[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45510-45511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12854]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 01-92, DA 06-1510]


Missoula Intercarrier Compensation Reform Plan

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on an intercarrier compensation 
reform plan, the ``Missoula Plan,'' filed by the National Association 
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Task Force on Intercarrier 
Compensation (the NARUC Task Force). According to its supporters, the 
Missoula Plan would unify intercarrier charges for the majority of 
lines and move intercarrier rates charged for all traffic closer 
together.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 25, 2006. Submit reply 
comments on or before November 9, 2006.

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.
     Agency 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/.
     E-mail: To [email protected]. Include CC Docket 
01-92 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: To the attention of Victoria Goldberg at 202-418-
1587. Include CC Docket 01-92 on the cover page.
     Mail: 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. 
Parties should also 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.
     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.

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change 
to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on submitting

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comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
``Comment Filing Procedures'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530, or Victoria Goldberg, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-7353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this Public Notice, the Commission seeks 
comment on the Missoula Plan, an intercarrier compensation reform plan 
filed July 24, 2006 by the NARUC Task Force. The Missoula Plan is the 
product of a 3-year process of industry negotiations led by NARUC. 
Supporters of the plan include AT&T, BellSouth Corp., Cingular 
Wireless, Global Crossing, Level 3 Communications, and 336 members of 
the Rural Alliance, among others. According to its supporters, the 
Missoula Plan ``unifies intercarrier charges for the majority of lines, 
and moves all intercarrier rates charged for all traffic closer 
together.'' Its supporters maintain that adoption of the Missoula Plan 
would represent a major step forward in intercarrier compensation 
reform.
    Interested parties may file comments on or before September 25, 
2006, and reply comments on or before November 9, 2006. Comments 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/cgb/ecfs/. 
Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If 
multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of the 
proceeding, 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 
[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.
    Paper 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). Parties are strongly encouraged to 
file comments electronically using the Commission's ECFS.
    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., Washington, DC 20554. Parties should 
also 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, or 
by e-mail to [email protected]. 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 will be available for public 
inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference 
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St. 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, 
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 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    This matter shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. 47 CFR 
1.1200 et seq. 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 generally is required. 47 CFR 
1.1206(b)(2). Other requirements pertaining to oral and written 
presentations are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's 
rules. 47 CFR 1.1206(b).

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 155.

Federal Communications Commission.
Julie A. Veach,
Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E6-12854 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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