Iconectiv Provides Further Details of TFNA Bidding Proposal

Under the iconectiv proposal for competitive bidding to select a toll-free numbering administrator (TFNA) (see 2006300003), certain TFN services would be acquired through bidding such as TFN management, portability, reporting and billing, said a docket 20-174 ex parte posting Wednesday on iconectiv meetings with FCC Wireline Bureau staffers and an aide to Chairman Ajit Pai. Iconectiv said the contract requirements for the competitively bid TFNA should include developing an application programming interface API for providing non-core TFNA services on a competitively neutral basis, and securing the TFN database.