[Federal Register: June 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[CC Docket No. 01-92; DA 05-1553]
Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: By this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau extends the
reply comment deadline to July 20, 2005. Due to the voluminous record
received in the initial round of comments, the Bureau is concerned that
it may be extremely difficult for parties to review and respond to the
comments by the June 22, 2005 reply comment deadline. In the interest
of developing a thorough and complete record in this proceeding, the
Bureau, on its own motion, hereby extends the reply comment deadline.
This extension should allow parties adequate time to review and respond
to the voluminous record.
DATES: Reply comments are due on or before July 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CC Docket No. 01-92,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) / http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Hand Delivery/Courier: The Commission's contractor, Natek,
Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings
for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite
110, Washington, DC 20002.
--The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
--All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners.
--Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
--Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive,
Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Goldberg, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-7353 or via the
Internet at victoria.goldberg@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
in CC Docket No. 01-92, adopted on May 31, 2005, and released on May
31, 2005. The complete text of this Order is available for public
inspection Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday
from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commission's Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is also available
on the Commission's Internet site at http://www. fcc.gov. Alternative
formats are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian
Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365. The complete text of
the Order may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copying and Printing, Inc., Room CY-B402, 445 Twelfth
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile
(202) 488-5563, or e-mail at http://www.bcpiweb.com.
When filing reply comments, parties should reference CC Docket No.
01-92 and conform to the filing procedures referenced in the Order and
provided in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. See Developing a
Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92, Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 70 FR 15030 (March 24, 2005). All
pleadings may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing
System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Comments filed through the
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html.
Commenters must transmit one electronic
copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in
the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number, in this case CC Docket No. 01-
92. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail.
To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send
an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should
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include the following words in the body of the message, ``get form
.'' A sample form and directions will be sent in
reply.
Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. All
filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H.
Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition, parties should
send a copy of their filings to Victoria Goldberg, Pricing Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Parties shall also serve one copy with the Commission's copy
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488-5300, or via
e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
Documents in CC Docket No. 01-92 are available for review through
the ECFS and are available for public inspection and copying during
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents may
also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202)
488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, or by e-mail at fcc@bcpiweb.com.
Synopsis of Order
On February 10, 2005, the Commission adopted a Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in CC Docket No. 01-92. See Developing a
Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92, Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 70 FR 15030 (March 24, 2005). In the
FNPRM, the Commission sought further comment on specific proposals for
comprehensive intercarrier compensation reform, alternative reform
measures, and related issues. The comment deadline was May 23, 2005,
and the reply comment deadline is June 22, 2005.
On May 23, 2005, the Commission received over 3,000 pages of
comments from more than 100 parties. Due to the voluminous record
received, we are concerned that it may be extremely difficult for
parties to review and respond to the comments by the June 22, 2005
reply comment deadline. In the interest of developing a thorough and
complete record in this proceeding, the Bureau, on its own motion,
hereby extends the reply comment deadline to July 20, 2005. This
extension should allow parties adequate time to review and respond to
the voluminous record. Further, an extension should help avoid the
piecemeal submission of arguments and analysis in the form of ex parte
submissions after the reply comment deadline. All other filing
requirements set forth in the FNPRM remain in effect.
Ordering Clause
Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority
contained in sections 4(i) and 303(r) of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(r), and Sec. Sec. 0.204(b), 0.291,
1.45, and 1.415 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.204(b), 0.291,
1.45, and 1.415, the deadline for filing reply comments in response to
the FNPRM is extended to July 20, 2005.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-11728 Filed 6-14-05; 8:45 am]
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