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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  06-  903  April  19,  2006 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  THE  GEORGIA  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  PETITION  FOR  DECLARATORY 
 AND  CONFIRMATION  OF  JUST  AND  REASONABLENESS  OF  ESTABLISHED  RATES 
 WC  Docket  No.  06-  90 
 Comments  Due:  May  19,  2006  Reply  Comments  Due:  June  5,  2006 


 On  April  18,  2006,  the  Georgia  Public  Service  Commission  (GPSC)  filed  a  petition  for  declaratory  ruling  seeking  clarification  that  the  GPSC  is  not  preempted  by  federal  law  from  setting  just 
 and  reasonable  rates  under  section  271  of  the  Act,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  271,  for  local  switching,  high  capacity  loops  and  transport,  and  line  sharing.  In  the  alternative,  if  the  Commission  finds  that  the  GPSC  is 
 preempted  from  setting  rates  in  this  context,  the  GPSC  asks  the  Commission  to  find  that  the  rates  ordered  by  the  GPSC  for  high  capacity  loops  and  transport  and  line  sharing  are  just  and  reasonable,  and  that 
 BellSouth  is  obligated  to  abide  by  those  rates  in  Georgia.  If  the  Commission  instead  finds  that  the  rates  ordered  by  the  GPSC  are  not  just  and  reasonable,  and  that  the  GPSC  is  preempted  from  setting  rates  in 
 this  context,  the  GPSC  asks  the  Commission  to  set  just  and  reasonable  rates  for  BellSouth’s  high  capacity  loops  and  transport,  and  line  sharing  in  Georgia  based  on  the  record  in  the  state  proceeding  the  GPSC 
 attached  to  its  petition. 
 This  Public  Notice  establishes  certain  procedural  requirements  relating  to  consideration  of  the  GPSC’s  petition.  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  generally  is  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). 


 Pursuant  to  Section  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.415,  1.419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  the  GPSC’s  petition  on  or  before  May  19,  2006  and  reply 
 comments  on  or  before  June  5,  2006.  All  filings  must  be  addressed  to  the  Commission’s  Secretary,  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  SW, 
 Suite  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Two  (2)  courtesy  copies  must  be  delivered  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Competition  Policy  Division,  445 
 12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  5-  C140,  Washington,  DC  20554,  or  via  e-  mail  to  janice.  myles@  fcc.  gov;  and  one 
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