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December 14, 2000
REPORT (Misc. #00315)
BY: General Government Committee, Shelley G. Taub, Chairperson
RE: MR #00315 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS —AGAINST TELEPHONE AREA CODE OVERLAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee having reviewed the above-mentioned resolution on December 4, 2000
recommends to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote
Miscellaneous Resolution #00315
BY: Commissioner Shelley G. Taub, District #12
RE: Board of Commissioners — Against Telephone Area Code Overlay
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2000, Governor John Engler signed into law, Public Act 295
of 2000, which granted the Michigan Public Service Commission the authority to address
proposed area code changes in Michigan; and
WHEREAS, NeuStar, Inc., the North American Numbering Plan Administrator,
declared in 1999 that area code 248 is in jeopardy of being exhausted. In response,
NeuStar, Inc. has recommended an area code relief plan to the Michigan Public Service
Commission (MPSC); and
WHEREAS, the recommended area code relief plan will create four new overlay
area codes in Michigan: 810/586, 248/947, 313/679 and 734/278; and
WHEREAS, NeuStar, Inc. maintains that the introduction of new area codes is
needed due to increased competition in the local telephone service market, the growing
demand by the public for additional telephone numbers, and a technical requirement in the
phone network that allocates telephone numbers in blocks of 10,000; and
WHEREAS, although overlay area codes are designed to serve the same
geographic area as the current area code, customers (both pre-existing and new) will be
required to dial area codes (1 + 10 digit) when placing all local and long distance calls; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the 1 + 10 digit dialing format will result in costly
expenses for citizens and businesses in Oakland County. There will be a negative
economic impact and undue disruption when individuals and businesses are required to
restructure and purchase new switches, software and alarm systems to comply with the
extended phone dialing format; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County Executive, L. Brooks Patterson, testified before a
Michigan Public Service Commission public hearing on the area code overlay plan in Flint.
Mr. Patterson stated, "Michigan's nine area codes currently provide a total of 64 million
numbers for a population of approximately 10 million people, which seems to indicate there
are still plenty of numbers available. Freeing up unassigned phone numbers would
eliminate the need to introduce a new area code in the Flint area or anywhere else for that
matter;" and
WHEREAS, the MPSC is holding a public hearing on December 11, 2000, on the
proposed new 947 area code overlay within the existing 248 area code in Oakland County.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby voice its opposition to an area code overlay plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
joins with County Executive Patterson in urging the Michigan Public Services Commission
to make available the millions of unassigned telephone numbers in Michigan, thus avoiding
the unnecessary costs and disruptions associated with introducing a new area code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
Michigan Public Service Commission, NeuStar, Inc., the Governor, the Michigan State
Legislature and the Michigan Association of Counties.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the forAoiN Resolution.
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L5Tvrence A. Obrecht, District #3
Resolution #00315 November 30, 2000
The Vice Chairperson referred resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
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Resolution #00315 December 14, 2000
Moved by Taub supported by Jensen the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Taub supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Douglas, Galloway, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez,
Taub, Amos, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Dingeldey. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December 14, 2000 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 14thAoday oLooDecember, 2000.
G. William Caddell, County C
MARY JO HAMMOND
Director of Elections
SUE PAYNE
Chief Deputy Register
G. WILLIAM CADDELL
OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK — REGISTER OF DEEDS
PONTIAC MI 48341-0413
PATRICK D. CAMPBELL STEPHANIE A. SCHROEDER
Chief Deputy County Clerk DEPUTY CLERK — REGISTER
December 26, 2000
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Miscellaneous Resolution #00315, Board of
Commissioners — Against Telephone Area Code Overlay, which was adopted by the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners on December 14, 2000.
As the County Clerk/Register, I have been instructed to provide you with this
adopted resolution.
G. William Caddell
Clerk/Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
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