1 NIIF Summary Report Activities since the NIIF #55 meeting October 30, 2006 Cathie CapitaRobert Schafer NIIF Co Chair

2 NIIF Leadership 2006 Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum NIIF Co Chair:Robert Schafer (Verizon) NIIF Co Chair:Cathie Capita (T-Mobile) Network Inter-Operability Committee NIOC 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)

3 Meetings Held from August 31, 2006 to October 29, 2006 September 6, 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, Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call September 26, 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, Issue #0264 Conference Call to review and accept final contributions

4 Meetings Held from August 31, 2006 to October 29, 2006 (cont.) September 28, Issue #0253 Conference Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document September 29, 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.

5 Correspondence Reviewed since NIIF General Session #55 NIIF Correspondence # and # 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 # , from the INC Committee to NRRIC, Response from INC regarding the INC definition of Code Holder NIIF Correspondence # , NIIF to TMOC Committee, Response to TMOC regarding ATIS member coordination across INC, NIIF, OBF and TMOC regarding T1.251 NIIF Correspondence # , from TMOC Committee to NIIF Regarding ATIS member coordination across INC, NIIF, OBF and TMOC regarding T1.251 NIIF Correspondence # from the INC Committee to TMOC with a CC to NIIF, Response from INC to TMOC regarding T1.251 revision status NIIF Correspondence # from NIOC to OPASTCO and NTCA regarding the CSCD and LNP Directories NIIF Correspondence # from NIIF to TMOC regarding the T1.251 Revision Status NIIF Correspondence # and # Attachment A, from TMOC Committee to NIIF, regarding T1.251 Revision Status NIIF Correspondence # from the INC to Department of the Navy, ed 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

6 NIIF New Issues N/A * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

7 NIIF Issues in Initial Closure Issues in Initial Closure: Issue #0240: NIIF SIP CPE Survey Issues in Initial Pending: None * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

8 NIIF Issues in Final Closure Issues Placed in Final Closure since NIIF GS #55: Issue #0252: Define Telecommunications Customer (TC) and Telecommunications Provider (TP) Issue #0282: Update ATIS , Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

9 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

10 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

11 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.

12 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, 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.

13 Next NIIF Meeting NIIF #57 Meeting, Virtual : –NIOC – January 29-February 2, 2007 –NIIF General Session #57 – February 7, 2007