[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44682-44683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21272]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 20

[WT Docket No. 97-207; DA 99-1566]


Calling Party Pays Service Offering in the Commercial Mobile 
Radio Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the time for filing comments and reply 
comments in this proceeding to the close of business on September 17, 
1999, and October 18, 1999, respectively. A modest extension has been 
granted to allow interested parties more time to provide more 
substantive and complete comments on the issues associated with Calling 
Party Pays (CPP).

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 17, 1999 and reply 
comments are due on or before October 18, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Levin or David Siehl, Policy 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (202) 418-1310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following synopsis contains the text in 
chief of the Order Extending Comment and Reply Comment Periods, DA 99-
1566, adopted August 6, 1999, and released August 6, 1999, in the 
proceeding on Calling Party Pays Service Offering in the Commercial 
Mobile Radio Services, WT Docket No. 97-207. The complete text of the 
entire released document containing the Order is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center (Courtyard level), 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554, and also may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Services (ITS, Inc.), 
(202) 857-3800, 445 12th Street, SW, CY-B400, Washington, DC 20054.

Synopsis of Order Extending Comment and Reply Comment Periods

    1. This document extends the time for filing comments and reply 
comments in the captioned proceeding to the close of business on 
September 17, 1999, and October 18, 1999, respectively.
    2. On July 7, 1999, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) in this proceeding that invited interested parties to 
comment no later than August 18, 1999, and to reply to filings by other 
parties no later than September 8, 1999. 64 FR 38396, July 16, 1999.
    3. On August 2, 1999, the Personal Communications Industry 
Association (PCIA) requested an extension of the comment and reply 
comment dates until September 30, 1999, and October 22, 1999, 
respectively. PCIA cites the need for additional time to enable it to 
reflect in its comments the results of studies it is conducting on CPP 
use in other countries, and on technical and billing issues associated 
with CPP implementation in the United States.
    4. The Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, agrees 
with PCIA that a modest extension of the comment and reply comment 
deadlines would enable them and other interested parties to provide 
more substantive and complete comments on the many issues associated 
with CPP. Consequently, the grant of an extension of the comment 
deadlines will enhance the overall quality of the comments and reply 
comments, and will provide a more complete record for consideration.

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However, extension of the comment deadlines to the dates that PCIA 
requests could unduly delay the Commission's determination of the 
issues, in view of their significance to commenting parties and the 
public. Therefore, it is concluded that modifying PCIA's request for 
the extension, as specified below, is in the public interest.

Ordering Clause

    Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to Sec. 1.46 of the 
Commission's rules regarding the time for filing comments, that the 
request of PCIA is granted to the extent indicated. The comment 
deadline in the CPP proceeding is extended to the close of business on 
September 17, 1999, and the reply comment deadline is extended to the 
close of business on October 18, 1999.

Federal Communications Commission.
Kris Monteith,
Chief, Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-21272 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]
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