[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75244-75245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31967]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 94-129; DA 03-3832]


Joint Petition of Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company and 
Nebcom, Inc. and Petitions of Great Plains Communications, Inc. and the 
Nebraska Central Telephone Company for Waiver of the Requirement That a 
Local Exchange Carrier Verify Inbound Requests of Customers Who Want To 
Change to an Affiliated Interexchange Carrier

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on petitions filed 
requesting a waiver of the requirement that a local exchange carrier 
(LEC) verify the inbound carrier change request(s) when a customer 
seeks to switch to the LECs interexchange carrier affiliate.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before January 2, 2004. Reply comments may be filed on or before 
January 20, 2004. Parties that may have already submitted comments in 
this proceeding need not resubmit those comments unless they choose to 
update them.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further filing 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stevenson, Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Policy Division at (202) 418-7039 (voice), 
or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When filing comments, please reference CC 
Docket No. 94-129. 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, 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. 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: Nancy Stevenson, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 4-C763, 
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 
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labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding (including the lead 
docket number in this case, CC Docket No. 94-129, 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/policy.

Federal Communications Commission.
Nancy Stevenson,
(Acting) Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-31967 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]
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