[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34724-34725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11728]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 01-92; DA 05-1553]


Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: By this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau extends the 
reply comment deadline to July 20, 2005. Due to the voluminous record 
received in the initial round of comments, the Bureau is concerned that 
it may be extremely difficult for parties to review and respond to the 
comments by the June 22, 2005 reply comment deadline. In the interest 
of developing a thorough and complete record in this proceeding, the 
Bureau, on its own motion, hereby extends the reply comment deadline. 
This extension should allow parties adequate time to review and respond 
to the voluminous record.

DATES: Reply comments are due on or before July 20, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CC Docket No. 01-92, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the 
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) / http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 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.

     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: fcc.gov">FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
    For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Goldberg, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-7353 or via the 
Internet at fcc.gov">victoria.goldberg@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order 
in CC Docket No. 01-92, adopted on May 31, 2005, and released on May 
31, 2005. The complete text of this Order is available for public 
inspection Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 
from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commission's Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is also available 
on the Commission's Internet site at http://www. fcc.gov. Alternative 
formats are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian 
Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365. The complete text of 
the Order may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Best Copying and Printing, Inc., Room CY-B402, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile 
(202) 488-5563, or e-mail at http://www.bcpiweb.com.
    When filing reply comments, parties should reference CC Docket No. 
01-92 and conform to the filing procedures referenced in the Order and 
provided in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. See Developing a 
Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92, Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 70 FR 15030 (March 24, 2005). All 
pleadings may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Comments filed through the 
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. 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, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the 
applicable docket or rulemaking number, in this case CC Docket No. 01-
92. 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 fcc.gov">ecfs@fcc.gov, and should

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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. All 
filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. 
Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition, parties should 
send a copy of their filings to Victoria Goldberg, Pricing Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Parties shall also serve one copy with the Commission's copy 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488-5300, or via 
e-mail to [email protected].
    Documents in CC Docket No. 01-92 are available for review through 
the ECFS and are available for public inspection and copying during 
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents may 
also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 
488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, or by e-mail at [email protected].

Synopsis of Order

    On February 10, 2005, the Commission adopted a Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in CC Docket No. 01-92. See Developing a 
Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92, Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 70 FR 15030 (March 24, 2005). In the 
FNPRM, the Commission sought further comment on specific proposals for 
comprehensive intercarrier compensation reform, alternative reform 
measures, and related issues. The comment deadline was May 23, 2005, 
and the reply comment deadline is June 22, 2005.
    On May 23, 2005, the Commission received over 3,000 pages of 
comments from more than 100 parties. Due to the voluminous record 
received, we are concerned that it may be extremely difficult for 
parties to review and respond to the comments by the June 22, 2005 
reply comment deadline. In the interest of developing a thorough and 
complete record in this proceeding, the Bureau, on its own motion, 
hereby extends the reply comment deadline to July 20, 2005. This 
extension should allow parties adequate time to review and respond to 
the voluminous record. Further, an extension should help avoid the 
piecemeal submission of arguments and analysis in the form of ex parte 
submissions after the reply comment deadline. All other filing 
requirements set forth in the FNPRM remain in effect.

Ordering Clause

    Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority 
contained in sections 4(i) and 303(r) of the Communications Act, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(r), and Sec. Sec.  0.204(b), 0.291, 
1.45, and 1.415 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.204(b), 0.291, 
1.45, and 1.415, the deadline for filing reply comments in response to 
the FNPRM is extended to July 20, 2005.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-11728 Filed 6-14-05; 8:45 am]
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