[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2248-2249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-622]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 01-92; DA 06-2548]


Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule, reopening of reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document grants a request for an extension of time to 
file reply comments on a proposed process to address phantom traffic 
issues and a related proposal for the creation and exchange of call 
detail records filed by the Supporters of the Missoula Plan, an 
intercarrier compensation reform plan filed July 24, 2006 by the 
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Task Force on 
Intercarrier Compensation (the NARUC Task Force). The Order modifies 
the pleading cycle by reopening the comment period in order to 
facilitate the development of a more substantive and complete record in 
this proceeding.

DATES: Submit reply comments on or before January 5, 2007.

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 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 Randy Clarke at 202-418-1567. 
Include CC Docket 01-92 on the cover page.
     Mail: Parties should send a copy of their filings to Randy 
Clarke, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 5-A360, 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.

     People with Disabilities: 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).
    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 
Public Notice requesting comment on the Missoula Plan Phantom Traffic 
Interim Process and Call Detail Records Proposal. 71 FR 67509, November 
22, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530, or Randy Clarke, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order 
[DA 06-2548] released December 20, 2006. The complete text of the Order 
is available for 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 complete text of this document also 
may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov. 
By the Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants a request 
for an extension of time to file reply comments on a proposed process 
to address phantom traffic issues and a related proposal for the 
creation and exchange of call detail records filed by the Supporters of 
the ``Missoula Plan.'' The Missoula Plan was filed on July 24, 2006 by 
the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Task 
Force on Intercarrier Compensation. 71 FR 45510, August 9, 2006; 71 FR 
54008, September 13, 2006; 71 FR 70709, December 6, 2006. Among other 
things, the Missoula Plan contained a Comprehensive Solution for 
Phantom Traffic, which called ``for the filing of an industry proposal 
for a uniform process for the creation and exchange of call detail 
records.'' On November 6, 2006, the Supporters of the Missoula Plan 
filed a written ex arte proposing an interim process to address phantom 
traffic issues and a related proposal for the creation and exchange of 
call detail records. On November 8, 2006, the WCB released a Public 
Notice requesting comment on the proposed phantom traffic interim 
process and call detail record proposal. 71 FR 67509, November 22, 
2006. Thirty-nine (39) comments on this proposal were filed on December 
7, 2006 and reply comments are due December 22, 2006. On December 18, 
2006, the Supporters of the Missoula Plan filed a request for 
additional time to file reply comments on the phantom traffic proposal.
    The WCB determined that providing additional time to file reply 
comments will facilitate the development of a more substantive and 
complete record in this proceeding. Although it is the policy of the 
Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted, the 
WCB determined that given the number of comments filed, the complexity 
of the issues raised in the proposal, and the importance of the phantom 
traffic issue to the industry, we find that good cause exists to 
provide parties an extension of time, from December 22, 2006 to January 
5, 2007 for filing reply comments in this proceeding.
    Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 
and 5(c) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 
and Sec. Sec.  0.91, 0.291, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
0.91, 0.291, 1.46, the pleading cycle established in this matter shall 
be modified as follows:
    Reply Comments Due: January 5, 2007.
    All other filing procedures remain unchanged from those previously 
established in this proceeding.
    It is further ordered that the request of the Supporters of the 
Missoula Plan for an Extension of Time is granted, as set forth herein.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E7-622 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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