*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 26128.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 861 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20554 APCC Services, Inc., ) Data Net Systems, LLC ) Davel Communications, Inc. ) Jaroth, Inc. dba Pacific Telemanagement ) Services, and ) Intera Communications Corp., ) ) Complainants, ) ) v. ) File No. EB- 02- MDIC- 025 ) CCI Communications, Inc. ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Adopted: March 21, 2003 Released: March 25, 2003 By the Deputy Division Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau: 1. On March 29, 2002, APCC Services, Inc., et al. (“ APCC” or “Complainants”) filed an informal complaint alleging that CCI Communications, Inc., (“ CCI”) is responsible for paying dial around compensation for certain types of completed calls carried by its network that originated from APCC’s payphones. Pursuant to section 1.718 of the Commission’s rules, 1 the Complainants are required to convert their informal complaints into formal complaints within six months of the date that the Defendant replies to the informal complaints, or such informal complaints will be deemed to be abandoned. In this case, the Complainants were required to convert the informal complaint into a formal complaint by March 21, 2003. 2 1 47 C. F. R. § 1.718. 2 APCC Services, Inc., et. al, v. CGI Communications, Inc., Order, File No. Eb- 02- MDIC-025, DA 03- 77 (rel. Feb. 28, 2003) (“ Feb. 28, 2003 Order”); See Letter from Gregory D. Kwan, Attorney for Complainants, and Jeffrey M. Vincent, Attorney for CCI, to Jonathan Reel, Attorney, Market Disputes 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 861 2 2. Since March 29, 2002, the parties have engaged in negotiations to resolve the disputes about dial around compensation issues. 3 On March 21, 2003, the parties filed jointly a Request for Extension of Time to File Complainants’ Formal Complaint in this matter (“ Waiver Request”). The parties seek a waiver of section 1.718 of the Commission’s rules, and, in particular, request an extension of the deadline for filing a formal complaint from March 21, 2003, to April 25, 2003. 4 The Waiver Request explains that the parties are attempting to resolve this dispute without further litigation, and that an extension is necessary to continue negotiations and work toward settling this matter. 5 3. We are satisfied that granting the parties’ Waiver Request will serve the public interest by promoting the private resolution of disputes and by postponing the need for further litigation and expenditure of further time and resources of the parties and of this Commission until such time as may actually be necessary. 4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4( i), 4( j), and 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. §§ 154( i), 154( j), and 208, and sections 1.3 and 1.718 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.3, 1.718, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, that the Request for Extension of Time to File Complainants’ Formal Complaint IS GRANTED. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, unless otherwise extended by order, the deadlines that would otherwise apply under section 1.718 of our rules, 47 C. F. R. § 1.718, are hereby waived, and the date that APCC Services, Inc., et al. must convert their informal complaint against CCI to a formal complaint pursuant to section 1.718 of our rules, 47 C. F. R. § 1.718, is extended to April 25, 2003. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Radhika V. Karmarkar Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division Enforcement Bureau Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau, FCC, File No. EB- 02- MD- 025 (Mar. 21, 2003) (Joint Request). 3 Joint Request at 1- 2. 4 Id. 5 Id. 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 861 3 3