[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12747-12749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03835]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 20, 36, 51, 54, 61, 64, and 69

[WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC 
Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; and WT Docket No. 10-208; DA 20-65; FRS 
16475]


Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks To Determine Parties' 
Continuing Interest in Several Petitions for Reconsideration of Aspects 
of the USF/ICC Transformation Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petitions for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this document, as part of the Commission's effort to manage 
its dockets and reduce backlog and in an effort to avoid the need to 
address issues unnecessarily, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) 
seeks to determine parties' continuing interest in eight pending 
petitions for reconsideration of various aspects of the intercarrier 
compensation provisions of the USF/ICC Transformation Order. The Bureau 
therefore plans to dismiss each Petition listed below with prejudice 
unless a Petitioner files a notice in the relevant dockets within 45 
days of the date of Federal Register publication of this Public Notice 
specifying that it objects to the dismissal of its Petition.

DATES: Responses are due on or before April 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit responses, identified by WC Docket Nos. 10-
90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109, GN Docket No. 09-51, CC Docket No. 01-92, 
CC Docket No. 96-45, and WT Docket No. 10-208, by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Communications Commission's website: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format),

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send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), 844-432-2275 (videophone), or 
(202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    A copy of each letter should be sent to: Marvin F. Sacks, Pricing 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street SW, Room 
5-A260, Washington, DC 20554; email: [email protected]. 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: Marv Sacks, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division at (202) 418-2017 or via email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document, DA 20-65, released on January 14, 2020, in which the Wireline 
Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks to determine parties' continuing 
interest in eight pending petitions for reconsideration of various 
aspects of the intercarrier compensation provisions of the USF/ICC 
Transformation Order. 76 FR 73830, November 29, 2011. Each of the 
Petitions was filed in 2011 and no entities have filed comments or ex 
parte submissions regarding these petitions for several years. In 
addition, the various requests for relief in the Petitions appear to be 
moot or are otherwise no longer relevant in light of regulatory 
changes, including ongoing intercarrier compensation and universal 
service reforms, that have occurred since these filings were made. The 
Petitions for Reconsideration that the Bureau plans to dismiss with 
prejudice unless a Petitioner files a notice of objection to the 
dismissal in the relevant dockets are the following:

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                                                           Date petition
           Petitioner                   Petitions              filed
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Public Service Commission of     Petition for                 12/29/2011
 the District of Columbia.        Reconsideration of an
                                  aspect of the Connect
                                  America Fund, A
                                  National Broadband
                                  Plan for Our Future,
                                  Establishing Just and
                                  Reasonable Rates for
                                  Local Exchange
                                  Carriers, High-Cost
                                  Universal Service
                                  Support, Developing an
                                  Unified Intercarrier
                                  Compensation Regime,
                                  Federal-State Joint
                                  Board on Universal
                                  Service, Lifeline and
                                  Link-Up, Universal
                                  Service Reform--
                                  Mobility Fund, WC
                                  Docket No. 10-90 et
                                  al., Report and Order
                                  and Further Notice of
                                  Proposed Rulemaking,
                                  26 FCC Rcd 17663
                                  (2011) (USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order).
MetroPCS Communications, Inc...  Petition of MetroPCS         12/29/2011
                                  Communications, Inc.,
                                  For Clarification and
                                  Limited
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
National Exchange Carrier        Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Association, Inc.;               Reconsideration and
 Organization for the Promotion   Clarification of
 and Advancement of Small         aspects of the USF/ICC
 Telecommunications Companies;    Transformation Order.
 and Western Telecommunications
 Alliance (Rural Associations).
NTCH, Inc......................  Petition for                 12/29/2011
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Onvoy, Inc. and its affiliate,   Petition for                 12/23/2011
 360networks (USA) inc.           Clarification or
                                  Reconsideration of an
                                  aspect of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Sprint Nextel Corporation......  Petition for                 12/29/2011
                                  Reconsideration and
                                  Clarification of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
United States Telecom            Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Association.                     Reconsideration and
                                  Clarification of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Verizon (Verizon Communications  Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Inc. and Verizon Wireless).      Clarification or, in
                                  the Alternative, for
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
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    Filing Requirements. Pursuant to Sec.  1.419 of the Commission's 
rules, any Petitioner objecting to the dismissal of its Petition must 
file a letter stating its objection on or before 45 days after 
publication in the Federal Register. See 47 CFR 1.419. The letter must 
reference WC Docket No. 10-90, GN Docket No. 09-51, WC Docket No. 07-
135, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 01-92, CC Docket No. 96-45, WC 
Docket No. 03-109, and WT Docket No. 10-208, and may be filed using the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper 
copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 
63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Letters may be filed electronically 
using the Commission's online Electronic Comment filing System (ECFS): 
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. Because more than one 
docket number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must 
submit two additional copies for the additional docket 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. 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 Street SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing 
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held 
together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes 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 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
Mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554.
    In addition, a copy of each letter should be sent to: Marvin F. 
Sacks, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th 
Street SW, Room 5-A260, Washington, DC 20554; email: 
[email protected].
    Ex Parte Rules. The proceedings this Public Notice initiates shall 
be treated as ``permit-but-disclose'' proceedings in accordance with 
the Commission's ex parte rules. 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq. Persons making 
ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or 
a memorandum

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summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the 
presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine 
period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are 
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all 
persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which 
the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data 
presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the 
presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data 
or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, 
memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide 
citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, 
memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or 
paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of 
summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to 
Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex 
parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule Sec.  
1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule Sec.  1.49(f) or for which 
the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, 
written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte 
presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the 
electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and 
must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, 
searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize 
themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Kirk Burgee,
Chief of Staff, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-03835 Filed 3-3-20; 8:45 am]
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