1. NeuStar, Inc., the North American Numbering Plan Administrator submits a petition for approval of Numbering Plan Area Relief Plan for the 870 NPA. ESTABLISHED DOCKET. Ks (Order #4)

2. ORDER #1 (COMMISSION) The following procedural schedule is hereby established for consideration of the Industry's proposed 870 numbering plan area ("NPA") code relief plan: 1) initial comments by all official parties shall be filed by noon (12:00pm) on September 4, 2009. 2) Reply comments shall be filed by noon (12:00pm) on September 25, 2009. 3) An evidentiary / technical public hearing is schedule at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2009, in Hearing Room #1 of the Arkansas Public Service Commission located at 1000 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. 4) Four (4) public comments hearings are scheduled for the evening of September 29, 2009, October 6, 8, and 22 of 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. each evening. The public comment hearings will be conducted in four (4) different cities (Harrison, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana) located within the 870 NPA. 5) Official parties to this docket are NeuStar, Inc., and the General Staff of the Commission. Any jurisdictional telecommunications provider certified by this Commission as well as the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas ("AG") can become an official party to this docket by filing a written notice in this docket no later than noon (12:00pm) on July 31, 2009 stating their intent to participate as an official party. Kr

3. Notice of Participation filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. Ks

4. Order #2 (Commission) ERRATA ORDER Ordering paragraph No. 5 of Order No. 1 issued on July 20, 2009 is hereby amended as follows: 5. "Any authorized telecommunications company providing wireline or wireless telecommunications services to customers in Arkansas" as well as the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas can become an official party to this Docket simply by filing a written Notice in this Docket no later than noon on July 31, 2009, stating their intent to participate as an office party. The Office of the Secretary of the Commission forthwith shall serve a copy of this Order by electronic mail on NeuStar, the Staff, the Attorney General, and all wireline and wireless telecommunications companies providing telecommunications services to customers in Arkansas. js

5. MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC, and MCI Communications Services, Inc. hereby submit Notice of Participation. Ks

6. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc., and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC hereby submit Notice of Participation. Ks

7. Sprint Communications Company, LP hereby submits written notice of their intent to participate as an official party in this Docket. Ks

8. Order #3 (Commission) sets public comments hearings: (1) September 8, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Durand Center - Side B, North Arkansas College, 1515 Pioneer Drive in Harrison, AR 72601 (2) September 17, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1709 E. Nettleton Avenue in Jonesboro, AR 72401 (3) September 29, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, 510 Main Street in Pine Bluff, AR 71601 (4) October 6, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Texarkana Arkansas City Hall, Board Room-2nd Floor, 3rd and Walnut Street in Texarkana, AR 75504. As established in Order No. 1, the evidentiary hearing to consider NeuStar's Petition will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in Hearing Room No. 1 in the Arkansas Public Service Commission Building located at 1000 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.

9. General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission hereby submit Initial Comments. Ks

10. Comments filed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc., and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC. Ks

11. Comments filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. Ks

12. Transcript of the public comment hearing held in Harrison, Arkansas filed by Bushman Court Reporting. js

13. Correction to Initial Comments filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. Kr

14. Letter regarding the public comment hearing to be held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on September 29, 2009. The public comment hearing will address the six proposals to relieve the projected exhaustion of the 870 area code in 2011. js

15. Letter regarding public comment hearing to be held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on October 6, 2009 at the Texarkana City Hall, Board Room-2nd Floor, 3rd and Walnut Street beginning at 6:00 p.m., regarding the proposed New Area Code within the existing 870 Area Code. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments regarding the six pending proposals before the Arkansas Public Service Commission to relieve the projected exhaustion of the 870 area code in 2011. js

16. Transcript of Public Hearing held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on September 29, 2009 filed by Bushman Court Reporting. Ks

17. Transcript of Public Hearing held in Texarkana, Arkansas on October 6, 2009 filed by Bushman Court Reporting. Ks

18. Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of D. Wayne Milby filed on behalf of Neustar, Inc. Ks

19. Transcript to Hearing held on October 28th, 2009 filed by Bushman Court Reporting. Ks

20. Brief filed by the General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Ks

21. Post Hearing Brief filed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas. Ks

22. Post Hearing Submission filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. Ks

23. Order #4 (Commission) The Commission finds that Alternative No. 3, the all services distributed overlay, is the appropriate approach for addressing the 870 NPA number exhaust. NeuStar and the Arkansas Telecommunications Industry is ordered to develop an implementation schedule for the deployment of the new area code based on the proposed 13 month timeline. All other telecommunications providers doing business in the 870 area code is ordered to develop multiple notification methods with final customer notification to be sent no more than 30 days before the final transition to 10 digit dialing. Further, the telecommunication providers are directed to file in this docket a description of the notification methods to be used by the providers as well as copies of all such notices. Js

24. PRESS RELEASE: The Arkansas Public Service Commission approves overlay plan to be implemented within existing 870 area code. The decision allows customers to keep 870 Area Code by creating a 2nd area code within the existing 870 area, change will require 10-digit dialing for local calls. Js

25. NEWS RELEASE: The Arkansas Public Service Commission (Commission) has announced that 327 will be the new area code associated with the overlay plan approved by the Commission for the 870 Area Code. The exact implementation date for the new area code has not yet been determined but is currently estimated to be in 2012. The implementation plan and schedule will be filed with the Commission by January 21, 2010. js

26. Report and Response to Order Directing NeuStar and the Industry to Develop an Implementation Schedule filed by NeuStar, Inc. Ks (Order #5)

27. NeuStar, Inc., submits addendum to report and response to Order directing NeuStar and the industry to develop an implementation schedule. Kr (Order #5)

28. ORDER #5 (COMMISSION) The Commission finds that the suspension of the existing 870 NPA relief plan implementation schedule is in the public interest. The existing 870 NPA Relief Plan implementation schedule is here by suspended. NeuStar and the Industry shall file in this docket a new proposed 870 NPA Relief Plan implementation schedule at least twenty-two (22) months ahead of the projected 870 NPA exhaust date. Kr