LNPA Working Group
Status Report to NANC
June 22, 1999

Charles Ryburn ILEC Co-chair
Shelly Shaw CLEC Co-chair

Report Items
•	Wireless Number Portability Subcommittee (WNP SC) Report  (Anna Miller - Separate Handout)
•	LNPA Working Group Report 
      -  LNP Problem Identification and Management – Next steps
-  Wireline/Wireless Integration – Report Development update
-  NPAC/SMS Release Status
-  Slow Horse Update

	    Next Meeting …  July 12-15, Ottawa, ON

     
-  LNP Problem Identification and Management – Proposed Work Plan
The PIM subteam met via conference call on June 16.  Following is a summation of that meeting:
The team is still working on the scope of  PIM, trying to define the depth and the ability of the LNPA WG to manage it.  The team is waiting on receipt of the official “Recommendation for LNP Problem Identification and Management” letter from NANC.  Once the letter is received, the team will need one month to finalize the scope of  PIM and an additional month for finalizing processes.
At present, the team has developed:

•	A form for service providers to submit issues
•	A way to track issues from receipt to resolution
•	A way to communicate unresolved issues to other committees/groups who are determined to be better equipped to  resolve the issue.
•	A way to track closed issues for future reference
•	A WEB site (provided by a volunteer)  has been offered, so the process information is  readily accessible to the industry.
The team continues to have strong concerns about resources, authority, and enforcement.

-  Wireline/Wireless Integration Report 
    Development of the report is completed.  The report will be delivered to the NANC, via 
    email, the end of June.

-  NPAC/SMS Release Status 
   	Release 3.0  (National Number Pooling) -
Reviewed the clarifications that had been presented (Exhibit B on SOW) Of the clarifications only two were deemed to be changes.  One was considered to be minimal and was rolled into the SOW at no additional charge.  The other was minor enough to be delayed and rolled into the next release.  Everything is complete on Exhibit B and they are in agreement with LM. 
 
The Midwest LLC and the NE LLC have both asked LM for information regarding the accelerated delivery of the EDR portion of Release 3.0.  The Midwest  LLC has specifically asked for a revised SOW.  This is in response to industry concern regarding National Number Pooling being mandated by state commissions prior to the necessary functionality being implemented.  The LNPAWG Pooling Subcommittee was tasked with the following: Identify EDR functionality  (for SMS/LSMS) required to support National Pooling Architecture in response to the LLC goal of accelerated EDR delivery.  To complete this task and support the revised SOW request from the Midwest LLC, the sub team developed a timeline/deliverables with their first meeting to be held on 6/28-30 in Chicago.

	Change Management/Release Management Timeline –
The Change Management process is still under development.  The LNPAWG has committed to having the flows   and narrative delivered to the LLC’s after the next meeting.  The Release Management process has been documented and submitted to the LLC’s for acceptance review.  This process consists of a six and three fourths quarters implementation timeframe before stabilizing into a two SOW, two release per fixed 12 month schedule.  This is a change from the previously suggested one SOW, two release per year schedule.
-  Slow Horse Update
Tom Sweeney resigned as chair of the Slow Horse Committee.  Steve Addicks (MCIWorldcom) was welcomed as the new chair. The team agreed to the following work plan:
1.	Complete the analysis of the March, April, May, Slow Horse data.
2.	Develop a recommendation to the LNPA Working Group based on the data analysis.
3.	Develop LSMS interface performance requirements.
4.	Determine/recommend who the enforcement authority for LSMS interface performance requirements will be.  Determine/recommend who the LSMS certification entity will be.

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