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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  News  Media  Information  (202)  418-  0500  TTY  (202)  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  (202)  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  ftp.  fcc.  gov  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  DA  02-  485  February  28,  2002 
 COMMENTS  SOUGHT  ON  APPROPRIATE  FRAMEWORK  FOR  BROADBAND  ACCESS  TO  THE  INTERNET  OVER  WIRELINE  FACILITIES;  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE  OBLIGATIONS  OF 
 BROADBAND  PROVIDERS;  COMPUTER  III  FURTHER  REMAND  PROCEEDINGS 
 CC  Docket  Nos.  02-  33;  95-  20;  98-  10 
 COMMENTS  DUE:  April  15,  2002 
 REPLY  COMMENTS  DUE:  May  14,  2002 
 On  February  15,  2002,  the  Commission  released  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  to  examine  the  appropriate  legal  and  policy  framework  under  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  for 


 broadband  access  to  the  Internet  over  domestic  wireline  facilities.  1  Through  this  Notice,  the  Commission  seeks  to  classify  the  provision  of  wireline  broadband  Internet  access  services  and  to  consider  the 
 regulatory  implications  of  that  classification.  It  also  seeks  comment  on  whether  facilities-  based  providers  of  broadband  Internet  access  services  provided  over  wireline  and  other  platforms,  including  cable, 
 wireless  and  satellite,  should  be  required  to  contribute  to  universal  service.  A  summary  of  the  Notice  is  published  in  the  Federal  Register  today,  at  67  Fed.  Reg.  9232  (Feb.  28,  2002). 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  in  this  proceeding  no  later  than  April  15,  2002.  Reply  comments  may  be  filed  no  later  than  May  14,  2002.  When  filing  comments,  please  reference  CC  Docket 
 No.  02-  33,  CC  Docket  No.  95-  20,  and  CC  Docket  No.  98-  10.  An  original  and  four  copies  of  all  comments  and  reply  comments  must  be  filed  with  the  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  B204,  Washington,  DC  20554.  2  In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  submission  must  be  filed  with  Qualex  International,  the  Commission’s  duplicating  contractor,  at  its 
 office  at  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554,  and  one  copy  with  Janice  Myles,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  5-  C327,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Documents  in  CC  Docket 
 No.  02-  33,  CC  Docket  No.  95-  20,  and  CC  Docket  No.  98-  10  are  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II, 
 445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  The  documents  may  also  be  purchased  from  Qualex  International,  telephone  (202)  863-  2893,  facsimile  (202)  863-  2898. 


 This  proceeding  shall  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  1200  and  1.1206.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte 
 presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  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).  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  ex  parte  presentations  in  permit-  but-  disclose 
 proceedings  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
 1  Appropriate  Framework  for  Broadband  Access  to  the  Internet  Over  Wireline  Facilities;  Universal  Service 
 Obligations  of  Broadband  Providers,  CC  Docket  No.  02-  33;  Computer  III  Further  Remand  Proceedings:  Bell  Operating  Company  Provision  of  Enhanced  Services;  1998  Biennial  Regulatory  Review  –  Review  of  Computer  III 


 and  ONA  Safeguards  and  Requirements,  CC  Docket  Nos.  98-  10,  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  02-  42  (rel.  Feb.  15,  2002)  (Notice). 


 2  Parties  are  directed  to  the  Commission’s  recent  Public  Notice  concerning  changes  in  the  filing  location  and 
 procedures  for  paper  documents.  See  FCC  Announces  a  New  Filing  Location  for  Paper  Documents,  Public  Notice,  DA  01-  2919  (Dec.  14,  2001). 
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 For  further  information,  please  contact  Jodie  Donovan-  May,  Policy  &  Program  Planning  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1580  or  Diane  Law  Hsu,  Accounting  Policy  Division, 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  7400. 
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