[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 180 (Friday, September 15, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55923-55924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23691]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 96-61; FCC 00-308]


Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate Interexchange 
Marketplace

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document dismisses as moot requests asking that the 
Commission forbear from application of the rate integration 
requirements of the Communications Act to commercial mobile radio 
service providers. This action is taken to comport with the recent 
decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals vacating the Commission's rate 
integration rules as applied to commercial mobile radio service 
carriers and remanding the matter to the Commission for further 
proceedings.

DATES: Effective September 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Wolfe, 202-418-1310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) in CC Docket No. 96-61, FCC 00-308, 
adopted August 17, 2000, and released August 23, 2000. The complete 
text of this MO&O is available for inspection and copying during normal 
business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Courtyard 
Level, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, and also may be purchased 
from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription 
Services (ITS, Inc.), CY-B400, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC.

Synopsis of the Memorandum Opinion and Order

    1. In this Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), the Commission 
addresses requests filed by BellSouth, AT&T, the Cellular 
Telecommunications Industry Association, Nextel, Omnipoint, the 
Personal Communications Industry Association, and PrimeCo, asking that 
the Commission forbear from application of the rate integration 
requirements of section 254(g) of the Communications Act, as amended 
(47 U.S.C. 254(g)) to

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commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers.
    2. In light of the July 14, 2000, decision of the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacating the Commission's 
rate integration rules as applied to CMRS carriers and remanding the 
matter to the Commission for further proceedings, the Commission finds 
that the forbearance requests are moot and premature. Accordingly, the 
requests are dismissed as discussed in detail in the full text of the 
MO&O.

Ordering Clauses

    3. Pursuant to sections (4)(I) and 10 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(I) and 160, that the Petition for 
Forbearance of BellSouth is dismissed.
    4. In addition, the requests for Forbearance contained in the 
comments filed by AT&T, CTIA, CommNet, Nextel, Omnipoint, PCIA, and 
PrimeCo are dismissed.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-23691 Filed 9-14-00; 8:45 am]
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