LNPA Selection Documents Should Be Made Public, Neustar Tells Rosenworcel
The FCC failed to make the full record of its consideration of a new local number portability administrator public in a way that's “consistent” with “lawful administrative procedure,” Neustar officials told Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and an aide March 10, said…
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an ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 09-109. The company made the same claims in a letter to the agency March 11 (see 1503110052). The agency should also protect the public if it selects a new administrator by requiring certification by an independent third-party transition manager, and that Telcordia’s parent Ericsson cannot provide LNPA services neutrally, Neustar CEO Lisa Hook, Senior Vice President Leonard Kennedy, Deputy General Counsel Scott Deutchman, Thomas Navin, of Wiley Rein, and Aaron Panner of Kellogg Huber told Rosenworcel and an aide, said the filing. An order on circulation, and slated for a vote at the March 26 commission meeting, would authorize the beginning of contract negotiations with Telcordia (see 1503040053). “It is ironic for the incumbent to claim the lack of ability to comment after filing hundreds of pages of filings,” Telcordia counsel John Nakahata emailed Friday. “Substantial opportunity for public participation has been available, at every stage over multiple years, with some information subject to protective order as is common in FCC proceedings. The current Local Number Portability Administrator is using misinformation and scare tactics again to attempt to stall the LNPA transition and ensure that carriers and consumers keep paying half a billion dollars each year for a database that has been closed to competition for nearly 20 years. The selection process was open and thorough. … We hope that the FCC and the industry will support competition and move forward with the transition. The incumbent has victimized consumers for far too long.”