relative to telephone number and area code conservation.

This law updates rules to help preserve available phone numbers within New Hampshire's area code 603. It requires the state Department of Energy to actively manage numbering resources and ensure all phone companies, including modern internet-based services, follow federal pooling guidelines. The bill also mandates that internet voice service providers register with the state before requesting new numbers and allows the department to charge them fees for related investigations. By clarifying that these rules apply to all types of telecommunications carriers, the legislation aims to prevent the exhaustion of local phone number supplies.