificBell'sTransmittalNo.1973. m   ׀PacificBellfiledareplytoAT&T'spetitiononMarch24,1998. n   ׀̇..28.3  ` ..` TheCommissioniscurrentlyconsideringtheappropriatepolicies,regulations,andrulesregardingcostrecoveryoflongtermnumberportabilitycostsinCCDocketNo.95116.ThisincludesconsiderationofmechanismsbywhichincumbentLECsshouldbepermittedtorecovertheirlongtermnumberportabilitycosts,thekindsofcostscarriersmayrecover,andtheextenttowhichtheymayestablishquerycharges. PacificBell'stariffrevisionsdescribedinTransmittalNo.1973raiseissuesthattheCommissioniscurrentlyconsideringinthelongtermnumberportabilitycostrecoveryproceeding,andwillbesubjecttoanydecisionsoftheCommissioninthatproceeding. ..29.3  ` ..` Weconcludethat PacificBell'stariffrevisionsdescribedinTransmittalNo.1973raisesubstantialquestionsoflawfulnesswarrantingsuspensionandinvestigation. PacificBellhasnotprovidedsufficientcostjustificationandothersupporttopermitafullassessmentofthereasonablenessoftheproposedchargesandratestructures,particularlyinlightoftheongoingproceedinginCCDocketNo.95116.Forexample, PacificBellhasnotprovidedasufficientlydetailedexplanationofhowitderiveditsperquerycosts,includingthecomponentsthatmakeupitsannualinvestmentforitsqueryservice.Inaddition,itisunclearhowmuchof PacificBell'sOperationsSupportSystems(OSS)relatetotheprovisionofnumberportability. Furthermore,itisnotclearwhether PacificBell'snonrecurringbillingchargeislawfulundertheCommunicationsAct,andwhetheritslevelofoverheadandjointandcommoncostsisreasonable. o   ׀Wewill,therefore,suspendthetariffrevisionsdescribedin PacificBellTransmittalNo.1973 foronedayandinstituteaninvestigation.Wewillalsoimposeanaccountingorderwithrespecttotheservicesofferedunder PacificBellTransmittalNo.1973duringthecourseoftheinvestigation.Wewillseparatelyissueanorderdesignatingissuesforinvestigationinthisproceeding...&  @.. V.ORDERINGCLAUSES '  ..210.3  ` ..` ITISORDEREDthat,pursuanttosection204(a)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.204(a),andsections0.91and0.291oftheCommission'sRules,47C.F.R.0.91and0.291,thetariffrevisionsdescribedin PacificBell'sTransmittalNo.1973ARESUSPENDEDforonedayandaninvestigationISINSTITUTED...211.3  ` ..` ITISFURTHERORDEREDthat PacificBellSHALLFILEasupplementwithin5businessdaysafterreleaseofthisMemorandumOpinionandOrdersuspendingthetariffrevisionsfiledunder PacificBell'sTransmittalNo.1973foronedaytoMarch29,1998.PacificBellshouldcitethe"DA"numberofthisOrderasitsauthorityforthisfilings...212.3  ` ..` ITISFURTHERORDEREDthat,pursuanttosection204(a)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.204(a),andsection0.291oftheCommission'sRules,47C.F.R.0.291,PacificBellSHALLKEEPACCURATEACCOUNTofallamounts&  thatareassociatedwiththeratesthataresubjecttothisinvestigation...213.3  ` ..`  ITISFURTHERORDEREDthatAT&T'spetitiontorejector,alternatively,suspendandinvestigatetherevisionsdescribedinPacificBell'sTransmittalNo.1973isGRANTEDtotheextentindicatedherein,andisOTHERWISEDENIED...` ..`  .. ..h..hFEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION..` ..`  .. ..h..h..` ..`  .. ..h..hJaneE.Jackson..` ..`  .. ..h..hChief,CompetitivePricingDivision..` ..`  .. ..h..hCommonCarrierBureau'