II. Background
In D.00-07-052, issued in July 2000, the Commission adopted several number conservation measures for use in Numbering Plan Area (NPAs) statewide. These measures included: 1) procedures for returning unused NXX codes; 2) imminent exhaust criteria for requesting an NXX code; 3) a requirement that carriers meet a minimum fill rate before requesting new NXX codes or number blocks; 4) sequential number assignment criteria; and 5) provisions for meeting extraordinary need outside of the lottery.
In December 2000, the FCC released its Second Report and Order in the Numbering Resource Optimization (NRO) proceeding.1 The FCC's decision addressed many of the same issues addressed in D.00-07-052. Pacific argues that, in several cases, the FCC Order established rules inconsistent with those adopted in D.00-07-052. Pacific accordingly seeks a Commission order modifying D.00-07-052 to bring its rules into conformance with FCC rules.
Responses to the motion were filed by the following parties: jointly by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) and The Utility Reform Network (TURN), who oppose the motion and by Verizon Wireless (Verizon) who supports the motion.
1 In the Matter of NRO, CC Docket Nos. 99-200, 96-98, Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-98, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 99-200, FCC 00-429 (rel. Dec. 29, 2000) ("Second Report and Order").
