Extended Deadlines for 833 Auction Comments Denied
Delaying comments on competitive bidding procedures for the 833 toll-free numbers auction would unnecessarily delay the auction, said the FCC Wireline Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics in a docket 17-192 order Tuesday. The agency said responsible organization TollFreeNumbers.com's…
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ask for an extension as GAO hears its bid protests about selecting Somos as auctioneer was unrelated to the setting of auction proceedings. GAO dismissed that protest June 19. The FCC said RespOrg Get800's request and issues of how the auction might affect the toll-free number market are similarly outside the proceeding's scope. The proceeding's deadlines were June 3 and 10. In a docket 17-192 posting Tuesday, TollFreeNumbers.com said having Somos auction 833 numbers directly to RespOrgs' customers instead of through RespOrgs violates the Communications Act and is outside toll-free number administrator, service management system database administrator, numbering administration administrator and numbering administration service center duties. It said Somos itself said it could administer the auction among RespOrgs but not that it could execute the auction proposed by the FCC.