The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has awarded Neustar
(NYSE: NSR), the current North American Numbering Plan Administrator
(NANPA), a new contract for an additional five-year term as a result of
a competitive bidding process administered by the FCC. The new contract
will continue through 2017. As the sole provider of this critical
service, Neustar will continue to meet the needs of the
telecommunications industry and the consumers they serve.
“Neustar is honored to have once again been selected by the FCC to serve
as the NANPA. We look forward to continuing to manage this complex
number system that so many telecommunications service providers and
their consumers rely on. Our goal is to continue to provide our
customers with the neutral and reliable services that have come to
define Neustar,” said Steve Edwards, Neustar’s senior vice president for
Carrier Services. “Our proven track record of success is something we
take seriously and it shows in our quality and reliability.”
In 1997, the FCC named Neustar as the neutral administrator of the North
American Numbering Plan (NANP). NANPA is responsible for the management
of the integrated telephone numbering plan that serves 20 North American
countries, coordinating area code relief planning and the collection of
service provider utilization and forecast data.
For the past 14 years, Neustar has been the proven, effective
administrator of this critical telecommunications service. Neustar has
consistently received remarkable performance ratings, including in 2011,
earning the rating of “Exceeded” expectations from the North American
Numbering Council (NANC), a federal advisory committee to the FCC. These
ratings are reached by analyzing Performance Feedback surveys submitted
by service providers and regulators, monthly performance reports, an
annual operational review, and monthly observations by the Numbering
Oversight Working Group (NOWG), a subgroup of the NANC.
About NEUSTAR
Neustar, Inc., (NYSE: NSR) is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time
information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications,
entertainment and marketing industries throughout the world. Neustar
applies its advanced, secure technologies in routing, addressing and
authentication to its customers’ data to help them identify new revenue
opportunities and network efficiencies, and institute cybersecurity and
fraud protection measures. More information is available at www.neustar.biz.
About NANPA
NANPA is the neutral third party administrator that develops area code
relief plans in collaboration with the telecommunications industry.
NANPA also oversees the assignment of area codes, three-digit central
office codes, carrier identification codes, and other numbering
resources throughout the United States, Canada, Bermuda and 17 Caribbean
countries. Visit NANPA online at www.nanpa.com.
