[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27817]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CCB/CPD 98-2; DA 03-3392]


Application of Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge to 
Discontinued Customers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; termination of proceeding.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the termination of a 
proceeding seeking review and reconsideration of a 1998 Common Carrier 
Bureau order granting Sprint's request for a declaratory ruling that 
local exchange carriers cannot charge long distance carriers 
presubscribed interexchange charges (PICCs) for lines of subscribers 
whose service has been discontinued by the long distance carriers. It 
appears that there are no pending requests for further action in this 
proceeding, and the phase-out of the PICC largely has mooted the issues 
in this proceeding.

DATES: This proceeding will be terminated effective December 5, 2003, 
unless the Wireline Competition Bureau receives an opposition to the 
termination prior to that date.

ADDRESSES: Oppositions to the proceeding termination should be mailed 
to the Commission's Secretary through the Commission's contractor, 
Natek, Inc., at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, 
DC 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 1998, the Common Carrier Bureau 
(now the Wireline Competition Bureau) released an order in the above-
referenced proceeding granting Sprint's request for a declaratory 
ruling regarding the application of presubscribed interexchange carrier 
charges (PICCs) to lines of subscribers whose service has been 
discontinued by an interexchange carrier (IXC). The Bureau held that, 
so long as the IXC has notified the local exchange carrier that it has 
discontinued service to a customer, the IXC is not liable for PICCs on 
the terminated lines. On October 7, 2003, SBC filed a request to 
withdraw its application for review of the Bureau's order, and on 
October 16, 2003, AT&T filed a request to withdraw its petition for 
clarification of the order. Based on their requests to withdraw, SBC's 
application for review and AT&T's petition for clarification are 
dismissed without prejudice. 47 CFR 1.748. Sprint previously withdrew 
its petition for clarification and reconsideration, and MCI previously 
withdrew its petition for partial reconsideration of this order, 
therefore it appears that there are no pending applications for review 
or petitions for reconsideration or clarification of the Bureau's 
order. Since the Bureau's release of the above-referenced order, the 
PICC has been phased out substantially, thus the issues in this 
proceeding largely are moot. Therefore, the proceeding will be 
terminated effective December 5, 2003, unless the Wireline Competition 
Bureau receives an opposition to the termination before that date.
    Parties filing oppositions to the termination of this proceeding 
must file an original and four copies of each filing. The filings 
should reference the file number of this proceeding, CCB/CPD 98-2. 
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. 
Postal Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Natek, 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.
    [sbull] The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    [sbull] All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands 
or fasteners.
    [sbull] Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the 
building.
    [sbull] 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.
    [sbull] U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and 
Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20554.
    [sbull] All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 
Parties are also requested to send a courtesy copy of their oppositions 
to Jennifer McKee, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission. Courtesy copies may also be 
sent via e-mail to [email protected].

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 155, 303, 307, 308, 309, 
315, 317; 44 FR 18501, 67 FR 13223, 47 CFR 0.291, 1.749.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Maher, Jr.,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-27817 Filed 11-4-03; 8:45 am]
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