[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13283-13284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5078]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 99-249, 96-45; DA 07-1001]


Reconsideration of CALLS Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document requests that parties that filed petitions for 
reconsideration of a 2000 Commission order adopting rules applicable to 
price cap local exchange carriers file supplemental notices indicating 
whether they wish to pursue any issues in those petitions. Subsequent 
court decisions and Commission actions may have mooted the issues in 
those petitions for reconsideration.

DATES: Supplemental notices due April 20, 2007, and comments due May 7, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Filings should be mailed to the Commission's Secretary 
through the Commission's contractor, Natek, Inc., at 236 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Goldberg, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Commission's rules governing 
petitions for reconsideration, 47 CFR 1.106, the Wireline Competition 
Bureau (the Bureau) invites interested parties to update the record 
pertaining to petitions for reconsideration filed with respect to the 
CALLS Order, 65 FR 38684, June 21, 2000.
    After the Commission released the CALLS Order on May 31, 2000, four 
parties filed petitions for reconsideration of that order. These 
petitions were filed by the Association for Local Telecommunications 
Services (ALTS) and Focal Communications Corp., One Call 
Communications, Inc., Pathfinder Communications, Inc., and the Texas 
Office of Public Utility Counsel. The Commission addressed the petition 
filed by One Call Communications, Inc. in a subsequent order, 68 FR 
43327, July 22, 2003, and the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel 
withdrew its petition on July 27, 2000.
    Since these petitions were filed, there has been a court of appeals 
decision and additional Commission orders addressing the rules adopted 
in the CALLS Order, including a decision by the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, an order on remand, 68 FR 50077, August 
20, 2003, and an order on reconsideration, 68 FR 43327, July 22, 2003. 
Issues raised in the pending petitions for reconsideration may 
therefore have become moot or outdated. As a result, it is not clear 
whether issues arising out of the CALLS Order, if any, remain in 
dispute. In addition, the reform proposal adopted in the CALLS Order 
has reached the end of its five-year term and the Commission is 
developing a record on comprehensive intercarrier compensation reform 
in CC Docket No. 01-92 and on regulation of special access services in 
WC Docket No. 05-25. Because the petitions for reconsideration were 
filed several years ago, the passage of time and intervening 
developments may have rendered the records developed by those petitions 
stale.
    For these reasons, the Bureau requests that parties that filed 
petitions for reconsideration of the CALLS Order now file a 
supplemental notice indicating those issues that they still wish to be 
reconsidered. Petitioners may include with the supplemental notices any 
new information or arguments they believe to be relevant to deciding 
only those issues that they previously raised in their petitions for 
reconsideration. The refreshed record will enable the Commission to 
consider what action may be appropriate in this proceeding.
    Parties may file supplemental notices updating their previously 
filed petitions for reconsideration no later than April 20, 2007, with 
the Secretary, FCC, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Oppositions or responses to these filings may be filed with the 
Secretary, FCC, no later than May 7, 2007. All pleadings are to 
reference CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 99-249, 96-45. All pleadings may 
be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) 
or by filing paper copies. For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or 
rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
must transmit one electronic copy of the comments for each docket or

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rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the 
transmittal screen, filers 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, filers should send an e-mail to 
[email protected], and include the following words in the body of the 
message, ``get form.'' A sample form and directions will be sent in 
response.
    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 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.
     All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
     The Commission's contractor 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, Express, 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, Room TW-A325, 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].
    The original petitions for reconsideration filed by the parties in 
CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 99-249, 96-45 are 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]. These documents may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. 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).
    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. 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).

Federal Communications Commission.
Kirk S. Burgee,
Chief of Staff, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E7-5078 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am]
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