NANC Member Raises Concerns About Somos NANPA Contract
The North American Numbering Council's number portability industry forum is "working on an issue brought in by Somos" about requested changes to the interface between the number portability administration center and pooling administrator function of the North American numbering plan…
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administrator, said numbering administration oversight working group Co-Chair Philip Linse of Lumen during the group's virtual meeting Monday. It's "not the first delay" on Somos' contract, said iconnectiv Senior Vice President-Corporate and Business Development Chris Drake. "We're universally astounded at the lack of transparency," Drake said, and industry concerns have been "dismissed with a pat on the head." Drake noted iconnectiv also bid for the NANPA that was "more than 50% under" the awarded $80 million Somos received: "I’m confused how our proposal was too risky to select but three years of ongoing delay are of no concern at all." Somos didn't comment.