[Federal Register: December 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CC Docket No. 92-105; DA 04-3679]
Parties Asked To Refresh the Record Regarding Reconsideration of
the Decision Applying the Numbering Utilization and Forecast Reports
Requirements to Carriers Receiving Numbering Resources From the 500 and
900 Number Plan Areas
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: On July 12, 2001, Competitive Telecommunications Association
and Personal Communications Industry Association jointly filed a
petition for reconsideration insisting that 500 and 900 numbering plan
areas were not included in the Numbering Resource Optimization Report
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Because the
petition for reconsideration was filed some time ago, the passage of
time and intervening developments may have rendered the record
developed for the petition stale. Moreover, some issues raised in the
petition for reconsideration may have become moot or irrelevant in
light of intervening events. For these reasons, the Wireline
Competition Bureau requests that the petitioners identify issues from
the petition that remain unresolved and supplement the petition, in
writing, to indicate which findings they still wish to be reconsidered.
To the extent that intervening events may have materially altered the
circumstances surrounding the filed petition or the relief sought by
filing parties, those entities may refresh the record with new
information or arguments related to their original petition that they
believe to be relevant to the issues. The previously filed petition
will be deemed withdrawn and will be dismissed if parties do not
indicate in writing an intent to pursue their petition for
reconsideration.
DATES: Comments are due on or before December 30, 2004. Reply comments
are due on or before January 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original
and four copies of each filing. All filings must be sent to the
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20554. See Supplementary Information section for where and how to file
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Franklin, Attorney, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, (202)
418-7400 TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Commission's rules governing
petitions for reconsideration, the Commission invites interested
parties to update the record pertaining to the petition for
reconsideration filed by the Competitive Telecommunications Association
(CompTel) and Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA). In
the Numbering Resource Optimization Report and Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NRO Order), 65 FR 37703, June 16, 2000, the
Commission, inter alia, adopted a mandatory utilization data reporting
requirement, a uniform set of categories of numbers for which carriers
must report their utilization, and a utilization threshold framework to
increase carrier accountability and incentives to use numbers
efficiently. Subsequent to the NRO Order, the Commission released a
Public Notice stating that the reporting requirements established in
the NRO Order apply to all carriers that receive numbering resources
from the NANPA (i.e., code holders), or that receive numbering
resources from a Pooling Administrator in thousands blocks (i.e., block
holders), including the 500 and 900 numbering plan areas (NPAs).
On July 12, 2001, CompTel and PCIA jointly filed a petition for
reconsideration insisting that 500 and 900 NPAs were not included in
the NRO Order. Because the petition for reconsideration was filed some
time ago, the passage of time and intervening developments may have
rendered the records developed for those petitions stale. Moreover,
some issues raised in the petition for reconsideration may have become
moot or irrelevant in light of intervening events.
For these reasons, the Wireline Competition Bureau requests the
petitioners identify issues from the petition that remain unresolved
now and supplement the petition, in writing, to indicate which findings
they still wish to be reconsidered. To the extent that intervening
events may have materially altered the circumstances surrounding the
filed petition or the relief sought by filing parties, those entities
may refresh the record with new information or arguments related to
their original petition that they believe to be relevant to the issues.
The previously filed petition will be deemed withdrawn and will be
dismissed if parties do not indicate in writing an intent to pursue
their petition for reconsideration.
Petitioners may file supplemental comments updating their
previously filed petition for reconsideration on or before December 30,
2004. Reply Comments are due on or before January 6, 2005. All
pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 99-200. 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 (May 1, 1998).
Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file
via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one
copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or
rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however,
commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each
docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing
the transmittal screen, commenters 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 for e-mail comments, commenters should
send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words
in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and directions
will be sent in reply. 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, commenters
must submit two additional
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copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
One (1) courtesy copy should also be sent to Sheryl Todd, Wireline
Competition Bureau, FCC, Room 5-B540, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554. 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).
The Commission's contractor, Natek, Inc., 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 mail, Express Mail,
and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
The original petition for reconsideration that CompTel and PCIA
jointly filed in 2001 is available for inspection and copying during
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445
12th St. SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The document may also
be purchased from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-378-
3160, or via e-mail http://www.bcpiweb.com.
This matter shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose''
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. See 47
CFR 1.1200 and 1.1206. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain
summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a
listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one-or two-sentence
description of the views and arguments presented is generally required.
See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex
parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in
Sec. 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b).
Federal Communications Commission.
Dated: December 10, 2004.
Narda M. Jones,
Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-27564 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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