1 NIIF Summary Report Activities since the NIIF #54 meeting August 30, 2006 Cathie CapitaRobert Schafer NIIF Co Chair

2 NIIF Leadership 2006 Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum NIIF Co Chair:Robert Schafer (Verizon) NIIF Co Chair:Cathie Capita (T-Mobile) Network Inter-Operability Committee NIOC Co Chair:Robin Meier (AT&T) NIOC Co Chair:Bob Amling (Telcordia Technologies) Network Rating Resources Information Committee NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Hoffman (John Staurulakis, Inc.) NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Riepenkroger (Sprint Nextel)

3 Meetings Held from June 28, 2006 to August 29, 2006 August 28, 2006 – Issue #0273 Conference Call August 21-25, 2006 – NIOC #55 Virtual Meeting August 18, 2006 – NIIF General Session #54.2 Conference Call August 16, 2006 – Issue #0267, Addition of Number Pooling Code Opening Testing Guidelines August 11, 2006 – Issue #0253 Conference Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document July 28, 2006 – Issue #0267, Addition of Number Pooling Code Opening Testing Guidelines July 27, 2006 – Issue #0280, Issue #0280, NIIF Reference Document Part III, Attachment E; SS7 Network Gateway Screening Document Update July 25, 2006 – Issue #0253 Conference Call to Review Final Contributions July 19, 2006 – NIIF General Session #54.1 Conference Call July 19, 2006 – Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document July 13, 2006 – Issue #0253 Conference Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document July 7, 2006 – Issue #0279, SS7 ISUP IAM Precedence Parameter, to review modified test scripts

4 Correspondence Reviewed since NIIF General Session #54 NIIF Correspondence # courtesy copy from INC to TMOC regarding T1.251 revision status NIIF Correspondence # to TMOC regarding T1.251 revisions NIIF Correspondence # to INC regarding Issue #0267, Addition of Number Pooling Code Opening Testing Guidelines NIIF Correspondence # from PTSC Committee to NIIF Regarding a response to NIIF Correspondence # and NIIF Correspondence # NIIF Correspondence # and NIIF Correspondence # Attachment A from TMOC Committee to NIIF regarding the T1.251 Revision Status NIIF Correspondence # from the INC to Department of the Navy, Correspondence dated 11/21/05, ed to NIIF on 6/19/06, regarding INC Issue 459, Request to Consolidate Country Code 1 Number Assets of the United States Department of the Navy for a Newly Issued Area Code NIIF Correspondence # correspondence to OBF ISOP regarding Additional Call Through testing requests for all customers

5 NIIF New Issues Issue #0283: 500 and 900 Trouble Reporting Information Updates Issue #0284: SS7 Transit Carrier Screening * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

6 NIIF Issues in Initial Closure Issues in Initial Closure: Issue #0252: Define Telecommunications Customer (TC) and Telecommunications Provider (TP) Issue #0282: Update ATIS , Recommended Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture Issues in Initial Pending: None * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

7 NIIF Issues in Final Closure Issues Placed in Final Closure since NIIF GS #54: Issue #0239: Telecommunications Relay Service Technology Updates Issue #0272, Abandoned Codes Never Opened * NIIF Issues can be accessed at

8 Other Activity Ongoing work to obtain updates to NIIF Contact Lists Status of IAM POTS=0 requested from wireless industry Review of the ATIS NGN FG output documents Continue productive joint meetings held by the NRRIC and NIOC with other ATIS committees to resolve active issues Status of SS7 ISUP IAM Precedence Parameter activity

9 Identified Concerns Bringing New Technology Issues and SMEs into the Forum Translating ATIS TOPS Priorities into Specific Issues Increasing number of issues is leading to the need for additional meeting time

10 Future Interim Meetings NRRIC Meetings –September 6, Issue #0253 Conference Call to Continue Review of the Issue #0253 Strawman Document - from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern –September 14, Issue #0264 Conference Call to review and accept final contributions - from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern –September 19, Joint NRRIC and NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, Conference Call - from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern –October 18, 2006 – Joint NRRIC & NIOC Meeting, Overland Park, Kansas –October 18-20, 2006 – NRRIC #32, Overland Park, Kansas

11 Future Interim Meetings NIOC Meetings –September 15, 2006 – Unofficial sub team conference call on Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services Restoration Guidelines for Telecommunications Disaster Recovery, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern. –September 19, Joint NRRIC and NIOC conference call on Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and Definitions Document, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern. –September 26, Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Number in Calling Party Field, Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field, Issue #0246, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) Population Rules when VoIP Technology is Involved for Some Portion of the Call and Issue #0270, Update NIIF Documentation on Rating and Routing in a Competitive Local Environment, Conference Call from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern. –September 29, Issue #0280, NIIF Reference Document, Part III, Attachment E, SS7 Network Gateway Screening Document Update, and Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern. –October 16-17, 2006 – NIOC #56, Overland Park, Kansas –October 18, 2006 – Joint NRRIC & NIOC Meeting, Overland Park, Kansas

12 Next NIIF Meeting NIIF #56 Meeting, Overland Park, Kansas : –NIOC – October 16-17, 2006 –Joint NRRIC/NIOC Meeting – October 18, 2006 –NRRIC – October 18-20, 2006 NIIF General Session – October 30, 2006 (virtual meeting)