[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64573-64574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24744]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 04-3352]


Telco Group, Inc. Files Petition for Declaratory Ruling or Waiver 
To Exclude International Revenues From the Revenue Base Used To 
Calculate Payment to the Interstate TRS Fund

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on Telco Group, Inc. 
petition for declaratory Ruling or, in the alternative, a petition for 
waiver to exclude international revenues from the revenue base used to 
calculate payments to the Interstate TRS Fund.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before November 26, 2004. Reply comments may be filed on or before 
December 10, 2004.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-2247 
(voice), (202) 418-7898 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's public 
notice DA 04-3352, released October 25, 2004. 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 comment 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, 
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. 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 electronic media, 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

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hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings or electronic media 
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 and electronic media sent by 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: Dana 
Jackson, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights 
Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A626, 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, Best Copy and Printing (BCPI), Inc., Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Pursuant to Sec.  
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. The full text of this 
document and 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. This document and 
copies of subsequently filed documents in this matters may also be 
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contract, BCPI, Inc., 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. 
Customers may contact BCPI, Inc. at their Web site www.bcpiweb.com or 
call 1-800-378-3160. 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 and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 
(TTY). This public notice can also be downloaded in Word or Portable 
Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

Synopsis

    On July 26, 2004, Telco Group, Inc. filed a petition for 
declaratory ruling or, in the alternative, a petition for waiver to 
exclude international revenues from the revenue base used to calculate 
payments to the Interstate TRS Fund. Telco Group, Inc. requests that 
the Commission exclude international revenues from the TRS Fund payment 
calculations at least for those carriers whose international revenues 
comprise a significant proportion of total interstate and international 
revenues. Telco Group, Inc. also requests a stay of its payment 
obligation pending the Commission's decision.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-24744 Filed 11-4-04; 8:45 am]
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