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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA-  03-  2188 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  matter  of 
 AT&  T  Corp. 
 Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  Regarding  Enhanced  Prepaid  Calling  Card  Services 


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 WC  Docket  No.  03-  133 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  July  2,  2003  Released:  July  2,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Pricing  Policy  Division: 
 Revised  Filing  Date: 
 Reply  Comments:  July  24,  2003 


 I.  INTRODUCTION 
 1.  On  June  5,  2003,  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  (Bureau)  released  a  Public  Notice  in  this  matter.  1  The  Public  Notice  seeks  comments  on  AT&  T’s  Petition  for  a  Declaratory  Ruling  that 


 “enhanced  prepaid  calling  card  services  are.  .  .interstate  communications  subject  to  interstate,  rather  than  intrastate,  access  charges  when  the  enhanced  services  platform  that  provides  stored,  non-  call-  related 
 information  to  end  users  is  not  located  in  the  state  in  which  the  calling  or  called  parties  are  located.”  2  The  Public  Notice  established  comment  and  reply  comment  deadlines  of  June  26,  2003  and  July  10,  2003, 
 respectively.  On  June  27,  2003  the  Competitive  Telecommunications  Association  (“  CompTel”)  filed  a  Motion  for  Extension  of  Time  requesting  that  the  Commission  extend  the  period  for  all  interested  parties 
 to  file  reply  comments  in  this  proceeding  from  July  10,  2003,  to  July  24,  2003.  No  party  has  opposed  the  grant  of  this  Motion. 


 2.  We  hereby  grant  CompTel’s  request  for  an  extension  of  time  to  file  reply  comments.  It  is  the  policy  of  the  Commission  that  extensions  of  time  are  not  routinely  granted.  3  We  find,  however,  that 
 there  is  good  cause  to  extend  the  due  date  for  filing  reply  comments.  As  CompTel  notes,  the  issues  raised  by  the  Petition  are  complex.  The  reply  comment  deadline  falls  shortly  after  the  July  4  th  holiday 


 1  See  Pleading  Cycle  Established  for  AT&  T  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  on  Enhanced  Prepaid  Calling  Card 
 Services,  WC  Docket  No.  03-  133,  Public  Notice,  DA  03-  1896  (rel.  June  5,  2003)  (Public  Notice).  2 
 AT&  T  Corp.  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  at  1  (filed  May  15,  2003).  3 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a) 
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 when  personnel  with  the  expertise  to  address  these  issues  will  be  unavailable.  We  agree  that  this  shortened  reply  period  of  time  will  not  provide  the  parties  with  sufficient  time  in  which  to  adequately 
 address  the  complex  issues  and  that  a  brief  extension  will  facilitate  the  development  of  a  complete  record  for  the  Commission’s  review  and  will  not  prejudice  any  parties. 


 3.  Accordingly,  we  grant  CompTel’s  Motion  for  an  Extension  of  Time  in  which  to  file  Reply  Comments.  Parties  may  file  reply  comments  by  July  24,  2003.  This  matter  shall  continue  to  be 
 treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  4  All  other  requirements  discussed  in  the  Public  notice  remain  in  effect.  For  further  information,  please  contact 
 Paul  Moon,  Pricing  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1520. 
 4.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  sections  4(  i),  4(  j),  and  5(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  i),  154(  j)  155(  c),  and  sections  0.91,  0.291,  and  1.46  of  the 


 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  1.46,  the  request  for  extension  of  time  filed  by  CompTel  IS  GRANTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Tamara  L.  Preiss  Chief,  Pricing  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206. 
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