NAPM Asks FCC to Deny Neustar Appeal of Bureau Letter in Nondisclosure Dispute
North American Portability Management opposed Neustar's request that the FCC reverse a letter from two of its bureaus siding with NAPM in a dispute over confidentiality provisions in the local number portability administrator (LNPA) transition from Neustar to iconectiv (see…
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1701190030). "Despite the successful mutual resolution of the disagreement" over a nondisclosure agreement, Neustar's application for review (AFR) remains pending, NAPM responded Friday in docket 09-109. "The Commission should promptly deny the AFR as it inaccurately characterizes (a) the events that led to the Letter, (b) the content of the Letter itself, and (c) Neustar’s obligations under the Master Services Agreements [MSAs] with the NAPM LLC and the Commission’s previous orders." The industry consortium, which the FCC assigned the task of carrying out the LNPA transition, said the MSAs were private contracts but explicitly recognized FCC oversight authority, including to provide guidance on compliance with previous commission orders: "The Commission should promptly deny Neustar's AFR because the Letter represents appropriate guidance, well within the scope of the Commission’s statutory authority and the oversight authority delegated to the Bureaus, that facilitates the transition consistent with applicable law and the terms of the MSAs."