Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03144-2026

FILED 5/27/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 03144-2026
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 the Boca Raton rate
center, by Teleport Communications of
America, LLC._
DOCKET NO. 20260077-TA
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0177-PAA-TA
ISSUED: May 27, 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 (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 April 22, 2026, Teleport Communications America, LLC (TCAL) 	filed a request for
additional numbering resources from the Number Pooling Administrator, Somos, 	Inc. (Somos),
for 	the Keys 	rate 	center 	switch. TCAL requested one block 	to meet 	the 	request of a 	specific
customer for 1,000 consecutive numbers 	in the format of 645-245-7 as preference. On April 22,
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 May 	7, 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 request, 	the
Keys exchange had a months-to-exhaust (MTE) of 7.734 months and a 	utilization of 67.920%.
TCAL requests that we reverse Somos’ 	decision because Somos’ 	denial 	interferes with TCAL’s
ability to serve 	its customers in Florida.
We 	are vested with jurisdiction pursuant 	to 	Sections 	364.16(6), Florida 	Statutes, 	(F.S.),
and 47 C.F.R. §52.15.
1 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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ANALYSIS
Somos denied TCAL’s request for additional numbering resources because the Company
had 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 MTE rate center requirement. The FCC has stated as follows:
Under 	no 	circumstances 	should 	consumers 	be 	precluded 	from 	receiving
telecommunications services of their choice from providers of their choice for
want of numbering resources. 2
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.
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.
2 DA 01-386, 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.
3 Order 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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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 Keys 	rate 	center, MIAMFLGR37Z 	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 Keys 	rate 	center, MIAMFLGR37Z 	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.
By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 27th day of May, 2026 	.
ADAM TEFFZpfAN
Commission Klerk
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.
AH

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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 June 17, 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.