[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 837-838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27644]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 1, 20, and 43

[WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10; DA 19-1240; FRS 16319]


Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing 
the FCC Form 477 Data Program; Corrections

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission), Managing Director, adopted an Order implementing non-
substantive revisions of the Commission's rules to eliminate a 
redundant provision and modify related rules for consistency with the 
amendments that the Commission adopted in a Report and Order published 
in the Federal Register.

DATES: Effective on January 8, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Daly, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-1832.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order, 
DA 19-1240, released December 6, 2016. The full text of this document 
is available for public inspection during regular business hours in the 
FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 
20554 or at the following internet address: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-1240A1.pdf.
    In the Report and Order, FCC 19-79, 84 FR 43705, August 22, 2019, 
the Commission revised 47 CFR parts 1, 20, and 43 of the Commission's 
rules to create a new Digital Opportunity Data Collection program and 
to modify its existing FCC Form 477 Data Program. This Order implements 
related revisions to eliminate redundancy and conform other rules to 
the amendments adopted in the Report and Order.
    Specifically, both Sec. Sec.  1.7002 and 43.01(d) of the 
Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.7002, 43.01(d)) establish requirements 
regarding the frequency and content of FCC Form 477 filings. This Order 
eliminates this potentially confusing redundancy by deleting Sec.  
43.01(d). In turn, the deletion of

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paragraph (d) of Sec.  43.01 requires that paragraph (b) of Sec.  43.01 
be amended to remove the cross-reference to the deleted paragraph (d). 
In addition, Sec.  20.15(b)(1) of the rules (47 CFR 20.15(b)(1)) 
contains references to Sec. Sec.  1.7001 and 43.11 (47 CFR 1.7001, 
43.11) that are inconsistent with the Commission's recent amendment of 
Sec.  1.7001 and its repeal of Sec.  43.11. Accordingly, this Order 
removes Sec.  43.01(d), revises Sec. Sec.  20.15(b)(1) and 43.01(b) for 
conformity with these rule amendments, and corrects an error in Sec.  
1.7001(a)(2)(iv). These changes should not be construed to change any 
substantive requirements.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Broadband, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 20

    Commercial mobile services, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

47 CFR Part 43

    Communications common carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Accordingly, 47 CFR parts 1, 20, and 43 are revised by making the 
following correcting amendments:

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, 
unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  1.7001  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  1.7001(a)(2)(iv), remove the words ``Wireless service'' and 
add, in its place, the words ``Wireless spectrum''.

PART 20--COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICES

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3. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a) 154(i), 157, 160, 201, 214, 
222, 251(e), 301, 302, 303, 303(b), 303(r), 307, 307(a), 309, 
309(j)(3), 316, 316(a), 332, 610, 615, 615a, 615b, 615c, unless 
otherwise noted.


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4. In Sec.  20.15, revise the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  20.15   Requirements under Title II of the Communications Act.

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    (b) * * *
    (1) File with the Commission copies of contracts entered into with 
other carriers or comply with other reporting requirements, or with 
Sec. Sec.  1.781 through 1.814 and 43.21 of this chapter; except that 
commercial radio service providers that are facilities-based providers 
of broadband service or facilities-based providers of mobile telephony 
service, as described in Sec.  1.7001(b)(1) and (3) of this chapter, 
are required to file reports pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.7000-1.7002 of 
this chapter. * * *
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PART 43--REPORTS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS, PROVIDERS OF 
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN AFFILIATES

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5. The authority citation for part 43 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 35-39, 154, 211, 219, 220; sec. 
402(b)(2)(B), (c), Pub. L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 129.


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6. In Sec.  43.01, revise paragraph (b) and remove paragraph (d) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  43.01   Applicability.

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    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, carriers 
becoming subject to the provisions of the several sections of this part 
for the first time, shall, within thirty (30) days of becoming subject, 
file the required data as set forth in the various sections of this 
part.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-27644 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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