[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29928-29929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10078]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter 1

[WT Docket No. 99-217; CC Docket No. 96-98; DA 07-1485]


Parties Asked To Refresh Record Regarding Promotion of 
Competitive Networks in Local Telecommunications Markets

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document invites interested parties to update the record 
pertaining to issues raised in the Commission's Competitive Networks 
proceeding in light of marketplace and industry developments.

DATES: Comments due on or before July 30, 2007, reply comments due on 
or before August 28, 2007.

ADDRESSES: All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Marlene H. Dortch , Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Comments 
may be submitted, identified by WT Docket No. 99-217 and CC Docket No. 
96-98, 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 WT Docket No. 
99-217 and CC Docket No. 96-98 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: To the attention of Jeremy Miller at 202-418-1413. 
Include WT Docket No. 99-217 and CC Docket No. 96-98 on the cover page.
     Mail: Parties should send a copy of their filings to 
Jeremy Miller, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-B145, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     Public inspection, purchase, or download: The full text of 
the document summarized here is available for inspection and copying 
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 
225 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20504. 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, and may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov.
    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 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: Jeremy Miller, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Competition Policy Division, (202) 418-1580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document in WT Docket No. 99-217 and CC Docket No. 96-98, DA No. 07-
1485, released March 28, 2007. The full text of this document is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, 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 full text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov. By 
this document, the Commission establishes comment and reply comment 
filing dates for receiving updated comments and refreshing the record 
on a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the status of the 
market for the provision of telecommunications services in Multiple 
Tenant Environments (MTEs), and on whether the prohibition on exclusive 
access contracts in commercial MTEs should be extended to residential 
MTEs. The filing dates established replace filing dates previously 
established in the Competitive Networks Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, DA 01-750, 66 FR 2322, January 11, 2001, released by the 
Commission on October 25, 2000. The proceeding for which the Commission 
seeks to refresh the record is intended to enable the Commission to 
undertake appropriate review of the status of the deployment of 
competitive and advanced telecommunications services in MTEs, and to 
determine whether additional action is necessary to address the ability 
of premises owners to discriminate unreasonably among competing 
telecommunications service providers.
    Interested parties may file comments on or before July 30, 2007 and 
reply comments on or before August 28, 2007. 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, WT Docket No. 99-217 and CC 
Docket No. 96-98. 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 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.

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    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 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 Jeremy Miller, Competitive Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 5-B145, 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 WT Docket No. 99-217 and CC Docket No. 96-98 will be 
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, 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 Sec.  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. E7-10078 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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