[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 51815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17227]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196; DA 05-2277]


E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Services; Petitions for 
Reconsideration and/or Clarification and/or Waiver Filed

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on petitions for reconsideration 
and/or clarification and/or waiver filed by CompTel, T-Mobile USA, 
Inc., and the National Emergency Number Association & Voice on the Net 
(VON) Coalition, seeking reconsideration and/or clarification and/or 
waiver of the Commission's E911 requirements for IP-enabled service 
providers adopted in the First Report and Order in WC Docket No. 04-36.

DATES: Oppositions to these petitions must be filed by September 15, 
2005. Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the 
time for filing oppositions has expired.

ADDRESSES: You may submit oppositions or replies, identified by WC 
Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196, 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/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432. For detailed instructions for submitting 
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Shewman, Senior Attorney, 
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-
1686.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 05-2277, released August 12, 2005. The full text of the 
petitions 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, (202) 418-0270. 
This document may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI, 
Inc. at their Web site: http://www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1-800-378-
3160.

Background

    On July 29, 2005, petitions for reconsideration and/or 
clarification and/or waiver were filed by CompTel, T-Mobile USA, Inc., 
and the National Emergency Number Association & Voice on the Net (VON) 
Coalition, seeking reconsideration and/or clarification and/or waiver 
of the Commission's E911 requirements for IP-enabled service providers 
adopted in the First Report and Order in WC Docket No. 04-36. See 
CompTel, Petition for Reconsideration/Clarification and/or Waiver, WC 
Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196, filed July 29, 2005; T-Mobile USA, Inc., 
Petition for Clarification, WC Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196, filed July 
29, 2005; National Emergency Number Association & Voice on the Net 
(VON) Coalition, Joint Petition for Clarification, WC Docket Nos. 04-36 
and 05-196, filed July 29, 2005.

Electronic Access and Filing

    Pursuant to Sec.  1.429 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.429, 
interested parties may file Oppositions to these petitions on or before 
September 15, 2005. Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 
days after the time for filing oppositions has expired. When filing, 
please reference WC Docket Nos. 04-36 and 05-196. 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. In completing the transmittal screen, 
commenters should include their full name, U.S. 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 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 send an original and 
eleven (11) copies of each filing. 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.
    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 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 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.
    This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit but disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules, 47 CFR 
1.1200. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that 
memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the 
substance of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects 
discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and 
arguments presented is generally required. See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other 
rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permit-
but-disclose proceedings are set forth in Sec.  1.1206(b) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b).
    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) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Donald K. Stockdale, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-17227 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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