Florida Public Service Commission native order document 06227-2026

FILED 9/9/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 06227-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Petition for expedited review of NXX-X
code denial by North American Numbering
Plan Administration for Tampacen rate center,
by Teleport Communications of America,
LLC.
DOCKET NO. 202601 18-TA
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0322-PAA-TA
ISSUED: September 9, 2026
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AGENCY ACTION
ORDER DIRECTING SOMOS, INC. TO PROVIDE
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC
WITH ADDITIONAL NUMBERING RESOURCES
BY THE COMMISSION:
NOTICE 	is 	hereby 	given by 	the 	Florida 	Public 	Service Commission 	that 	the 	action
discussed herein 	is preliminary 	in nature and will become 	final unless a person whose 	interests
are 	substantially 	affected 	files a petition 	for a formal proceeding, pursuant 	to Rule 	25-22.029,
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
BY THE COMMISSION:
NOTICE 	is hereby given by 	the Florida Public 	Service Commission (Commission) 	that
the action discussed herein 	is preliminary in nature and will become final unless a person whose
interests 	are 	substantially affected 	files a petition 	for a formal proceeding, pursuant 	to Rule 25-
22.029, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
BACKGROUND
On August 	18, 2026, 	Teleport Communications America, LLC (TCAL) 	filed a request
for 	additional 	numbering 	resources 	irom 	the Number 	Pooling 	Administrator, 	Somos, 	Inc.
(Somos), 	for 	the Tampacen 	rate 	center, TAMPFLXAXJZ 	switch. TCAL requested 	1 	block 	to
meet the request of a customer for 500 consecutive numbers in the 656 NPA. On July 30, 2026,
Somos denied TCAL’s request 	for 	additional numbering resources because Somos determined
that TCAL did not meet the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) utilization criteria.
On August 	18, 	2026, pursuant 	to 47 	C.F.R. 	§52.15(g)(4)(iv), FCC Order No. 	00-104,
Order 	No. 	PSC 	2001-1973-PCO-TL, 1 and 	the 	Industry 	Numbering 	Committee’s 	(INC)
Numbering Pooling 	Guidelines 	Sections 	3.7 and 	12(c), TCAL 	filed a 	petition 	asking 	that 	this
Commission reverse Somos’ 	decision. 	In 	its 	petition, TCAL 	asserts 	that 	at the time of the code
'Issued on October 4, 2001, 	in Docket No. 20010782-TL, In 	re: 	Petition for generic proceedings 	to 	establish
expedited process far 	reviewing North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) future 	denials of
applications for use of additional NXX Codes by BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

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request, the Tampacen rate center exchange 	had a months-to-exhaust of 86.880 months and a
utilization of 77.737%. TCAL requests that we reverse Somos’ decision because Somos’ denial
interferes with TCAL’s ability to serve its customers in Florida and as a result TCAL is unable to
provide telecommunications services to its customer as required under Florida law.
We are vested with jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 364.16(7), Florida Statutes, (F.S.),
and 47 C.F.R. §52.15.
ANALYSIS
Somos has denied TCAL additional numbering resources because the Company has not
met the applicable utilization or MTE criteria. 	However, denial of additional numbering
resources poses a possible barrier to competition. In this instance, a customer desiring service
from TCAL might have to obtain services from another carrier simply because TCAL cannot
meet the utilization or months-to-exhaust rate center requirement. 	By Order No. DA 01-386, 2
the FCC stated:
Under 	no 	circumstances 	should 	consumers 	be 	precluded 	from 	receiving
telecommunications services of their choice from providers of their choice for
want of numbering resources.
A procedure is available to carriers who are denied additional numbering resources to
challenge 	that 	decision. 	Addressing 	additional 	numbering 	resources 	denials, 	47 	C.F.R.
§52.15(g)(4)(iv), states, in part:
The carrier may challenge [Somos’] decision to the appropriate state regulatory
commission. The state regulatory commission may affirm, or may overturn, the
[Somos] decision to withhold numbering resources from the carrier based on its
determination that the carrier has complied with the reporting and numbering
resource application requirements herein.
In reviewing the Company’s petition as contemplated by 47 C.F.R. §52.15(g)(4)(iv), we
have considered the information provided by TCAL and, in accordance with Order No. PSC-
2001-1973-PCO-TL, 3 which lays forth our criteria for reversing code denials, we find that the
Company has met the following criteria:
The Company has demonstrated that it has a customer in need of immediate
numbering resources.
2 CC Docket No. 99-200, CC Docket No. 96-98, In the Matter of Numbering Resource Optimization, Implementation
of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (February 14, 2001), at Paragraph 11.
3Order No. PSC-2001-1973-PCO-TL, issued on October 4, 2001, in Docket No. 20010782-TL, In Re: Petition for
generic proceedings to establish expedited process for reviewing North American Numbering Plan Administration
(NANPA) future denials of applications for use of additional NXX Codes by BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

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The Company has shown that it is unable to provide services to a potential
customer because of Somos’ denial of the numbering resources.
A potential customer cannot obtain service from the provider of its choice because
the Company does not have the numbers available.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, we find it appropriate to reverse Somos’ decision to deny
additional numbering resources, and direct Somos, Inc. to provide TCAL with additional
numbering resources for the Tampacen rate center, TAMPFLXAXJZ switch as soon as possible
to meet its customer’s needs.
Based on the foregoing, it is
ORDERED 	by 	the 	Florida 	Public 	Service Commission 	that 	the 	Number 	Pooling
Administrator (Somos, Inc.) shall provide Teleport Communications America, LLC with
additional numbering resources for the Tampacen rate center, TAMPFLXAXJZ switch as soon
as possible, as reflected in the body of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that the provisions of this Order, issued as proposed agency action, shall
become final and effective upon the issuance of a Consummating Order unless an appropriate
petition, in the form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, is received by
the Office of Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-
0850, by the close of business on the date set forth in the Notice of Further Proceedings attached
hereto. It is further
ORDERED that in the event this Order becomes final, this Docket shall be closed.

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By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 9th day of September , 2026 	.
adamaettxman
Comrmssion Clerk
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850)413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies 	furnished: A 	copy 	of 	this 	document 	is
provided 	to 	the 	parties 	of record 	at 	the 	time 	of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.
TPS

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NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section 120.569(1), Florida
Statutes, to notify parties of any administrative hearing that is available under Section 120.57,
Florida Statutes, as well as the procedures and time limits that apply. This notice should not be
construed to mean all requests for an administrative hearing will be granted or result in the relief
sought.
Mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis. 	If mediation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a hearing.
The action proposed herein is preliminary in nature. Any person whose substantial
interests are affected by the action proposed by this order may file a petition for a formal
proceeding, in the form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code. 	This
petition must be received by the Office of Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the close of business on September 30, 2026.
In the absence of such a petition, this order shall become final and effective upon the
issuance of a Consummating Order.
Any objection or protest filed in this/these docket(s) before the issuance date of this order
is considered abandoned unless it satisfies the foregoing conditions and is renewed within the
specified protest period.