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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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