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37. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 225, 251(e), and 255
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
225, 251(e), and 255, and § 1.3 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.3, this
Report and Order is adopted, and that
part 64 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR part 64, is amended as set forth in
Appendix A. The Report and Order
shall become effective October 27, 2011
except for §§ 64.611(e)(2), 64.611(e)(3),
64.611(g)(1)(v), 64.611(g)(1)(vi), and
64.613(a)(3), which require approval by
OMB under the PRA and which shall
become effective after the Commission
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing such approval and
the relevant effective date(s).
38. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) and 251(e) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j)
and 251(e), and §§ 1.3 and 52.111 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.3 and
52.111, a waiver of the Commission’s
first-come, first-served rule, 47 CFR
52.111, is granted for a period of one
year after the effective date of this
Order, to allow iTRS users to transfer
their existing toll free numbers to new
toll free subscribership.
39. It is further ordered that the
Commission’s requirement that toll free
numbers and ten-digit geographic
numbers not be directed to the same
URI in the iTRS Directory is waived,
effective upon release of this Report and
Order, until February 6, 2012.
40. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 225, 251, and
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 225, 251, 303(r), the
Petition for Expedited Reconsideration
filed by CSDVRS LLC on September 10,
2009, in CG Docket No. 03–123, CC
Docket No. 98–67, and WC Docket No.
05–196 is dismissed as moot.
41. It is further ordered that, pursuant
to sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 225, 251, and
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 225, 251, 303(r), the
Petition for Emergency Stay filed by the
TDI Coalition in CG Docket No. 03–123,
WC Docket No. 05–196 on October 27,
2009 and the Request for Return to the
Status Quo Ante filed by the TDI
Coalition in CG Docket No. 03–123 and
WC Docket No. 05–196 on November
12, 2009 are dismissed as moot.
42. It is further ordered that the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, shall send a copy of
this Report and Order, including the
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to
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the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64
Telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 64 as
follows:
PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES
RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS
1. The authority citation for part 64
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k), 227; secs.
403(b)(2)(B)(c), Pub. L. 104–104, 100 Stat. 56.
Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218, 222,
225, 226, 228, and 254(k) unless otherwise
noted.
2. Section 64.611 is amended by:
a. Redesignating paragraphs (e) and (f)
as paragraphs (f) and (g);
■ b. Adding a new paragraph (e);
■ c. Removing ‘‘and’’ from the end of
newly designated paragraph (g)(1)(iii);
■ d. Removing the period from the end
of newly designated paragraph (g)(1)(iv)
and adding ‘‘;’’ in its place; and
■ e. Adding paragraphs (g)(1)(v) and
(g)(1)(vi) to read as follows:
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§ 64.611
Internet-based TRS registration.
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(e) Toll free numbers. A VRS or IP
Relay provider:
(1) May not assign or issue a toll free
number to any VRS or IP Relay user.
(2) That has already assigned or
provided a toll free number to a VRS or
IP Relay user must, at the VRS or IP
Relay user’s request, facilitate the
transfer of the toll free number to a toll
free subscription with a toll free service
provider that is under the direct control
of the user.
(3) Must within one year after the
effective date of this Order remove from
the Internet-based TRS Numbering
Directory any toll free number that has
not been transferred to a subscription
with a toll free service provider and for
which the user is the subscriber of
record.
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(v) The process by which a VRS or IP
Relay user may acquire a toll free
number, or transfer control of a toll free
number from a VRS or IP Relay provider
to the user; and
(vi) The process by which persons
holding a toll free number request that
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the toll free number be linked to their
ten-digit telephone number in the TRS
Numbering Directory.
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■ 3. Section 64.613(a) is amended by
revising paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2),
redesignating paragraph (a)(3) as
paragraph (a)(4) and adding a new
paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:
§ 64.613 Numbering directory for Internetbased TRS users.
(a) * * *
(1) The TRS Numbering Directory
shall contain records mapping the
geographically appropriate NANP
telephone number of each Registered
Internet-based TRS User to a unique
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
(2) For each record associated with a
VRS user’s geographically appropriate
NANP telephone number, the URI shall
contain the IP address of the user’s
device. For each record associated with
an IP Relay user’s geographically
appropriate NANP telephone number,
the URI shall contain the user’s user
name and domain name that can be
subsequently resolved to reach the user.
(3) Within one year after the effective
date of this Order, Internet-based TRS
providers must ensure that a user’s toll
free number that is associated with a
geographically appropriate NANP
number will be associated with the
same URI as that geographically
appropriate NANP telephone number.
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47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10–51; FCC 11–118 and
DA 11–1590]
Structure and Practices of the Video
Relay Service Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; petition for
reconsideration.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission gives notice of two
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions)
filed in the Commission’s rulemaking
proceeding concerning Structure and
Practices of the Video Relay Service
Program, Second Report and Order and
Order in CG Docket No. 10–51 (Second
Report and Order), and sets an
expedited schedule for filing
oppositions and replies. In light of
impending deadlines for initial and
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recertification Video Relay Service
(VRS) applications, and to avoid waste,
fraud, and abuse in the VRS program,
the Commission finds that good cause
exists in this instance to alter the
comment periods specified in the
Commission’s rules.
DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions are
due on or before October 7, 2011.
Replies to oppositions are due on or
before October 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Hlibok, (202) 559–5158 (VP), or
e-mail, Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of document DA 11–1590,
released September 22, 2011. The full
text of document DA 11–1590 and
copies of any subsequently filed
documents in this matter will be
available for public inspection and
copying during normal business hours
at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington DC 20554.
Document DA 11–1590 and copies of
subsequently filed documents in this
matter may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), at
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554.
Customers may contact BCPI at its Web
site, https://www.bcpiweb.com, by
calling (800) 378–3160 or (202) 863–
2893, by facsimile at (202) 863–2898, or
via e-mail at https://www.bcpiweb.com.
Oppositions and Replies. Pursuant to
§ 1.429 of the Commission’s rules,
interested parties may file oppositions
and replies to an opposition on or before
the dates indicated on the first page of
this document. Such pleadings may be
filed using: (1) The Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS); or (2) by filing paper copies. All
filings should reference the docket
number of this proceeding, CG Docket
No. 10–51. The oppositions and replies
filed in response to document DA 11–
1590 will be available via the ECFS at:
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/; you may
search by docket number (CG Docket
No. 10–51).
• Oppositions and replies may be
filed electronically using the Internet by
accessing the ECFS: https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the
Web site for submitting comments. In
completing the transmittal screen, ECFS
filers should include their full name,
U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and
CG Docket No. 10–51.
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• Parties who choose to file by paper
must file an original and one copy of
each filing. 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 messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St., SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries
must be held together with rubber bands
or fasteners. Any envelopes or 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 9300
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights,
MD 20743.
• U.S. Postal Service first-class,
Express, and Priority mail must be
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
Ex Parte Proceeding
This proceeding shall be treated as a
‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in
accordance with the Commission’s ex
parte rules. See 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq.
Persons making ex parte presentations
must file a copy of any written
presentation or a memorandum
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 § 1.1206(b)
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of the Commission’s rules. In
proceedings governed by § 1.49(f) of the
rules 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 this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission’s ex
parte rules.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(tty).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will not send a copy
of document DA 11–1590 pursuant to
the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A), because it does not have an
impact on any rules of particular
applicability.
Synopsis
1. Notice is hereby given that the
parties listed have petitioned the
Commission for reconsideration and
clarification of the Second Report and
Order in CG Docket No. 10–51, FCC 11–
118, published at 76 FR 47469, August
5, 2011. In the Second Report and
Order, the Commission required that, as
part of their initial iTRS certification
applications and in annual updates,
VRS providers describe the technology
and equipment used to support their
call center functions (including but not
limited to automatic call distribution,
routing, call setup, mapping, call
features, billing for compensation from
the Interstate TRS Fund (TRS Fund),
and registration), and for each core call
center function, state whether it is
owned or leased, and from whom if
leased or licensed, and provide proofs of
purchase, license agreements, or leases;
and (2) a list of all sponsorship or
marketing arrangements and associated
agreements relating to iTRS.
2. The Second Report and Order also
adopted a requirement that, in order to
receive certification from the
Commission, which is necessary to be
eligible to receive compensation from
the TRS Fund, all iTRS providers must
operate their own calling facilities and
employ their own communication
assistants. In addition, the Second
Report and Order adopted a
requirement that any VRS provider that
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is leasing an automatic call distribution
(ACD) platform from an eligible
provider or from a third-party nonprovider must have a written lease for
such ACD platform and must include a
copy of such written lease with its
application for certification, and that a
VRS provider leasing an ACD platform
from an eligible provider must locate
the ACD platform on its own premises
and must use its own employees to
manage the ACD platform.
3. Providers currently eligible for
compensation from the TRS Fund via a
means other than Commission
certification must apply for certification
within 30 days after the rules adopted
in the Second Report and Order become
effective, and providers with
Commission certifications expiring
November 4, 2011 must apply for
recertification after the rules become
effective but at least 30 days prior to
their expiration provided that the rules
are effective by that date, or risk having
to shut down their operations and being
denied compensation from the TRS
Fund. In light of these impending
deadlines for initial and recertification
applications, and to avoid waste, fraud,
and abuse in the VRS program, the
Commission finds that good cause exists
in this instance to alter the comment
periods specified in § 1.429 of the
Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR 1.3
(providing for suspension, amendment,
or waiver of Commission rules, in whole
or in part, for good cause shown, and on
the Commission’s own motion).
Listed below are the parties filing
petitions for reconsideration and
clarification of the Second Report and
Order and Order in CG Docket No.
10–51:
Sorenson Communications, Inc.
(September 6, 2011).
AT&T Services, Inc. (September 6,
2011).
Federal Communications Commission.
Joel Gurin,
Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau.
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requirements contained in this
document, contact Judith B. Herman at
(202) 418–0214, or via the Internet at
PRA@fcc.gov.
[WT Docket No. 10–153; FCC 11–120]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Facilitating the Use of Microwave for
Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and
Providing Additional Flexibility To
Broadcast Auxiliary Service and
Operational Fixed Microwave
Licensees
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission continues its efforts to
increase flexibility in the use of
microwave services licensed under our
rules. This additional flexibility will
enable FS licensees to reduce
operational costs, increase reliability,
and facilitate the use of wireless
backhaul in rural areas. The steps we
take will remove regulatory barriers that
limit the use of spectrum for wireless
backhaul and other point-to-point and
point-to-multipoint communications.
We also make additional spectrum
available for wireless backhaul—as
much as 650 megahertz—especially in
rural areas, where wireless backhaul is
the only practical middle mile solution.
By enabling more flexible and costeffective microwave services, the
Commission can help accelerate
deployment of fourth-generation (4G)
mobile broadband infrastructure across
America.
DATES: Effective October 27, 2011,
except for 47 CFR 74.605, which
contains new or modified information
collection requirements that have not
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission will publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of that section.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. A copy of any
comments on the Paperwork Reduction
Act information collection requirements
contained herein should be submitted to
Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
B441, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554 or via the Internet at
JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Schauble, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Broadband Division, at 202–
418–0797 or by e-mail to
John.Schauble@fcc.gov. For additional
information concerning Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection
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This is a
summary of the Commission’s Backhaul
Report and Order and Memorandum
Opinion and Order (Backhaul R&O,
Backhaul MO&O), FCC 11–120, adopted
and released on August 9, 2011. The full
text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Room CY–A257,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20554. The complete text of the
Backhaul Report and Order and
Memorandum Opinion and Order and
related Commission documents may be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488–5300
or (800) 387–3160, contact BCPI at its
Web site: https://www.bcpiweb.com.
When ordering documents from BCPI,
please provide the appropriate FCC
document number, for example, FCC
11–120. The complete text of the
Backhaul Report and Order and
Memorandum Opinion and Order is
also available on the Commission’s Web
site at https://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/
edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11120A1.doc. Alternative formats
(computer diskette, large print, audio
cassette, and Braille) are available by
contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418–
7426, TTY (202) 418–7365, or via e-mail
to bmillin@fcc.gov.
I. Introduction
1. Broadband is indispensable to our
digital economy, and wireless
technology is an increasingly important
source of broadband connectivity. A
leading example of the role of wireless
technology in connecting the nation to
broadband is the impact and potential of
point-to-point microwave systems. An
essential component of many broadband
networks—particularly in mobile
wireless networks—microwave
backhaul facilities are often used to
transmit data between cell sites, or
between cell sites and network
backbones. Service providers’ use of
microwave links as a cost-effective
alternative to traditional copper circuits
and fiber optic links has been
increasing. In certain rural and remote
locations, microwave is the only
practical high-capacity backhaul
solution available.
2. A robust broadband ecosystem
therefore relies, at least in part, on
access to adequate and cost-efficient
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47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10-51; FCC 11-118 and DA 11-1590]
Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission gives notice of two Petitions
for Reconsideration (Petitions) filed in the Commission's rulemaking
proceeding concerning Structure and Practices of the Video Relay
Service Program, Second Report and Order and Order in CG Docket No. 10-
51 (Second Report and Order), and sets an expedited schedule for filing
oppositions and replies. In light of impending deadlines for initial
and
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recertification Video Relay Service (VRS) applications, and to avoid
waste, fraud, and abuse in the VRS program, the Commission finds that
good cause exists in this instance to alter the comment periods
specified in the Commission's rules.
DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions are due on or before October 7,
2011. Replies to oppositions are due on or before October 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, (202) 559-5158 (VP),
or e-mail, Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of document DA 11-1590,
released September 22, 2011. The full text of document DA 11-1590 and
copies of any subsequently filed documents in this matter will be
available for public inspection and copying during normal business
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington DC 20554. Document DA 11-1590 and
copies of subsequently filed documents in this matter may also be
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI at its Web site,
https://www.bcpiweb.com, by calling (800) 378-3160 or (202) 863-2893, by
facsimile at (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail at https://www.bcpiweb.com.
Oppositions and Replies. Pursuant to Sec. 1.429 of the
Commission's rules, interested parties may file oppositions and replies
to an opposition on or before the dates indicated on the first page of
this document. Such pleadings may be filed using: (1) The Commission's
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS); or (2) by filing paper copies.
All filings should reference the docket number of this proceeding, CG
Docket No. 10-51. The oppositions and replies filed in response to
document DA 11-1590 will be available via the ECFS at: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/; you may search by docket number (CG Docket
No. 10-51).
Oppositions and replies may be filed electronically using
the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for
submitting comments. In completing the transmittal screen, ECFS filers
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address,
and CG Docket No. 10-51.
Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original
and one copy of each filing. 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 St., SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes or 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 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Ex Parte Proceeding
This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose''
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. See 47
CFR 1.1200 et seq. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a
copy of any written presentation or a memorandum 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 Sec. 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. In
proceedings governed by Sec. 1.49(f) of the rules 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 this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will not send a copy of document DA 11-1590 pursuant
to the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because it does
not have an impact on any rules of particular applicability.
Synopsis
1. Notice is hereby given that the parties listed have petitioned
the Commission for reconsideration and clarification of the Second
Report and Order in CG Docket No. 10-51, FCC 11-118, published at 76 FR
47469, August 5, 2011. In the Second Report and Order, the Commission
required that, as part of their initial iTRS certification applications
and in annual updates, VRS providers describe the technology and
equipment used to support their call center functions (including but
not limited to automatic call distribution, routing, call setup,
mapping, call features, billing for compensation from the Interstate
TRS Fund (TRS Fund), and registration), and for each core call center
function, state whether it is owned or leased, and from whom if leased
or licensed, and provide proofs of purchase, license agreements, or
leases; and (2) a list of all sponsorship or marketing arrangements and
associated agreements relating to iTRS.
2. The Second Report and Order also adopted a requirement that, in
order to receive certification from the Commission, which is necessary
to be eligible to receive compensation from the TRS Fund, all iTRS
providers must operate their own calling facilities and employ their
own communication assistants. In addition, the Second Report and Order
adopted a requirement that any VRS provider that
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is leasing an automatic call distribution (ACD) platform from an
eligible provider or from a third-party non-provider must have a
written lease for such ACD platform and must include a copy of such
written lease with its application for certification, and that a VRS
provider leasing an ACD platform from an eligible provider must locate
the ACD platform on its own premises and must use its own employees to
manage the ACD platform.
3. Providers currently eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund
via a means other than Commission certification must apply for
certification within 30 days after the rules adopted in the Second
Report and Order become effective, and providers with Commission
certifications expiring November 4, 2011 must apply for recertification
after the rules become effective but at least 30 days prior to their
expiration provided that the rules are effective by that date, or risk
having to shut down their operations and being denied compensation from
the TRS Fund. In light of these impending deadlines for initial and
recertification applications, and to avoid waste, fraud, and abuse in
the VRS program, the Commission finds that good cause exists in this
instance to alter the comment periods specified in Sec. 1.429 of the
Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 1.3 (providing for suspension,
amendment, or waiver of Commission rules, in whole or in part, for good
cause shown, and on the Commission's own motion).
Listed below are the parties filing petitions for reconsideration
and clarification of the Second Report and Order and Order in CG Docket
No. 10-51:
Sorenson Communications, Inc. (September 6, 2011).
AT&T Services, Inc. (September 6, 2011).
Federal Communications Commission.
Joel Gurin,
Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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