Federal Register: December 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc 03-31967
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
Docket ID: [CC Docket No. 94-129; DA 03-3832]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Common carrier services:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Joint Petition of Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company and Nebcom, Inc. and Petitions of Great Plains Communications, Inc. and the Nebraska Central Telephone Company for Waiver of the Requirement That a Local Exchange Carrier Verify Inbound Requests of Customers Who Want To Change to an Affiliated Interexchange Carrier
DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or before January 2, 2004. Reply comments may be filed on or before January 20, 2004. Parties that may have already submitted comments in this proceeding need not resubmit those comments unless they choose to update them.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This document seeks public comment on petitions filed requesting a waiver of the requirement that a local exchange carrier (LEC) verify the inbound carrier change request(s) when a customer seeks to switch to the LECs interexchange carrier affiliate.
SUMMARY:
Verification requirements for carrier change requests; waiver petitions—; Northeast Nebraska Telephone Co., et al.,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
When filing comments, please reference CC
Docket No. 94129. Comments 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,
May 1, 1998. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an
electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/efile/ecfs.html.
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, Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an
electronic comment by Internet email. To get filing instructions for
email comments, commenters should send an email to ecfs@fcc.gov, and
should include the following words in the body of the message, ``get
form
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 copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by firstclass or overnight U.S. Postal Services mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive handdelivered or messengerdelivered 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 firstclass 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, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room TWB204, Washington, DC 20554.
Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their
comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, along with
three paper copies, to: Nancy Stevenson, Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 4C763,
Washington DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette
formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or compatible
software. The diskette should be accompanied by a cover letter and
should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette should be clearly
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labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding (including the lead
docket number in this case, CC Docket No. 94129, type of pleading
(comment or reply comment), date of submission, and the name of the
electronic file on the diskette. The label should also include the
following phrase ``Disk CopyNot an Original.'' Each diskette should
contain only one party's pleadings, preferably in a single electronic
file. In addition, commenters must send diskette copies to the
Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC 20554.
Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, this proceeding will be conducted as a permitbutdisclose proceeding in which ex parte communications are subject to disclosure.
Copies of any subsequently filed documents in this matter will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYA257, Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this public notice may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 8632893, facsimile (202) 8632898, or via email qualexint@aol.com.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 4180531 (voice), (202) 4187365 (TTY). This
public notice can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/policy. Federal Communications Commission.
Nancy Stevenson,
(Acting) Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Nancy Stevenson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Policy Division at (202) 4187039 (voice), or email at Nancy.Stevenson@fcc.gov.