The North American Numbering Council is an advisory committee of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States, chartered in 1995.
It is renewed on a two-year term schedule pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,[2] and meets approximately four times per year.
The original charter of the North American Numbering Council was filed with the United States Congress on October 5, 1995.
Through consensus decisions of its members, the council recommends procedures, policies, and technical means for efficient numbering administration, impartial to any telecommunication industry interest group.
[4] The North American Numbering Council conducts several working groups in assistance of its advisory function to the FCC.