[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 128 (Monday, July 3, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41034-41035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16814]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 24

[GEN Docket No. 90-314; ET Docket No. 92-100; PP Docket No. 93-253; DA 
00-1421]


Narrowband Personal Communications Services; Competitive Bidding

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rule making; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission grants in part a motion for 
extension of time to file comments and reply comments in the narrowband 
PCS proceeding. The motion was filed by the Personal Communications 
Industry Association (PCIA). A brief extension of time is warranted in 
order to give PCIA and its members adequate time to develop a consensus 
position and thus facilitate the compilation of a more complete record 
on the issues raised. The new deadlines for filing comments and reply 
comments will be July 19, 2000, and August 3, 2000, respectively.

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 19, 2000, and reply comments 
are due on or before August 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Parties who choose to file comments by paper should send 
comments to the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. See the ``Supplementary 
Information'' section for additional information about paper and 
electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Elder, Auctions and Industry 
Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-
0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Order in GEN Docket 
No. 90-314, ET Docket No. 92-100, and PP Docket No. 93-253, DA 00-1421, 
adopted and released on June 26, 2000. The complete text of the Order 
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-
A257, Washington, DC 20554, and also may be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, 
Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800. The 
Order is also available via the Internet at

http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/index.html.

    1. On May 18, 2000, the Commission released a Second Report and 
Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, GEN Docket No. 
90-314, ET Docket No. 92-100, PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 00-159, 65 FR 
35875 (June 6, 2000). Comments on the Second Further Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making were due on or before July 5, 2000, and reply comments were 
due on or before July 20, 2000.
    2. On June 19, 2000, the Personal Communications Industry 
Association (PCIA) filed a ``Motion of the Personal Communications 
Industry Association for Extension of Time,'' requesting that the 
Commission extend these deadlines for filing comments and reply 
comments by thirty days. Thus, PCIA requested that the deadlines be 
extended to August 4, 2000, and August 21, 2000, respectively. 
According to PCIA, additional time is needed to permit PCIA and its 
members to explore fully channelization options and other issues raised 
in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making and to develop a 
consensus position. PCIA urges that a brief delay of the rulemaking 
process would be more than compensated for by the advantage of a more 
complete record and the development of a consensus position on behalf 
of a significant portion of the messaging industry.
    3. The Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time. Upon 
review, however, the Division agrees that a brief extension of time is 
warranted in order to give PCIA and its members adequate time to 
develop a consensus position and thus facilitate the compilation of a 
more complete record in this proceeding. However, the Division is not 
persuaded that a thirty-day extension is necessary and is concerned 
that such an extension could delay the Commission's consideration of 
the issues raised in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making. 
The current deadlines for filing comments and reply comments in this 
proceeding will therefore be extended by two weeks.
    4. Accordingly, it is ordered that the Motion of the Personal 
Communications Industry Association for Extension of Time filed on June 
19, 2000, is granted in part. Interested parties may file comments on 
or before July 19, 2000,

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and reply comments on or before August 3, 2000.
    5. Filing procedures. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested 
parties may file comments in accordance with the schedule listed in the 
``Dates'' section. 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).
    6. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic 
file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. 
Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If 
multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this 
proceeding, however, 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, Postal Service mailing address, and the 
applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit 
electronic comments 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 your e-mail address>.'' A sample form and directions will be sent 
in reply. Or you may obtain a copy of the ASCII Electronic Transmittal 
Form (Form-ET) at

http://www.fcc.gov/efile/email.html.

    7. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and 
four copies of each filing. If interested parties want each 
Commissioner to receive a personal copy of their comments, an original 
plus nine copies must be filed. If more than one docket or rulemaking 
number appear in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit 
two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 
All filings must be sent to the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman 
Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. One copy should 
also be sent to the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20036. In addition, a courtesy copy should be delivered to Alice Elder, 
Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554.
    8. Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their 
comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted to Alice 
Elder, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 
inch diskette formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word or 
compatible software. The diskette should be accompanied by a cover 
letter and should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette 
should be clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding 
(including GEN Docket No. 90-314, ET Docket No. 92-100, PP Docket No. 
93-253), type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date of 
submission, and the name of the electronic file on the diskette. The 
label should also include the following phrase: ``Disk Copy--Not an 
Original.'' Each diskette should contain only one party's pleadings, 
preferably in a single electronic file. In addition, commenters must 
send diskette copies to the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20036.
    9. Comments and reply comments will be available for public 
inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference 
Information Center, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
    10. This action is taken pursuant to the authority provided in 47 
CFR 1.46 and under delegated authority pursuant to 47 CFR 0.131, 0.331.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-16814 Filed 6-30-00; 8:45 am]
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