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the Commission administer the NANP in a manner which assures that numbering resources are
available on an equitable basis.' The Commission was also granted the authority to delegate this
jurisdiction to state utility commissions. Thus, while we grant authority below to the Ohio
Commission to engage in various matters related to administration of the NANP in Ohio, we
require the Ohio Commission to abide by the same general requirements that the Commission
has imposed on the numbering administrator. Thus, the Ohio Commission, to the extent it acts
under the authority delegated herein, must ensure that numbers are made available on an
equitable basis; that numbering resources are made available ai th eoe on an efficient and timely basis;
that whatever policies the Ohio Commission institutes with regard to numbering administration
not unduly favor or disfavor any particular telecommunications industry segment or group of
telecommunications consumers; and that the Ohio Commission not unduly favor one
telecommunications technology over another.'8
9. The grants of authority herein are not intended to allow the Ohio Commission to
engage in number conservation measures to the exclusion of, or as a substitute for, unavoidable
and timely area code relief.9 While we are giving the Ohio Commission tools that may prolong
the lives of existing area codes, the Ohio Commission continues to bear the obligation of
implementing area code relief when necessary, and we expect the Ohio Commission to fulfill
this obligationin a timely manner. Under no circumstances should consumers be precluded from
receiving telecommunications services of their choice from providers of their choice for a want
of numbering resources. For consumers tobenefit from the competition envisioned by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, it is imperative that competitors in the telecommunications
marketplace face as few barriers to entry as possible.
10. Several commenting parties argue that the Petition should be granted in its
entirety on the basis that state utility commissions require greater authority to implement number
conservation measures in order to rectify the causes of area code exhaust.20 Other parties suggest
that the Petition be denied on the basis that number conservation measures must be developed at
the national level, and that the Petition does not provide an adequate basis on which to grant the
requested delegations of authority.2'
11. Setting NXX code allocation standards. The Ohio Commission seeks authority to
enforce the NXX code allocation standards in the CO Code Assignment Guidelines as well as to
set additional NXX code allocation standards and requirements.22 As an example of the former,
17 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(l).
18 See 47 C.F.R. 52.9(a). See also 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1).
19 Pennsylvania Numbering Order at 19027, 1 26.
20 See California Commission reply comments; Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate comments; Texas
Commission comments; Wisconsin Commission comments.
21 See Airtouch comments; CTIA comments; PCIA comments.
2 See Petition at 4-5.1271
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