[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45140-45153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22597]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 51, 64, and 68

[CC Docket Nos. 98-147, 98-11, 98-26, 98-32, 98-15, 98-78, 98-91; FCC 
98-188]


Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced 
Telecommunications Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On August 7, 1998, the Commission released a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing deployment of wireline services 
offering advanced telecommunications capability. The NPRM is intended 
to obtain comment on how to facilitate deployment of advanced services 
and promote competition in the advanced services marketplace.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 25, 1998 and reply 
comments are due on or before October 16, 1998. Written comments by the 
public on the proposed information collections are due September 23, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and reply comments should be sent to Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 
222, Washington, D.C. 20554, with a copy to Janice Myles of the Common 
Carrier Bureau, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 544, Washington, D.C. 20554. 
Parties should also file one copy of any documents filed in this docket 
with the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription 
Services, Inc., 1231 20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. In 
addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any comments 
on the information collections contained herein should be submitted to 
Judy Boley, Federal Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, or via the Internet to [email protected], 
and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725--17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503 or via the Internet to [email protected]. 
See Supplementary Information section for electronic access and filing 
addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kinney, Assistant Division 
Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at 
202-418-1580 or via the Internet at [email protected] or Jordan 
Goldstein, Attorney, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common 
Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or via the Internet at 
[email protected]. Further information may also be obtained by calling 
the Common Carrier Bureau's TTY number: 202-418-0484. For additional 
information concerning the information collections contained in the 
NPRM contact Judy Boley at (202) 418-0214, or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking adopted August 6, 1998 and released August 7, 
1998 (FCC 98-188). The NPRM contains proposed information collections 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). It has been 
submitted to the OMB for review under the PRA. The OMB, the general 
public, and other Federal agencies are invited to comment on the 
proposed information collections contained in this proceeding. The full 
text of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available for inspection 
and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 
1919 M St., N.W., Room 239, Washington, D.C. The complete text also may 
be obtained through the World Wide Web, at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/
Common Carrier/[Orders/fcc98188.wp], or may be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, 
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. 
Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of 
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998. Comments 
filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the 
Internet to <http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. In completing the 
transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal 
Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking 
number. 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 [email protected], and should include the following words 
in the body of the message, ``get form [email protected] and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725--
17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or via the Internet to 
[email protected].
5. Further Information
    106. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact 
Linda Kinney, Assistant Division Chief, Policy and Program Planning 
Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or [email protected] or 
Jordan Goldstein, Attorney, Policy and Program Planning Division, 
Common Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or [email protected]. Further 
information may also be obtained by calling the Common Carrier Bureau's 
TTY number: 202-418-0484.

H. Ordering Clauses

    107. It is ordered that, pursuant to sections 1-4, 10, 201, 202, 
251-254, 271, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
47 U.S.C. Secs. 151-154, 160, 201, 202, 251-254, 271, and 303(r), the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
    108. It is further ordered that the Commission's Office of Public 
Affairs, Reference Operations Division, shall send a copy of this 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
Small Business Administration, in accordance with the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, see 5 U.S.C. Sec. 605(b).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 51, 64, and 68

    Communications common carriers, Communications equipment, Local 
exchange carrier, Telecommunications, Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-22597 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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