MISSION STATEMENT

NATIONAL LNP BILLING FORUM

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the NLBF is to provide an industry level forum to ensure the integrity of billing, related to the network elements required to support Local Number Portability.

SCOPE

The scope of work performed by the NLBF will be number portability billing issues, related to access, mutual compensation, cost recovery and end user billing for all affected entities. It will encompass changes or additions to the existing network element billing requirements for number portability. The NLBF recognizes potential for changes in regulatory requirements and will consider them within its scope. While all billing issues affecting any entity will be considered, specific work is limited to industry-wide issues not formally within the scope of other ATIS committees.

PROCESS

Forum is open to all industry participants with a stake in Number Portability

Issues will be presented by the originator at a meeting.

Issues will be accepted by consensus of the forum

New issues must be on the agenda with enough time for members to investigate

Issues will be open for modification or closure by the forum

Issue discussions should move toward the development of or modification to billing requirements.

Issues will be tracked and conclusions documented.

Issues may be brought to closure through consensus, development of requirements or dismissal as non-issues.

All issues beyond the scope of this forum will be referred to the appropriate organization (e.g. OBF, TRA, Bellcore, NANC, AMATSG).

DELIVERABLES

The deliverable will be an issues list that reflects: modifications to an existing requirement; creation of a new requirement; referral of the issue to another committee; or documentation of any non-requirement solutions.