Telcordia criticized a Neustar assertion that the FCC...
Telcordia criticized a Neustar assertion that the FCC is legally required to hold a third round of notice and comment before selecting the next Local Number Portability Administrator. In a letter posted Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1kiOyXa), the Ericsson subsidiary, which has expressed…
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interest in the LNPA job, called Neustar’s claims “meritless” and mostly an attempt to “derail and delay the process.” Neustar’s true motivation is clear, Telcordia said, pointing to its first quarter earnings call (CD April 17 p4): Neustar collects nearly $500 million per year from its LNPA contract. “Neustar’s arguments are wrong and mere repetition does not create law where none exists,” Telcordia said. “It is now up to the Commission to perform a classic adjudicative function akin to the approval of a license or authorization -- to apply the rules and the procurement documents to determine which entity or entities will be authorized to enter into a contract with North American Portability Management LLC ... to provide LNPA services."