1 NIIF Summary Report Activities since the NIIF #40 meeting October 24, 2003 Stu GoldmanDavid Bench NIIF Co Moderator

2 NIIF Leadership

3 Meetings Held from August 13, 2003 to October 24, 2003 August 19, 2003 – Issue #0206, Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry Conference Call September 4, 2003 – General Session 40.1, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document September 11, 2003 – General Session 40.2, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document

4 Meetings Held from August 13, 2003 to October 24, 2003 (cont.) September 22, 2003 – Issue #0197 and #0223 Conference Call October 7, 2003 – Issue #0228, Cross Reference Information in the Telcordia Technologies LERG Routing Guide with Information Required in the OBF Access Service Request Process October 9, 2003 – General Session 40.3, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document NIIF #41/NRRIC #22 – October 20-24, 2003

5 Key Initiatives NIOC –Roaming Wireless Call Difficulties –HPC Call Treatment References (GETS) –Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) –High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events NRRIC –Joint OBF/ISOP Initiative to Create Key Fields between the ASR Process and the Telcordia LERG Routing Guide –Embedded Wireless NPA-NXX OCNs –Routing to International Satellite Network

6 Correspondence Received –# from the ATM Forum to the NIIF in response to NIIF Correspondence , INSERT TITLE.

7 Correspondence Sent –# from NIIF to the ATM Forum requesting assistance to ensure that NIIF is informed of any work completed by the ATM Forum relevant to the provisioning of ATM SVC connectivity –# from NIIF to OBF, WNPO, T1P1, T1S1, TR.45, and CTIA requesting review of developmental text for NIIF Issue #0208.

8 NIIF New Issues Issue #0234, NIIF Documentation Form and Template Review Issue #0235, Documenting NCS- Sponsored Services

9 NIIF Issues in Initial Closure Issue #0138: Switch ID Not in CLONES Issue #0218: Creation of a LERG13.INS File in the LERG Issue #0229: Company Specific Contact Directory – Mutual Aid Issue #0230: Outgoing Caller ID, Caller Name for PBX Originated Calls

10 NIIF Issues in Final Closure Issue #0206: Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunication Industry

11 NIIF Issues Over 12 months NIOC, Issue #132, Development of NIIF ATM SVC Interconnection/Interoperability Document, was accepted on 11/18/98 at NIIF 14. On May 11, 2000 at NIIF 23, it was tabled until an actual interconnection issue could be identified. At NIIF 31 on December 3, 2001, it was returned to active status. Verizon provided a presentation on ATM SVC Interconnection for NIOC #35. As a result, potential interconnection issues were identified and are being researched by the Committee. NIOC, Issue #0186, “Processing of Calling Party Category Parameters at Gateways”, was accepted on 2/13/01 at NIIF #27. The NIOC is actively working to ensure that the NIIF documentation provides carriers adequate guidance regarding the processing of the CPC parameters at ANSI to ANSI and ANSI to ITU-T gateways. (Tabled as of 8/14/03)

12 NIIF Issues Over 12 months NIOC, Issue #0197, NIIF Interconnection Template”, was accepted 10/08/01 at NIIF #30. The NIOC is actively working towards reviewing the NIIF Interconnection Template. NIOC, Issue #0207, Roaming Wireless 710 Call Difficulties, was opened on April 18, 2002 at NIIF #33. This issue is actively being worked by the NIOC. NIOC, Issue #0208, Jurisdictional Information Parameter (JIP), was opened on April 17, 2002 at NIIF #33. This issue is actively being worked by the NIOC. NRRIC, Issue #0210, Embedded Wireless NPA-NXX Codes using Incumbent LEC’s OCN was opened on June 11, 2002 at NIIF #34. This issue is actively being worked by the NRRIC.

13 Other Issue Activity Ongoing work to obtain updates to NIIF Contact Lists Status of IAM POTS=0 requested from wireless industry Correspondence to NANC requesting review of developed text for Issue #0208, Jurisdictional Information Parameter

14 Identified Concerns Bringing New Technology Issues and SMEs into the Forum ATIS TOPS Priorities Travel Restrictions Continued Use of Technology Such as Conference Calls, Placeware and Mail Exploder to Further the Work in the New Environment, Larger Participation Opportunity

15 Future Interim Meetings General Session Conference Calls –December 3, 2003 – Non-substantive Updates to the NIIF Reference Document NIOC Conference Calls –November 10, 2003 – Issue #0197, NIIF Interconnection Template NRRIC Conference Calls –November 24, 2003 – Issue #0228, Cross Reference Information in the Telcordia Technologies LERG Routing Guide with Information Required in the OBF Access Service Request Process

16 Next NIIF Meeting NIIF #42 – St. Petersburg, Florida –January 12-16, 2004 –Committees Meeting During NIIF #42 NRRIC NIOC General Session

Meeting Schedule January 12-16, 2004, St. Petersburg, Florida March 22-25, 2004 – Virtual Meeting June 14-18, 2004, TBD August 9-13, 2004 – Virtual Meeting October 18-22, 2004, TBD