[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1306-1307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-117]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 61 and 69

 [WC Docket No. 07-135; DA 07-5082]


Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange 
Carriers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) extends the date for filing reply comments from December 
31, 2007, to January 16, 2008, to provide parties additional time to 
evaluate the extensive comments received and prepare their replies.

DATES: Reply comments are due on or before January 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file reply comments on or before 
January 16, 2008. All filings related to this Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking should refer to WC Docket No. 07-135. Comments may be filed 
using: (1) The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 
(2) the Federal Government's Rulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper 
copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 
63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs 
or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers 
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting 
comments.
     For ECFS filers, if multiple dockets or rulemaking numbers 
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one 
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or 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.
     Paper Filers: 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, 
filers 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). 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 must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Slotten, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1572.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order 
in WC Docket No. 07-135, adopted on December 20, 2007, and released on 
December 20, 2007. The complete text of this Order is available for 
public inspection Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 
Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commission's Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, Room CY-
A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is 
available also on the Commission's Internet site at http://www.fcc.gov. 
Alternative formats are available for persons with disabilities by 
contacting the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-
0531, TTY (202) 418-7365, or at [email protected]. The complete text of 
the decision may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Best Copying and Printing, Inc., Room CY-B402, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile 
(202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, or e-mail at [email protected].

Synopsis of Order

    1. Reply comments are currently due on December 31, 2007, 72 FR 
64179 (Nov. 15, 2007). We find that providing an additional sixteen 
days to file reply comments in this proceeding will facilitate the 
development of a more accurate and complete record. We note that it is 
the policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be 
routinely granted. Given the complexity of the issues that are raised, 
the large number of comments that were filed, and the intervening 
holidays, however, we find that good cause exists to provide all 
parties an extension of time from December 31, 2007 to January 16, 2008 
for filing reply comments in this proceeding.
    2. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Sec. Sec.  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, reply comments in this matter shall be filed 
on or before January 16, 2008.
    3. It is further ordered that the motions of FUTUREPHONE.COM, LLC., 
the National Telephone Cooperative Association and the Independent 
Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, and CTIA--the Wireless 
Association for Extension of Time are granted, as set forth herein.

Federal Communications Commission.
Dana R. Shaffer,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E8-117 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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