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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325  Washington,  DC  20554 
 DA  00-  2354 
 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  TTY’s-  Network  Services 


 202/  418-  0484  and  Information  Complaints  202/  418-  0485 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON 
 NATIONAL  EXCHANGE  CARRIER  ASSOCIATION,  INC.  2001  MODIFICATION  OF  AVERAGE  SCHEDULE  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE 


 FORMULAS 
 File  No.  ASD  00-  42 
 Released:  October  18,  2000 
 Comment  Date:  November  6,  2000 
 Reply  Date:  November  20,  2000 


 On  October  2,  2000,  the  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association,  Inc.  (NECA)  filed  its 
 2001  Modifications  of  Average  Schedule  Universal  Service  Formulas.  These  proposed 
 formulas,  if  approved,  would  be  scheduled  to  take  effect  on  January  1,  2001  and  remain  in  effect 
 through  December  31,  2001. 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  no  later  than  November  6,  2000,  with  the  Secretary, 
 FCC,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Replies  to  these  comments 
 should  be  filed  no  later  than  November  20,  2000.  Comments  should  reference  File  No.  ASD  00- 
 xx.  A  copy  of  each  pleading  should  also  be  sent  to  Debbie  Byrd,  Accounting  Safeguards 
 Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  FCC,  Room  6-  C316,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  DC  20554,  and  to  the  Commission’s  contractor  for  public  services  records 
 duplication,  International  Transcription  Services,  Inc.  (ITS),  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington, 
 DC  20036.  Copies  are  available  for  inspection  and  copying  during  normal  business  hours  in  the 
 FCC’s  Reference  Center,  Room  CY-  A257,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC 
 20554.  Copies  also  can  be  obtained  from  ITS  at  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC  20036 
 or  by  calling  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3800  or  faxing  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3805. 


 This  proceeding  is  being  treated  as  a  permit,  but  disclose  proceeding  for  purposes  of  the 
 Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  See  generally  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  1200-  1.  1216.  Parties  making  oral  ex 
 parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentation  must  contain  a 
 summary  of  the  substance  of  the  presentation  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed. 
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 More  than  a  one  or  two  sentence  description  of  the  views  and  arguments  presented  is  generally 
 required.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b)(  2),  as  revised.  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written 
 presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  as  well.  Interested  parties  are  to  file  with  the 
 Secretary,  FCC,  and  serve  Debbie  Byrd  and  ITS,  with  copies  of  any  written  ex  parte 
 presentations  or  summaries  of  oral  ex  parte  presentations  in  these  proceedings  in  the  manner 
 specified  above. 


 For  further  information,  please  contact  George  Williams,  at  (202)  418-  0867  (voice), 
 (202)  418-  0484  (TTY),  e-  mail  gwilliam@  fcc.  gov. 


 Action  by  the  Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  FCC. 
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