The way forward for NeuStar: Coming out of the shadow of the LNP dispute

NeuStar Inc. has just stepped out of the ringer.

The Federal Communications Commission voted last week to recommend awarding a contract worth roughly half the company’s revenue to rival Telcordia Technologies, thus concluding a controversial two-year bidding process. The battle isn’t quite over — the path is clear for appeals, lawsuits and further ugliness — but the company has already been shifting gears toward becoming a very different kind of company.

“This is a very healthy, robust company…