FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE C H AIRMAN 
The Honorable Mike Pompeo 
U.S. House ofRepresentatives 
436 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Pompeo: 
July 11 , 2016 
Thank you for sharing your views on the importance of including strong security 
measures in the local number portability administrator ("LNP A") Master Services 
Agreement ("MSA"). 
I understand and share your belief that security for this critical component of our 
communications infrastructure is paramount. From the outset of this proceeding, the 
Commission has taken proactive steps to ensure that the LNPA contract fully addresses 
and adequately mitigates any public safety, law enforcement or national security 
concerns. The initial Request for Proposal for the LNP A established a high level base 
line designed to ensure applicants be adept at meeting security and reliability 
requirements. Moreover, our March 27, 2015 Order provisionally selecting Telcordia 
d/b/a iconectiv ("Telcordia") committed to addressing the security requirements provided 
by Executive Branch entities with expertise in and responsibility for law enforcement and 
national security matters. Further, while overseeing the negotiations between the North 
American Portability Management LLC ("NAPM") and Telcordia on the security 
provisions of the MSA, the Commission required the parties to include terms and 
conditions in the MSA that would ensure the secure and reliable operation of the number 
portability system. The resulting MSA being considered by the Commission includes 
granular detail regarding cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and insider threat 
management, among other security and reliability measures . In this respect, provisions 
are in place that address each of the nine considerations cited in your letter, and 
incorporate the National Institute Standards and Technology ("NIST") cybersecurity 
framework and supply chain risk management practices, as well as other standards-based 
requirements. 
The FCC has already begun implementing a ri gorous audit and inspection process 
in conjunction with the FBI and the North American Portability Management LLC, 
which will remain in place throughout the term of the contract. Further, Telcordia's 
Security Plan, which is included in the MSA, will evolve over time as the security threat 
environment evolves. 
You asked for my assurance that the MSA now filed at the Commission contains 
the security provisions outlined in your letter. In addressing the security provisions of the 
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MSA, the Commission sought, and continues to seek, the most secure and reliable 
operation of the number portability system. While I cannot publicly comment on the 
specific aspects of the MSA under consideration, I can provide my assurance that the 
MSA addresses each of the nine provisions outlined in your letter, as noted above. In 
addition, I would be happy to have my staff brief you or your staff on the MSA under 
consideration. 
You also asked how the Commission is addressing the recent reports of 
Telcordia' s use of non-U.S . citizens to perform pre-contract work. In close coordination 
with the national security agencies, the Commission required and Telcordia agreed that it 
would discard all pre-contract work performed through the time that the Commission 
learned of such work. In addition, the MSA includes rigorous oversight measures and 
explicitly requires that only appropriately vetted U.S. citizens work on the project. 
The Commission, in coordination with our federal law enforcement and national 
security partners and the NAPM, will continue to closely oversee the LNPA transition. 
Clear lines of authority, risk responsibility, and accountability are in place. Moreover, 
the Commission will take all appropriate steps to ensure that these security requirements 
continue to be met moving forward. 
Again, thank you for contacting me regarding your interest in this matter. Please 
let me know if I can be of further assistance. 
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Tom Wheeler