*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 34202* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 DA 03- 3961 December 15, 2003 Parties Asked To Refresh Record Regarding Reconsideration of Rules Adopted in 1997 Access Charge Reform Docket CC Docket Nos. 96- 262, 94- 1, 91- 213, 95- 72 COMMENTS DUE: 30 days after Federal Register publication of this Notice REPLY COMMENTS DUE: 45 days after Federal Register publication of this Notice Pursuant to the Commission’s rules governing petitions for reconsideration, 1 the Wireline Competition Bureau (the Bureau) invites interested parties to update the record pertaining to petitions for reconsideration filed with respect to the rules the Commission adopted in the 1997 Access Charge Reform First Report and Order. 2 After the Commission released the Access Charge Reform First Report and Order on May 16, 1997, several parties filed petitions for reconsideration of that order. Since then there has been litigation and additional orders addressed to access charge reform, including the CALLS Order, 3 concerning the rules adopted in the Access Charge Reform First Report and Order. Issues raised in the pending petitions for reconsideration may therefore have become moot or irrelevant. As a result, it is not clear what issues arising out of the Access Charge Reform First Report and Order, if any, remain in dispute. Moreover, because the CALLS Order arose out of a voluntary proposal representing a large consensus in the industry, the earlier concerns raised by the petitions for reconsideration already may have been addressed. Furthermore, because the petitions for reconsideration were filed several years ago, the passage of time and intervening developments may have rendered the records developed by those petitions stale. 1 47 C. F. R. § 1.106. 2 Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Transport Rate Structure and Pricing, End User Common Line Charges, CC Docket Nos. 96- 262, 94- 1, 91- 213, 95- 72, First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 15982 (1997) (Access Charge Reform First Report and Order), aff’d sub. nom., Southwestern Bell v. FCC, 153 F. 3d 523 (8 th Cir. 1998). 3 Access Charge Reform, CC Docket No. 96- 262, Sixth Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 12962 (2000) (CALLS Order). 1 2 3 All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12 th St. SW, Suite TW- A325, Washington, DC 20554. Two (2) copies of the comments and reply comments should also be sent to Aaron Goldschmidt, Assistant Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 5- A121, Washington, D. C. 20554. Parties shall also serve one copy with Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554, (202) 863- 2893, or via email to . The original petitions for reconsideration filed by the parties in CC Docket Nos. 96- 262, 94- 1, 91- 213, and 95- 72 are available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12 th St. SW, Room CY- A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents may also be purchased from Qualex International, telephone (202) 863- 2893, facsimile (202) 863- 2898. This matter 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, 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). For further information, contact Marvin Sacks, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418- 1520. - FCC - 3