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PSC overturns NANPA denial, grants Teleport Communications request for 3,000-number block
Summary
The commission voted to overturn the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s denial and grant Teleport Communications America LLC’s request for a 3,000-block of contiguous numbers, citing the FCC’s delegation to state commissions to direct NANPA when verifiable need is shown.
The Public Service Commission voted to overturn NANPA’s denial and grant Teleport Communications America LLC (TCAL) a waiver to obtain three contiguous 3,000‑number blocks after staff recommended the waiver based on a verifiable customer need.
Staff explanation: Cameron Walton presented staff’s review and said NANPA denied TCAL’s request because the company failed to meet the utilization-rate requirement. Walton noted Federal Communications Commission Order 01362 describes a safety‑valve mechanism delegating authority to state commissions to direct NANPA to assign numbering resources when a verifiable need is shown. Walton said staff believes TCAL demonstrated a verifiable need and recommended granting the waiver.
Commission deliberation: Commissioners discussed whether the recurring pattern of NANPA denials followed by state waivers represented a necessary federal‑state choreography or a routine process that might be streamlined. Several commissioners suggested making such requests a consent‑agenda item unless facts required separate review.
Commission action: The commission moved to overturn NANPA’s decision and expect NANPA will grant TCAL the requested three 3,000‑number blocks as described in the company filing. Commissioners McLean, Linton, Sussman and Barbet voted aye.
Ending: Staff recommended the waiver based on FCC precedent and the commission recorded a unanimous vote to overturn NANPA’s denial.
