http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/groups/nts-focus-group/notes-of-meetin...NTS Focus Group – 18th March 2010 – 2.00 pm OfcomAgenda item (1) - IntroductionsAttendance:
Justin Hornby C&W
Geoff Brighton Ofcom
Sean Hartley BT
Peter Farmer Gamma
Nancy Scott-Picton BT
Kath Embleton BT
Sandra Reid VirginMedia
Thomas Gransalke Orange
Andy Martin IV Response
Stephen Ornadel T-Mobile
Claire Robinson C&W Worldwide
By telephone:
Warren Berdo Skycom
Kulshal Sareen 3
Lesa Green KCom
Apologies:
Will Goodall Flextel
Markham Sivak Ofcom
Jeff Loan Ofcom
Agenda (1): Review of Actions.Justin Hornby opened the meeting and confirming that no actions were outstanding following the last meeting.
Agenda (2): Update / progress report on the current 'live' NTS related consultations / investigations: (Ofcom/All) * PRS Scope Review
Jeff Loan sent his apologies and as a result there was no new update available for the Focus Group.
* NTS Retail Uplift and PRS Bad Debt Surcharge:
Geoff Brighton reported that BDO has submitted its report to BT which has been asked to comment upon the findings. In the meantime BT has also issued a pricing notification with a replacement figure. Ideally Ofcom would simply ask BDO to look at the calculations behind the new figure. However BDO was contracted principally to comment on the suitability of the initial BT rate of 9.09% (Check) and redirecting BDO to examine the latest rate will require contract renegotiation.
Justin Hornby asked if the misallocation of some NTS bad debt against PRS would require a re-consultation in respect to the Retail Uplift. Geoff indicated that this was possible, but that he hoped that such a re-consultation would not be necessary.
* NTS Review
Markham Sivak was unable to attend the meeting as BA industrial action meant he had been unable to return from the US. A consultation document is expected summer or September with a Statement of Intent still expected to be published at the end of the year.
The expected Section 135 Information Requests are still in the process of being written and their recipients identified. The most likely date is now after Easter. Geoff promised to check after being asked whether it was still the intention to publish a pre-consultation document.
* NCCN 500
Geoff informed the group that a draft determination was expected to be published on 20th April.
* 080 Termination Rate Dispute
It was confirmed that a Determination to the 080 termination rate dispute had been published shortly after the last Focus Group on 5th February 2010.
* 0845 / 0870 Termination Rate Dispute
Mention was made of this dispute between Vodafone and BT. Geoff indicated that the target date for issuing a draft determination was 21st May.
Stephen Ornadel raised a query in relation to the 080 Determination and whether 080 rates which were not charged for at the retail level should be included as part of the ladder pricing mechanism. Stephen argued that this traffic should not be averaged in to the overall calculation. Geoff agreed to take the issue away.
AP1 Apr 2010: Geoff to provide guidance to Stephen regarding the inclusion of 080 traffic where no charge has been made at the retail level in any ladder pricing calculation.
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