[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49478-49479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21000]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 03-2629]


Sprint Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding TRS Access to 
900 Pay-Per-Call Services Via 711

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Sprint Corporation (Sprint) filed a Petition for Declaratory 
Ruling requesting that the Commission declare that Sprint's provision 
of 900 pay-per-call services to end users who access Sprint's relay 
centers by dialing 711 fully satisfies the requirement that such 
services be offered by relay providers. The Commission has found that 
the provision of pay-per-call service through TRS is technically 
feasible and required as a component of functional equivalency. 
Additionally, the Commission requires all telecommunications carriers 
nationwide to implement three-digit, 711, dialing access to all 
mandatory TRS services. Sprint's petition contends that pay-per-call 
services cannot be accessed via 711, because 711 uses a toll-free 
dialing sequence, and pay-per-call sequences cannot be accessed using a 
toll-free dialing sequence. Therefore, Sprint requests clarification 
that its provision of a special 900 number (which is provided without 
charge) in order to use TRS to place a 900 call satisfies the 
requirement that TRS providers offer such services.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before September 10, 2003. Reply comments may be filed on or before 
September 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-2429 (voice), 
(202) 418-0464 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When filing comments, please reference CC 
Docket No. 98-67. 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. 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 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 .'' A sample form and directions 
will be sent in reply.
    Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four 
copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number 
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two 
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Services 
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. 
Postal Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Vistronix, Inc., 
will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 
p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or 
fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the 
building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, 
Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the 
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-B204, 
Washington, DC 20554. Parties who choose to file by paper should also 
submit their comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, 
along with three paper copies to: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 6-
A432, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch 
diskette formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 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 the lead docket number in this case, CC Docket No. 98-67), 
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, Qualex International, 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
    Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.1206, this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose 
proceeding in which ex parte communications are subject to disclosure. 
Copies of any subsequently filed documents in this matter will be 
available for public inspection and copying during regular business 
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of 
this Public Notice may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile 
(202) 863-2898, or via e-mail [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0531 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY). This 
Public Notice can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at: 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret M. Egler,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-21000 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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