Neustar Urges Further LNPA RFP
Neustar officials told FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief David Simpson and other public safety and Wireline Bureau staff Nov. 25 that a “hurried” transition to a new local number portability administrator would bring “real and pressing” dangers to public safety…
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and national security, said an ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 09-109. "Neustar's claims that it is the only entity that can operate a safe and secure number portability database are just bunk," Telcordia counsel John Nakahata said in a statement to us on Friday. Neustar's filing urged the commission to release an amended request for proposal (RFP), requiring both Neustar and Telcordia to establish their ability to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, saying the LNPA selection is the first opportunity to ensure the framework is utilized in major changes to national infrastructure. The bidders should also show their ability to maintain and administer the Local Number Portability Enhanced Analytical Platform (LEAP), Neustar said. The RFP failed to address how the service would be transitioned to a new provider, specify performance requirements, explain how or when a transition would take place, or establish a plan for law enforcement to test and certify a new LEAP platform, Neustar said. The revised request should also require bidders to show how they’d ensure the continued accuracy of 911 services, the filing said. Neustar has provided Port PS, a free, proprietary service, to 911 providers that allows them to update location information after a phone number has been ported and ensure that emergency services can accurately determine a caller’s location, Neustar said. The service wasn't considered in the original RFP, the company said. Neustar was represented at the meeting by, among others, Lisa Hook, president, and Len Kennedy, senior vice president-general counsel. Nakahata, of Wiltshire & Grannis, said, "Telcordia can and will deliver a safe and secure solution that protects consumers and carriers, while providing needed access for national security, law enforcement and public safety." The best way to ensure "a safe and secure" Number Portability Administration Center "at the best possible price" is to finish the selection process based on the North American Numbering Council's recommendations, "and to let the industry and Telcordia move forward with contract negotiation and implementation," Nakahata said.