[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 60 (Thursday, March 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16304-16305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6223]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 08-607]


Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks To Refresh Record on 
Assigning Internet Protocol (IP)-Based Telecommunications Relay Service 
(TRS) Users' Ten-Digit Telephone Numbers Linked to North American 
Numbering Plan (NANP) and Related Issues

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks to refresh the record 
on the numbering issue identified in the Commission's Interoperability 
FNPRM, regarding feasibility of establishment of a ten-digit telephone 
numbering system for Video Relay Services (VRS). Specifically, the 
Commission seeks to ensure that the record reflects current viewpoints 
and any recent technical, economic, and administrative developments 
relevant to establishing a numbering system for IP-based TRS.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later 
than April 8, 2008. Reply comments may be filed no later than April 18, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments identified by [CG

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Docket Number 03-123 and/or DA 08-607], by any of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS), through the Commission's Web site: 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, in completing 
the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. 
Postal service mailing address, and CG Docket No. 03-123. Parties also 
may 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. 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 the 
Commission continues 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 Mail sent by 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.
Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their comments 
on compact disc. The compact disc should be submitted, along with three 
paper copies, to: Dana Wilson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, 
Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 3-C418, 
Washington, DC 20554. Such submission should be on a compact disc 
formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 2003 or a compatible 
software. The compact disc should be accompanied by a cover letter and 
should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The compact disc should be 
clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding (CG Docket No. 
03-123), type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date of 
submission, and the name of the electronic file on the compact disc. 
The label also should include the following phrase: ``CD-ROM Copy--Not 
an Original.'' Each compact disc should contain only one party's 
pleadings, preferably in a single electronic file. In addition, 
commenters filing by paper must send a compact disc copy to the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (800) 311-4381 
(voice/VRS), (202) 418-0431 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 08-607. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested 
parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates 
indicated in the Dates section. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.1206, this matter 
shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in which ex 
parte communications are subject to disclosure.
    The full text of document DA 08-607 and copies of any subsequently 
filed documents in this matter will be available for public inspection 
and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference 
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. Document DA 08-607 and copies of subsequently 
filed documents in this matter also may be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554; the contractor's Web site, 
http://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378-3160. Document DA 08-
607 and subsequently filed documents in this matter also may be found 
by searching ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 
03-123 into the Proceeding block).
    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). Document DA 
08-607 also can be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format 
(PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html.
    SYNOPSIS: On May 9, 2006, the Commission released 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, 
Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 06-57 
(Interoperability FNPRM), published at 71 FR 30848, May 31, 2006. The 
Interoperability FNPRM, among other things, sought comment on the 
feasibility of establishing a global, uniform ten-digit telephone 
numbering system for VRS. The Commission now seeks to refresh the 
record on the numbering issues in order to ensure that the record 
reflects current viewpoints and any new developments that have been 
made since the deadline for filing comments in response to the 
Interoperability FNPRM, including any developments with respect to 
technical, economic, and administrative issues relevant to assigning 
users of all IP-based forms of TRS uniform and static end-point numbers 
linked to the NANP. In this regard, the Commission also seeks to 
refresh the record on issues directly related to numbering, including 
application of the ``slamming'' and other consumer protection rules 
(such as the Commission's Consumer Proprietary Network Information 
rules, local number portability rules, and number resource 
conservation).

Federal Communications Commission.
Nicole McGinnis,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. E8-6223 Filed 3-26-08; 8:45 am]
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