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For Immediate Release
CHAIRMAN PAI SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR RECHARTERED 
NUMBERING ADVISORY PANEL
New North American Numbering Council to Focus on 21
st
Century Communications
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WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 – Recognizing the evolving role of phone numbers in 21
st
Century communications, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is re-
chartering the agency’s numbering advisory body, the North American Numbering Council, 
known as the NANC.
At the same time, he is seeking nominations for members to serve a two-year term on the 
reconstituted council, beginning in the fall.
“Phone numbers are and will remain fundamental to communications services, from plain old 
telephone service to the advanced voice and video services of the future,” said Chairman Pai. 
“I’m excited about convening a new NANC as the Commission looks to the future, even as it 
maintains the fair and impartial numbering system that has been a hallmark of North American 
communications.”
The FCC is seeking applications from every sector of the technology and communications
industries, as well as members representing regulators, standards bodies, and consumers. 
Members will be selected to strike a balanced mix of expertise and viewpoints.
All nominations should be submitted by e-mail to NANC@fcc.gov as soon as possible, but no 
later than September 8, 2017. For more detailed information, see this public notice at
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-17-751A1.docx.
For more information about the NANC, visit https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/advisory-
committees/general/north-american-numbering-council.
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