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NIIF Summary Report

Activities since the NIIF #52 meeting

April 11, 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 February 17, 2006 to April 11, 2006

• April 7, 2006 – Full NRRIC Conference Call to Draft Correspondence to the NGN FG regarding the Part III Gap Analysis Document

• April 5, 2006 – NIOC Conference Call, Issue #0275R1, Investigating Alternatives for IntraLATA PIC Verification

• March 29, 2006 – NIOC Conference Call on JIP Questions Received by ATIS PR

• March 22-24, 2006 – NIOC #53, Las Vegas, Nevada• March 20-21, 2006 – NRRIC #30, Las Vegas, Nevada• March 9, 2006 – NRRIC #30 Agenda Planning Conference Call• March 3, 2006 – Joint NIOC/NRRIC Conference Call Issue #0268,

Update NIIF Part X111 Terms and Definitions Document • March 2, 2006 – NIOC Conference Call, Issue #0247, Network

Management Controls for High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events when VoIP Technology is Involved, and Issue #0269, Call Forwarding is Causing Looping When New Technology is Involved

• March 1, 2006 – Issue #0272, Abandoned Codes Never Opened, and Issue #0273, Rehome Procedures and LERG Effective Dates Conference Call

• February 28, 2006 – NIOC Conference Call on NGN FG Part III Gap Analysis

• February 24, 2006 – Issue #0264, Update the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document Conference Call

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Correspondence Reviewed since NIIF General Session

#52• NIIF Correspondence #060303-002, Regarding a

Request for PTSC to assist the NIOC in working Issue 0247, Network Management Controls for High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events when VoIP Technology is Involved

• NIIF Correspondence #060303-001, Regarding a request for PTSC to assist the NIOC in working Issue 0269, Call Forwarding is Causing Looping When New Technology is Involved

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• NIIF Correspondence #060316-001 and #060316-001 Attachment A regarding a request from the NGN Focus Group that ATIS Committees discuss and collect NGN related items by April 14, 2006

• NIIF Correspondence #060307-001, From AMA Technical Support Group to NIOC regarding Open letter to the participants in the NIIF Network Inter-Operability Committee (NIOC), the OBF Billing Committee, and the OBF Message Processing Committee regarding NIIF Issue 250: Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field

• NIIF Correspondence #060228-001, Email request from the INC soliciting the NIIF’s input on INC’s Issue 492, Assignment of 700 As An NPA-NXX

Correspondence Reviewed since NIIF General Session

#52 (cont.)

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NIIF New Issues• Issue #0275R1, Investigating

Alternatives for IntraLATA PIC Verification

* 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 #0217: Routing IDDD Calls Within

011-870-77 • Issue #0245: Routing IDDD Calls for

011-870-78 • Issue #0267: Addition of Number

Pooling Code Opening Testing Guidelines• Issue #0274, VoP/VoIP and NIIF Code

Opening Testing Guidelines

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 #52:NIIF GS #52:

• Issue #0186: Processing of Calling Party’s Category Parameters at Gateways

• Issue #0221: Update of ATIS/NIIF 0011

* 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

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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– April 25, 2006 – Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0268,

Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call

– May 8, 2006 – Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Issue #0271, Revise NIIF 0014, NIIF Report on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, and Issu #0273, Rehome Procedures and LERG Effective Dates, Conference Call

– May 11, 2006 – Joint NRRIC/NIOC Conference Call to draft Return Correspondence to PRQC regarding T1.253, Telecommunications Glossary

– May 23, 2006 – NRRIC Issue #0253, Substantive Updates to NIIF 0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry document, Conference Call

– June 6, 2006 – NRRIC Issue #0264, Update the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document, Conference Call

– June 19-20, 2006 – NRRIC #31, Atlanta, Georgia

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Future Interim Meetings

• NIOC Meetings– April 25, 2006 – Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF

Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call– April 26, 2006 – NIOC Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution

Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Numbers in Calling Party Field, Issue #0233R1, Terminating Switch Identification Architecture, Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call, and Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field, Conference Call

– May 4, 2006 – NIOC Issue #0275, Investigating Alternatives for InterLATA PIC Verification, Expedited Conference Call

– May 8, 2006 – Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Issue #0271, Revise NIIF 0014, NIIF Report on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, and Issu #0273, Rehome Procedures and LERG Effective Dates, Conference Call

– May 11, 2006 – Joint NRRIC/NIOC Conference Call to draft Return Correspondence to PRQC regarding T1.253, Telecommunications Glossary

– June 21-23, 2006 – NIOC #54, Atlanta, Georgia

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Next NIIF Meeting

• NIIF #54 Meeting – Atlanta, Georgia:– NRRIC – June 19-20, 2006– NIOC – June 21-23, 2006

• NIIF General Session – June 28, 2006 (to be held via a virtual meeting)