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definition of ‘‘intermediate provider’’ to
read as follows:
§ 64.2101
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Covered voice communication. The
term ‘‘covered voice communication’’
means a voice communication
(including any related signaling
information) that is generated—
(1) from the placement of a call from
a connection using a North American
Numbering Plan resource or a call
placed to a connection using such a
numbering resource; and
(2) through any service provided by a
covered provider.
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Intermediate provider. The term
‘‘intermediate provider’’ means any
entity that—
(a) enters into a business arrangement
with a covered provider or other
intermediate provider for the specific
purpose of carrying, routing, or
transmitting voice traffic that is
generated from the placement of a call
placed—
(1) from an end user connection using
a North American Numbering Plan
resource; or
(2) to an end user connection using
such a numbering resource; and
(b) does not itself, either directly or in
conjunction with an affiliate, serve as a
covered provider in the context of
originating or terminating a given call.
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■ 3. Amend § 64.2107 by revising to
read as follows:
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§ 4.2107 Safe Harbor from Intermediate
Provider Service Quality Standards.
(a)(1) A covered provider may qualify
as a safe harbor provider under this
subpart if it files one of the following
certifications, signed under penalty of
perjury by an officer or director of the
covered provider regarding the accuracy
and completeness of the information
provided, in WC Docket No. 13–39:
I ll(name), (title), an officer of l
l(entity), certify that ll(entity) uses
no intermediate providers;’’ or
I ll(name),ll(title), an officer
ofll(entity), certify that ll(entity)
restricts by contract any intermediate
provider to which a call is directed
byll(entity) from permitting more
than one additional intermediate
provider in the call path before the call
reaches the terminating provider or
terminating tandem. I certify that any
nondisclosure agreement with an
intermediate provider
permitsll(entity) to reveal the identity
of the intermediate provider and any
additional intermediate provider to the
Commission and to the rural incumbent
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local exchange carrier(s) whose
incoming long-distance calls are
affected by the intermediate provider’s
performance. I certify thatll(entity)
has a process in place to monitor the
performance of its intermediate
providers.
(2) The certification in paragraph
(a)(1) must be submitted:
(A) for the first time on or before
February 26, 2019; and
(B) annually thereafter.
(b) The requirements of section
64.2117 shall not apply to covered
providers who qualify as safe harbor
providers in accordance with this
section.
■ 4. Add § 64.2115 to subpart V to read
as follows:
§ 64.2115 Registration of Intermediate
Providers.
(a) Requirement to use registered
intermediate providers. A covered
provider shall not use an intermediate
provider to transmit covered voice
communications unless such
intermediate provider is registered
pursuant to this section.
(b) Registration. An intermediate
provider that offers or holds itself out as
offering the capability to transmit
covered voice communications from one
destination to another and that charges
any rate to any other entity (including
an affiliated entity) for the transmission
shall register with the Commission in
accordance with this section. The
intermediate provider shall provide the
following information in its registration:
(1) The intermediate provider’s
business name(s) and primary address;
(2) The name(s), telephone number(s),
email address(es), and business
address(es) of the intermediate
provider’s regulatory contact and/or
designated agent for service of process;
(3) All names that the intermediate
provider has used in the past;
(4) The state(s) in which the
intermediate provider provides service;
and
(5) The name, title, business address,
telephone number, and email address of
at least one person as well as the
department within the company
responsible for addressing rural call
completion issues.
(c) Submission of registration. An
intermediate provider that is subject to
the registration requirement in
paragraph (b) of this section shall
submit the information described
therein through the intermediate
provider registry on the Commission’s
website. The registration shall be made
under penalty of perjury.
(d) Changes in information. An
intermediate provider must update the
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information provided pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this section within one
week of any change.
(e) Effect of registration. An
intermediate provider that submits
registration pursuant to subsections (b)
and (c) of this section, and receives
confirmation that its registration is
complete, is thereby granted an
authorization to operate as an
intermediate provider that covered
providers may use under subsection (a).
■ 5. Add § 64.2117 to subpart V to read
as follows:
§ 64.2117 Intermediate Provider Service
Quality Standards.
An intermediate provider that offers
or holds itself out as offering the
capability to transmit covered voice
communications from one destination to
another and that charges any rate to any
other entity (including an affiliated
entity) for the transmission must
comply with the following requirements
when transmitting covered voice
communications:
(a) The intermediate provider must
take reasonable steps to:
(1) prevent handing off a call for
completion to a provider that has
previously handed off the same call;
(2) release a call back to the
originating interexchange carrier if the
intermediate provider fails to find a
route for completion of the call; and
(3) prevent processing of calls in a
manner that terminates and re-originates
the calls.
(b) The intermediate provider must
have processes in place to monitor its
rural call completion performance.
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 18–43, RM–11797; DA 18–
146]
Radio Broadcasting Services;
Connerville, Oklahoma
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
This document requests
comments on a Petition for Rule Making
filed by The Chickasaw Nation,
proposing to amend the FM Table of
Allotments, by allotting Channel 247A
at Connerville, Oklahoma, as the first
local Tribal-owned commercial service.
A staff engineering analysis indicates
that Channel 247A can be allotted to
SUMMARY:
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Connerville consistent with the
minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission’s rules.
The reference coordinates are 34–25–00
NL and 96–43–53 WL with a site
restriction of 9.40 km (5.84 miles)
southwest of the community.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before May 29, 2018, and reply
comments on or before June 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445
Twelfth Street SW, Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner as follows: The
Chickasaw Nation, c/o John Crigler,
Esq., Suite 200, Flour Mill Building,
1000 Potomac Street NW, Washington,
DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrienne Y. Denysyk, Media Bureau,
(202) 418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No.
18–43, adopted February 14, 2018, and
released February 14, 2018. The full text
of this Commission decision is available
for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC’s
Reference Information Center at Portals
II, CY–A257, 445 Twelfth Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554. The full text is
also available online at https://
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. This document does
not contain proposed information
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collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to
this proceeding.
Members of the public should note
that from the time a Notice of Proposed
Rule Making is issued until the matter
is no longer subject to Commission
consideration or court review, all ex
parte contacts are prohibited in
Commission proceedings, such as this
one, which involve channel allotments.
See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules
governing permissible ex parte contacts.
For information regarding proper
filing procedures for comments, see 47
CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310,
334, 336 and 339.
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Oklahoma, is
amended by adding Connerville,
Channel 247A to read as follows in
alphabetical order:
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§ 73.202
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Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 18-43, RM-11797; DA 18-146]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Connerville, Oklahoma
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a Petition for Rule Making
filed by The Chickasaw Nation, proposing to amend the FM Table of
Allotments, by allotting Channel 247A at Connerville, Oklahoma, as the
first local Tribal-owned commercial service. A staff engineering
analysis indicates that Channel 247A can be allotted to
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Connerville consistent with the minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission's rules. The reference coordinates are
34-25-00 NL and 96-43-53 WL with a site restriction of 9.40 km (5.84
miles) southwest of the community.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 29, 2018, and reply
comments on or before June 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner as follows: The
Chickasaw Nation, c/o John Crigler, Esq., Suite 200, Flour Mill
Building, 1000 Potomac Street NW, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Y. Denysyk, Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 18-43, adopted February
14, 2018, and released February 14, 2018. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at
Portals II, CY-A257, 445 Twelfth Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The
full text is also available online at https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. This
document does not contain proposed information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information
collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply
to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing
permissible ex parte contacts.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments,
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 334, 336 and 339.
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2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oklahoma, is
amended by adding Connerville, Channel 247A to read as follows in
alphabetical order:
Sec. 73.202 Table of Allotments.
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(b) Table of FM Allotments.
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