Common carrier services: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation— Access charge reform; local exchange carriers price cap performance review,

[Federal Register: November 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 213)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 61 and 69

[CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 98-157; CCB/CPD File No. 98-63; FCC 99- 206]

Access Charge Reform; Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

SUMMARY: The document announces the effective date of the rules published September 22, 1999, in the Commission's Access Charge Reform proceeding. The Commission revised the rules that govern the provision of certain interstate access services by price cap local exchange carriers. With these revisions, the Commission continues to reform the regulation of interstate access charges to accelerate the development of competition and to ensure that the Commission's regulations do not unduly interfere with the operation of these markets as competition develops.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 1.774, 61.47, 69.709, 69.711, 69.713, and 69.729, published at 64 FR 51258

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(September 22, 1999), are effective November 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Preiss, Deputy Division Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, Competitive Pricing Division, (202) 418-1520. For additional information concerning the information collections, contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214, or via the Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 27, 1999, the Commission released its Fifth Report and Order in its Access Charge Reform Proceeding, CC Docket No. 96-262, a summary of which was published in the Federal Register. See 64 FR 51258, September 22, 1999. 47 CFR 1.774, 61.47, 69.709, 69.711, 69.713, and 69.729, as amended, contain modified information collection requirements. We stated that ``the Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date'' of those rules. The information collections were approved by OMB on October 18 and October 20, 1999. See OMB 3060-0526, 3060-0760, and 3060-0770. By this publication, the Commission announces that these rules are effective November 4, 1999.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 0

Organization and functions.

47 CFR Part 1

Administrative practice and procedure, Communications common carriers, Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 61

Communications common carriers, Telephone.

47 CFR Part 69

Communications common carriers, Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

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