*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 35423* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: February 4, 2004 Michael Balmoris 202- 418- 0253 Email: mbalmori@ fcc. gov FCC ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR NEXT TERM OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN BILLING AND COLLECTION AGENT Deadline for Proposals Set for March 1, 2004 Washington, D. C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its request for proposals for the next term of the North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection Agent (NANP B& C Agent). The NANP B& C Agent is responsible for calculating, assessing, billing, and collecting payments for numbering administration functions and for distributing funds to the entities that support these functions (e. g., the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) and the Pooling Administrator (PA)). The current NANP B& C Agent is the North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection, Inc. (NBANC). The new NANP B& C Agent will serve for a term of up to five years. Instructions for bidding are contained in a solicitation package which may be accessed electronically at http:// www. fcc. gov/ omd/ contracts/ pre- award/, under solicitation SOL04000004. The entity selected to serve as the NANP B& C Agent will be expected to perform the numbering administration billing and collection function in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) based contract. -FCC- Docket Nos.: CC 92- 237, 99- 200 Wireline Competition Bureau Staff Contact: Pam Slipakoff at 202- 418- 7400 News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found on the Commission’s web site www. fcc. gov. 1