[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 11781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4790]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WT Docket No. 11-35; DA 11-353]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for 
Declaratory Ruling Asking To Clarify the Scope of Section 332(c)(3)(A)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau seeks 
comment on a December 3, 2010 petition for declaratory ruling 
(Petition) filed by CTIA-The Wireless Association (Petitioners). The 
Petitioners ask the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to 
clarify ``the scope of Section 332(c)(3)(A)'s ban on state and local 
entry regulation.''

DATES: Interested parties may file comments on or before April 11, 
2011, and reply comments on or before May 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 11-35, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the supplementary 
information section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Salhus, Spectrum and 
Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 202-
418-1310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice released on February 25, 2011. The full text of the public 
notice is available for public inspection and copying during business 
hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. It 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, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or e-mail [email protected]. 
Additionally, the complete item is available on the Federal 
Communications Commission's Web site at http://www.fcc.gov.
    The Petitioners state that the Connecticut Department of Public 
Utility Control (Connecticut PUC) ``ordered that wireless providers 
must apply for and obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and 
Necessity (CPCN) from the [Connecticut PUC] before they can request 
permission to access public rights-of-way.'' The Petitioners ask the 
Commission to declare that Connecticut's CPCN requirement is a form of 
entry regulation that is prohibited by section 332(c)(A)(3).
    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply 
comments on or before the dates indicated above. Comments may be filed 
using: (1) The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 
(2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking 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://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     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.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th St., SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 
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.
    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).

Federal Communications Commission.
Ruth Milkman,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-4790 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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