DA 17-1110

Released: November 14, 2017

FCC ANNOUNCES THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERSHIP

OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL

CC Docket No. 92-237

This Public Notice serves as notice that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act,[1] Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on the North American Numbering Council (NANC).

Chairman Pai has designated the Honorable Travis Kavulla, Commissioner, Montana Public Service Commission, to serve as Chair of the NANC, and Diane Griffin Holland, Vice President, Law and Policy, USTelecom, to serve as Vice Chair. A full list of NANC members is attached to this Public Notice.

In addition, the Chairman has identified the following working groups that will assist the NANC in carrying out its work:

  • Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group
  • Call Authentication Trust Anchor Issues Working Group
  • Toll Free Number Modernization Issues Working Group
  • Nationwide Number Portability Issues Working Group

The Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group will be a permanent, standing working group. The remaining working groups are issue-specific and will therefore lapse at the conclusion of their assigned work. Additional issue-specific working groups may be formed as needs dictate. In addition to participation by NANC members on the Working Groups, the Commission also welcomes participationby parties that are not NANC members but have an interest in specific issues in a working group.

More information about the NANC is available at Further information and expressions of interest in participating in the Working Groups also may be directed to Marilyn Jones, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the NANC, at or 202-418-2357; Michelle Sclater, Alternate DFO, at or 202-418-0388 or Carmell Weathers, Special Assistant to the DFO, at or 202-418-2325.

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NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL

Marilyn Jones, Designated Federal Officer (DFO)

Michelle Sclater, Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO)

Chair:

The Honorable Travis Kavulla, Commissioner

Montana Public Service Commission

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Vice Chair:

Diane Griffin Holland, Vice President, Law and Policy

USTelecom

Voting Members:

Bridget Alexander, Manager – Business Development

John Staurulakis, Inc.

USConnect Holdings, Inc.

Jerome Candelaria, Vice President and Counsel, Regulatory Affairs

California Cable & Telecommunications Association

NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

David Casem, CEO and Founder

Telnyx LLC

Beth Choroser, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Comcast Corporation

Dana Crandell, Distinguished Engineer – Network Engineering & Operations

Verizon Communications

Doug Davis, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

West Telecom Services, LLC

Jacquelyne M. Flemming, Assistant Vice President – External Affairs/Regulatory

AT&T Services, Inc.

Brian J. Ford, Senior Regulatory Counsel

NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association

Susan M. Gately

SMGately Consulting LLC

Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee

Matthew Gerst, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory

CTIA

Gregory Green, CEO & Co-Founder

Fatbeam LLC

David K. Greenhaus, Director of Regulatory Affairs

800 Response Information Services LLC

Barry J. Hobbins, Public Advocate

State of Maine Office of the Public Advocate

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates

M. Teresa Hopkins, Executive Director

Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission

The Honorable Paul Kjellander, Commissioner

Idaho Public Utilities Commission

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Darren Krebs, Senior Director – Carrier Operations

Vonage Holding Corp.

Rosemary Leist, Industry Regulatory Advisor

Sprint

Craig Lennon, Manager of Messaging and Voice

Google Inc.

Paul Nejedlo, Senior Administrator – Number Management

TDS Telecommunications Corporation

Courtney Neville, Policy Counsel

Competitive Carriers Association

Julie Oost, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Contracts

Peerless Network, Inc.

The Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner

Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

The Honorable Crystal Rhoades, Commissioner

Nebraska Public Service Commission

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Greg Rogers, Deputy General Counsel

Bandwidth.com, Inc.

The Honorable Scott T. Rupp, Commissioner

Missouri Public Service Commission

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Betty J. Sanders, Senior Director – Telephone Regulatory

Charter Communications, Inc.

Henning Schulzrinne, Professor, Columbia University

Richard Shockey, Chairman of the Board of Directors

SIP Forum

Jacqueline A. Wohlgemuth, Manager, Global Standards

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

Special Members (Non-Voting):

Ann D. Berkowitz, Senior Vice President & CAO, Administration and Strategic Policy

Somos, Inc.

Tom McGarry, Neustar Fellow

Neustar, Inc.

Suresh Subramanian, Ph.D, VP- Global Industry Relations

Telcordia Technologies, Inc. dba iconectiv

Honorary Members:

Joseph Cabrera, Senior Analyst – Dispute Resolution & Regulatory Implementation

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission

Alfred Lee

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce

Marian Gordon

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Office of International Communications and Information Policy (EB/CIP)

U.S. Department of State

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[1] 5 U.S.C. App. 2.