North American Numbering Council

Billing & Collection Working Group

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Co-Chairs:

Rosemary Emmer, NextelJim Castagna, Verizon

2005/06 NANP Budget & Contribution Factor Filing

• Overview:– NANC endorsed the budget and use of a portion

of the surplus funds at March meeting. – Welch and Co accepted the B&C WG April 28th

memo suggesting delineating plans for bill inserts and notices regarding the contribution factor.

– Updated calculations required a contribution factor of 52 instead of 46 as the revenue is lower than expected.

– B&C WG reviewed the Welch and Co filing and believe it sufficiently meets the NANC recommendations.

Welch & Co and B&C WG Pre-NANC Conference Calls

– The purpose of these scheduled calls is to review NANC presentations and performance metrics

– All calls start at 11 AM ET for one hour.• July 11th

• Sept 12th

• November 21th

Performance Metrics and Performance Evaluation Planning

- Metrics Under Consideration Include:- Report Accuracy and Timeliness to FCC, BCWG

and NANC- Invoices to carriers are accurate and timely- Adequacy of SP access to B&C agent staff- Adequacy of response to queries from SPs- Does the B&C agent staff exhibit sufficient

knowledge- Are the B&C Agent staff courteous