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NIIF Summary Report

Activities since the NIIF #59 meeting

August 20, 2007Todd Rodgers Robert SchaferNIIF Co Chair NIIF Co Chair

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NIIF Leadership 2007Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum

NIIF Co Chair: Todd Rodgers (Qwest)NIIF Co Chair: Robert Schafer (Verizon)

Network Inter-Operability CommitteeNIOC Co Chair: Ann Marie Cederberg (Qwest)NIOC Co Chair: Robin Meier (AT&T)

Network Rating Resources Information Committee

NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Hoffman (John Staurulakis, Inc.)NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Riepenkroger (Sprint Nextel)

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Meetings Held from June 27, 2007 to August 17, 2007

•July 18, 2007 – Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening, Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:30pm EDT•July 19, 2007 – Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT•August 2, 2007 – Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled (TFC) Message support will degrade the probability of completion for NS/EP calls, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT•August 6 - 7, 2007 – NRRIC #34•August 8 – 10, 2007 – NIOC #60

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Correspondence Received since NIIF General Session

#59• NIIF Correspondence #070703-001: INC to the NRRIC regarding INC Issue 545, Removal of Switch CLLI information from NANPA Website

• NIIF Correspondence #070703-002: INC to the NIOC regarding INC Issue 528, Testing and Code Opening Guidelines for NPA-NXX-X Blocks

• NIIF Correspondence #070802-001: LNPA WG to the NIOC regarding NIIF Issue #0248

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Correspondence Sent since NIIF General Session #59

NIIF Correspondence #070807-001: NRRIC to the INC regarding response to INC Correspondence CS-132 concerning VoIP Numbering Impacts on Guidelines (INC Issue 497)NIIF Correspondence #070808-001: NIOC to the INC regarding INC Issue #528: Testing and Code Opening Guidelines for NPA-NXX-X BlocksNIIF Correspondence #070808-002: NIOC to the PRQC regarding NIIF Issue #0262

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NIIF New Issues• Issue #0287, Development of

NGN Documentation

* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.

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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure

Issues in Initial Closure:Issues in Initial Closure:• Issue #0248, NIIF 0004, Guidelines for

Reporting Local Number Portability Troubles in a Multiple Service Provider Environment, updates

• Issue # 0251R1, Clarification of the Scope of the NIIF Documents

• Issue # 0261, SMS800 Infrastructure Changes May Impact NIIF Agreements

• Issue # 0285, Addition of switch code discrepancies in NRRIC Discrepancy Report 3

Issues in Initial Pending:Issues in Initial Pending:• N/A* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.

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NIIF Issues in Final Closure

Issues Placed in Final Closure Issues Placed in Final Closure since since

NIIF GS #59:NIIF GS #59:• N/A

* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.

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Other Activity

• Ongoing work to obtain updates to NIIF Contact Lists • Status of IAM POTS=0 requested from wireless industry• Continue productive joint meetings held by the NRRIC and NIOC with

other ATIS committees to resolve related issues• Status of SS7 ISUP IAM Precedence Parameter activity

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Identified Concerns• Bringing New Technology Issues and SMEs into the Forum• Translating ATIS TOPS Priorities into Specific Issues• Increasing number of issues resulting in the need for more careful

management of committee meeting time

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Future Interim Meetings

• NRRIC Meetings– September 13, 2007 – NIOC Issue #0268,Update NIIF Part XIII

Terms and Definitions, Joint Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT

– September 17, 2007 – Issue #0264, Update NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document, Conference Call from 1:00 – 4:00pm EDT

– September 21, 2007 – Issue #0273, Rehome Procedures and LERG Effective Dates, Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT

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Future Interim Meetings• NIOC Meetings

– August 22, 2007 – Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT

– August 23, 2007 – Issue #0281, Emergency Notification Systems Jeopardize Network Reliability; #0266, Mass Call blast Impact on Telecommunication Networks; and #0277, Auto-Dialer Focused Overloads, Conference Call from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT

– September 12, 2007 – Issue #0254, IP QoS and IP/PSTN Convergence as it relates to the PRQC Work, Conference Call from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT

– September 13, 2007 – Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Joint Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT

– September 14, 2007 – Issue #0260, VoP/VoIP and NIIF Testing Guidelines, Conference Call from 11:00am – 4:00pm EDT

– September 20, 2007 - Joint NIOC, OBF, and AMATSG Issue #227, Clarification to resolution statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Numbers in Calling Party Field; Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call; Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field; and Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Conference Call from 11:00am – 5:00pm EDT

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Next NIIF Meetings

– NIIF General Session #61 – October 26, 2007– NIOC #61 / NRRIC #35 – October 15 - 19, 2007