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[FR Doc No: 94-15990]
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[Federal Register: July 1, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 61, 64 and 69
[CC Docket No. 92-77, DA 94-703]
Billed Party Preference for 0+ InterLATA Calls
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of time.
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SUMMARY: The Policy and Program Planning Division of the Common Carrier
Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission released an order
extending the time in which to file comments and replies in response to
its Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. On June 6, 1994, Competitive
Telecommunications Association (CompTel), Bell Atlantic, Teleport
Communications, American Public Communications Council, and MFS
Communications filed a motion for extension of the filing deadline on
the grounds that extra time was needed for the assembly of price and
cost data and studies as well as analysis. The Commission granted this
request in substantial part.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before August 1, 1994, and replies
must be filed on or before August 31, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark S. Nadel, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier
Bureau, (202) 632-1301.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
In the Matter of: Billed Party Preference for 0+ InterLATA
Calls.
Adopted: June 24, 1994.
Released: June 24, 1994.
By the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier
Bureau:
1. On June 6, 1994, Competitive Telecommunications Association
(CompTel), Bell Atlantic, Teleport Communications, American Public
Communications Council, and MFS Communications (hereinafter Joint
Parties) filed a motion for extension of time to file comments in
response to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the above-
captioned proceeding.\1\ Comments are scheduled to be filed by July 8,
1994 and replies by July 29, 1994. Joint Parties seek an extension
until August 8, 1994 for comments and September 12, 1994 for replies.
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\1\Billed Party Preference for 0+ InterLATA Calls, CC Docket No.
92-77, FCC 94-117 (released June 6, 1994), 59 F.R. 30754 (June 15,
1994).
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2. The Joint Parties give three reasons for their request. First,
they argue that the Commission seeks comment on many issues and that a
number of these require the assembly of price and cost data and studies
as well as detailed analysis. The Joint Parties assert that, given the
large amount of information requested, the thoroughness and usefulness
of the record will be enhanced immeasurably if an additional month is
provided for comments and a total of five weeks is provided for reply
comments. Second, the Joint Parties argue that an extension of time
will help minimize the likelihood that a multitude of detailed ex parte
filings will be made after the comment cycle has ended. They state that
an extension will allow all parties to develop more fully the
substantive data and analysis requested in their initial comments,
thereby permitting parties to make their primary reply thereto within
the scheduled comment cycle. Third, the Joint Parties ask that
deadlines be extended so as to accommodate the vacation schedules of
key personnel for the July 4th and Labor Day weekends.
3. We do not routinely grant extensions of time.\2\ In this case,
however, we are aware that the data we seek includes a significant
amount of empirical information that may not be easy to collect
quickly. We also observe that no party has opposed this extension of
time and that the Joint Parties state that both AT&T and BellSouth have
reviewed this request for extension and that both have indicated that
they have no objection to it. Therefore, in the interests of allowing
all parties to develop more fully the substantive data and analysis
requested in their initial comments and permitting thorough responses
to those data to be made in reply comments, thereby enhancing the
completeness of the record for evaluating BPP, we are willing to grant
parties an extension of time in which to file comments and replies. We
believe, however, that the comment and reply dates proposed by the
Joint Parties would result in excessive delay, the need for which is
not clearly demonstrated in their petition. Therefore, we grant all
parties an extension of time for the filing of comments from July 8,
1994 to August 1, 1994 and for the filing of reply comments from July
29, 1994 to August 31, 1994.
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\2\47 CFR 1.46(a).
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4. Accordingly, it is ordered that the Joint Parties Request for
Extension of Time is granted to the extent provided herein, and
otherwise is denied.\3\
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\3\This action is taken pursuant to Sections 4(j) and 5(c) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(j) and
155(c), and authority delegated thereunder pursuant to Sections 0.91
and 0.291 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 0.91 and 0.291.
Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Schlichting,
Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-15990 Filed 6-30-94; 8:45 am]
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