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NIIF Summary Report

Activities since the NIIF #55 meeting

October 30, 2006Cathie Capita Robert SchaferNIIF Co Chair NIIF Co Chair

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NIIF Leadership 2006Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum

NIIF Co Chair: Robert Schafer (Verizon)NIIF Co Chair: Cathie Capita (T-Mobile)

Network Inter-Operability CommitteeNIOC Co Chair: Robin Meier (AT&T)NIOC Co Chair: Bob Amling (Telcordia Technologies)

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 August 31, 2006 to October 29, 2006

• September 6, 2006 - Issue #0253 Conference Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document

• September 15, 2006 – Unofficial sub team conference call on Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services Restoration Guidelines for Telecommunications Disaster Recovery, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern.

• September 19, 2006 - Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call

• September 26, 2006 - Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Number in Calling Party Field, Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field, Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call and Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Joint Conference Call with OBF Billing, OBF Message Processing and AMATSG from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern.

• September 27, 2006 - Issue #0264 Conference Call to review and accept final contributions

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Meetings Held from August 31, 2006 to October 29, 2006

(cont.)• September 28, 2006 - Issue #0253 Conference

Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document

• September 29, 2006 - Issue #0280, NIIF Reference Document, Part III, Attachment E, SS7 Network Gateway Screening Document Update, and Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern.

• October 16-17, 2006 – NIOC #56, Overland Park, Kansas

• October 18, 2006 – Joint NRRIC & NIOC Meeting, Overland Park, Kansas

• October 18-20, 2006 – NRRIC #32, Overland Park, Kansas

• October 25, 2006 – Issue #0281, Emergency Notification Systems Jeopardize Network Reliability, from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern.

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Correspondence Reviewed since NIIF General Session

#55• NIIF Correspondence #060908-001 and #060908-001 Attachment A from T-Mobile to NIOC - "Advance courtesy-copy" to the NIOC regarding T-Mobile US responding to the FCC NANC Future of Numbering Working Group meeting slated for Sept 15th, 2006

• NIIF Correspondence #060901-001, from the INC Committee to NRRIC, Response from INC regarding the INC definition of Code Holder

• NIIF Correspondence #060830-002, NIIF to TMOC Committee, Response to TMOC regarding ATIS member coordination across INC, NIIF, OBF and TMOC regarding T1.251

• NIIF Correspondence #060830-001, from TMOC Committee to NIIF Regarding ATIS member coordination across INC, NIIF, OBF and TMOC regarding T1.251

• NIIF Correspondence #060829-001 from the INC Committee to TMOC with a CC to NIIF, Response from INC to TMOC regarding T1.251 revision status

• NIIF Correspondence #060824-001 from NIOC to OPASTCO and NTCA regarding the CSCD and LNP Directories

• NIIF Correspondence #060818-001 from NIIF to TMOC regarding the T1.251 Revision Status

• NIIF Correspondence #060707-001 and #060707-001 Attachment A, from TMOC Committee to NIIF, regarding T1.251 Revision Status

• NIIF Correspondence #060703-001 from the INC to Department of the Navy, Emailed to NIIF on 6/19/06, regarding INC Issue 459, Request to Consolidate Country Code 1 Number Assets of the United States Department of the Navy for a Newly Issued Area Code

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NIIF New Issues• N/A

* 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 #0240: NIIF SIP CPE Survey

Issues in Initial Pending:Issues in Initial Pending:

• None

* 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 #55:NIIF GS #55:• Issue #0252: Define

Telecommunications Customer (TC) and Telecommunications Provider (TP)

• Issue #0282: Update ATIS-0300046, Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture

* 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

• Review of the ATIS NGN FG output documents

• Continue productive joint meetings held by the NRRIC and NIOC with other ATIS committees to resolve active 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 is leading to the need for additional meeting time

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Future Interim Meetings

• NRRIC Meetings– November 3, 2006 – Joint NRRIC/NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF

Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern.

– November 17, 2006 – NIOC Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Number in Calling Party Field, Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field, Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call and Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern.

– December 1, 2006 – Full NRRIC Issue #0253, to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern.

– December 8, 2006 – Full NRRIC Issue #0253, to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern.

– December 11, 2006 – NRRIC Issue #0273, Rehome Procedures and LERG Effective Dates, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern.

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Future Interim Meetings

• NIOC Meetings– November 3, 2006 – Joint NRRIC/NIOC Issue #0268, Update

NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern.

– November 14, 2006 – Issue #0280, NIIF Reference Document Part III, Attachment E; SS7 Network Gateway Screening Document Update, and Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern.

– November 17, 2006 - Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Number in Calling Party Field, Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field, Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call and Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern.

– December 6, 2006 – Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services Restoration Guidelines for Telecommunications Disaster Recovery and non substantive updates to NIIF Reference Document from 11:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern.

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Next NIIF Meeting

• NIIF #57 Meeting, Virtual :– NIOC – January 29-February 2,

2007– NIIF General Session #57 –

February 7, 2007