North American Numbering Council; Meeting

The next meeting of the North American Numbering Council (NANC) will be held on Wednesday, December 16, from 8:30 a.m., until 5:00 p.m., and on Thursday, December 17, from 8:30 a.m., until 12 noon. The meeting will be held at the Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 856, Washington, D.C., on December 16th. The December 17th meeting will be held at the Sheraton City Centre Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. This meeting will be open to members of the general public. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many people as possible. Admittance, however will be limited to the seating available. The public may submit written statements to the NANC, which must be received two business days before the meeting. In addition, oral statements at the meeting by parties or entities not represented on the NANC will be permitted to the extent time permits. Such statements will be limited to five minutes in length by any one party or entity, and requests to make an oral statement must be received two business days before each meeting. Requests to make an oral statement or provide written comments to the NANC should be sent to Jeannie Grimes at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, stated above.

Proposed Agenda--Wednesday, December 16, 1998

1. Approval of meeting minutes. 2. Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA) Working Group Report. Update on Wireline Wireless Integration Subcommittee report regarding its further report on integration issues due to NANC by December 31, 1998. 3. Industry Numbering Committee (INC) Report. Presentation of INC work plan regarding issues relating to number portability for 500 and 900 numbers, pursuant to paragraph 41 of CC Docket 95-116, In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability, Second Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration (rel. Oct. 20, 1998). 4. Numbering Resource Optimization (NRO) Working Group Report. Presentation of NRO work plan for development of a recommendation regarding a successor model to the current Central Office Code Utilization Survey (COCUS). 5. Definition of Reserved Telephone Numbers. Discussion of new contributions regarding characterization of a ``legally enforceable written agreement.'' NANC decision on a single definition of reserved telephone numbers. 6. North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection Agent (NBANC) Report. Discussion of carrier-specific interest credits.

Thursday, December 17, 1998

7. North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) Oversight Working Group Report. Discussion of Chairman Hasselwander's proposal on how to proceed regarding NANPA responsibilities and the assumption of duties of the incumbent code administrators under the FCC order; the Requirements Document and industry guidelines. Discussion of Lockheed Martin anticipated FCC filing regarding divesture of its CIS unit to a neutral third party. Review and discussion regarding 11/30/98 draft number pooling administrator (PA) Requirements Document. NANC will provide guidance pertaining to the appropriate bid pricing to be inserted in the PA Requirements Document. 8. Steering Group (SG) Report. Discussion of proposed SG revisions to the July 23, 1998, version of the NANC Working Group Operating Principles. Discussion of other matters discussed at the SG meetings of November 18 and December 16, including efficient utilization of meeting time, working group mentors and audits of code holders. 9. Discussion of potential further action regarding System Beta. 10. Other Business.

Federal Communications Commission. Blaise A. Scinto, Deputy Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. [FR Doc. 98-32014 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P