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- ↑ "Charter of the North American Numbering Council" (PDF). North American Numbering Council. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "Federal Register Doc. 2019-18099 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am". U.S. Government. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ↑ "NANC Background" . Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ↑ Charter of the North American Numbering Council, Federal Communications Commission
- ↑ "NANC Working Groups". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
