Utility and Telecom companies need to serve their commercial customers better by supplying unique Invoice Numbers on all invoices. The lost productivity in accounts payable departments relating directly to reconciling these unnumbered invoices is legendary and has even spawned new enterprises dedicated solely to helping organizations sort out new charges from old, paid from unpaid, justified from unjustified, etc. IOMA, the Institute of Management & Administration, and a champion for accounts payable managers, has developed this petition and will present it to companies and regulators alike. It\'s time.