Florida Public Service Commission native order document 02183-2026

FILED 4/15/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 02183-2026
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. 20260047-TA
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0092-PAA-TA
ISSUED: April 	15, 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 fonnal proceeding, pursuant 	to Rule 	25-22.029,
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
BACKGROUND
On March 	19, 2026, Teleport Communications America, LLC (Company) 	filed a request
for 	additional 	numbering 	resources 	from 	the Number 	Pooling 	Administrator, 	Somos, 	Inc.
(Somos), 	for 	the Boca 	Raton 	rate 	center 	switch. 	Teleport 	Communications 	America, LLC
requested five blocks to meet the request of a specific customer for 5,000 consecutive numbers in
the format of 728-246, 728-248 and 728-247 	as preferences. On March 	19, 2026, Somos denied
Teleport Communications America, LLC’s request 	for 	additional numbering resources because
Somos determined 	that 	the Company did not meet 	the Federal Communications Commission’s
(FCC) utilization 	criteria.
On March 	31, 	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), Teleport Communications America, LLC
filed a 	petition 	asking 	that 	this Commission reverse Somos’ 	decision. 	In 	its 	petition, 	Teleport
Communications America, LLC 	asserts 	that 	at 	the 	time of the code 	request, 	the Boca Raton
exchange 	had 	a 	months-to-exhaust (MTE) 	of 	10.513 	months 	and 	a 	utilization 	of 73.277%.
Teleport Communications 	America, LLC 	requests 	that we 	reverse 	Somos’ 	decision 	because
Somos’ denial interferes with the Company’s ability to serve 	its customers in Florida.
We 	are vested with jurisdiction pursuant 	to 	Section 	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 	Teleport 	Communications 	America, 	LLC’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 Teleport Communications
America, LLC might have to obtain services from another carrier simply because the Company
cannot meet the utilization or months-to-exhaust 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 Teleport Communications America, LLC 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 	Teleport Communications
America, LLC 	with 	additional 	numbering 	resources 	for 	the 	Boca 	Raton 	rate 	center
MIAMIFLGR37Z 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 Boca Raton rate center MIAMIFLGR37Z 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 15th day of April, 2026 	.
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 May 6, 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.