[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45140-45153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22597]
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 163 / Monday, August 24, 1998 /
Proposed Rules
[[Page 45140]]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 51, 64, and 68
[CC Docket Nos. 98-147, 98-11, 98-26, 98-32, 98-15, 98-78, 98-91; FCC
98-188]
Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced
Telecommunications Services
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On August 7, 1998, the Commission released a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing deployment of wireline services
offering advanced telecommunications capability. The NPRM is intended
to obtain comment on how to facilitate deployment of advanced services
and promote competition in the advanced services marketplace.
DATES: Comments are due on or before September 25, 1998 and reply
comments are due on or before October 16, 1998. Written comments by the
public on the proposed information collections are due September 23,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments and reply comments should be sent to Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room
222, Washington, D.C. 20554, with a copy to Janice Myles of the Common
Carrier Bureau, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 544, Washington, D.C. 20554.
Parties should also file one copy of any documents filed in this docket
with the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription
Services, Inc., 1231 20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. In
addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any comments
on the information collections contained herein should be submitted to
Judy Boley, Federal Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, or via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov,
and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725--17th Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503 or via the Internet to fain__t@al.eop.gov.
See Supplementary Information section for electronic access and filing
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kinney, Assistant Division
Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at
202-418-1580 or via the Internet at lkinney@fcc.gov or Jordan
Goldstein, Attorney, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common
Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or via the Internet at
jgoldste@fcc.gov. Further information may also be obtained by calling
the Common Carrier Bureau's TTY number: 202-418-0484. For additional
information concerning the information collections contained in the
NPRM contact Judy Boley at (202) 418-0214, or via the Internet at
jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking adopted August 6, 1998 and released August 7,
1998 (FCC 98-188). The NPRM contains proposed information collections
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). It has been
submitted to the OMB for review under the PRA. The OMB, the general
public, and other Federal agencies are invited to comment on the
proposed information collections contained in this proceeding. The full
text of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available for inspection
and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center,
1919 M St., N.W., Room 239, Washington, D.C. The complete text also may
be obtained through the World Wide Web, at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/
Common Carrier/[Orders/fcc98188.wp], or may be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service,
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
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/e-file/ecfs.html>. 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 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 jboley@fcc.gov and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725--
17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or via the Internet to
fain__t@al.eop.gov.
5. Further Information
106. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact
Linda Kinney, Assistant Division Chief, Policy and Program Planning
Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or lkinney@fcc.gov or
Jordan Goldstein, Attorney, Policy and Program Planning Division,
Common Carrier Bureau, at 202-418-1580 or jgoldste@fcc.gov. Further
information may also be obtained by calling the Common Carrier Bureau's
TTY number: 202-418-0484.
H. Ordering Clauses
107. It is ordered that, pursuant to sections 1-4, 10, 201, 202,
251-254, 271, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
47 U.S.C. Secs. 151-154, 160, 201, 202, 251-254, 271, and 303(r), the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
108. It is further ordered that the Commission's Office of Public
Affairs, Reference Operations Division, shall send a copy of this
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration, in accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, see 5 U.S.C. Sec. 605(b).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 51, 64, and 68
Communications common carriers, Communications equipment, Local
exchange carrier, Telecommunications, Telephone.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-22597 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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