Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks To Determine Parties' Continuing Interest in Several Petitions for Reconsideration of Aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order
| Published date | 04 March 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 12747 |
| Record Number | 2020-03835 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Federal Communications Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)
[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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