Federal Communications Commission DA 07-2096 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Implementation of Pay Telephone
Reclassification and Compensation
Provisions of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996
Petition for Rulemaking or, in the 
Alternative, Petition to Address Referral 
Issues in Pending Rulemaking
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CC Docket No. 96-128
ORDER
Adopted:  May 17, 2007  Released:  May 17, 2007
Revised Filing Date for Reply Comments:  June 13, 2007
By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau:
1. On March 1, 2007, Martha Wright, et al. (Petitioners) filed an alternative rulemaking 
proposal1 in this proceeding, asking the Commission to establish benchmark rates for long distance prison 
inmate calling services as an alternative to the approach the Petitioners previously proposed in an earlier 
petition for rulemaking.2 On March 2, 2007, the Commission established a pleading cycle for comments 
on the Alternative Proposal.3  On March 21, 2007, the Commission granted a Joint Motion to Extend 
Time, and extended the time to file comments by 30 days and the time to file reply comments by 36 
days.4 Comments were filed in this proceeding on May 2, 2007, and reply comments are due on May 23, 
2007.
2. On May 10, 2007, the Petitioners filed a Motion for Extension of Time to file reply 
comments.5 In support of its motion, the Petitioners explain that the current deadline does not allow 
enough time for them to study the voluminous record and adequately reply to the opposing comments.6  
  
1 Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, Petitioners’ Alternative Rulemaking Proposal, CC Docket No. 96-128 (filed Mar. 1, 2007) (Alternative 
Proposal).
2 Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, Petition for Rulemaking or, in the Alternative, Petition to Address Referral Issues in Pending 
Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-128 (filed Nov. 3, 2003).
3 Comment Sought on Alternative Rulemaking Proposal Regarding Issues Related to Inmate Calling Services, Public 
Notice, CC Docket No. 96-128, DA 07-961 (WCB rel. Mar. 2, 2007).
4 Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, Petition for Rulemaking or, in the Alternative, Petition to Address Referral Issues in Pending 
Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-128, Order, (WCB rel. Mar. 21, 2007).
5 Implementation of Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996, Motion for Extension of Time, CC Docket No. 96-128 (filed May 10, 2007).
6 Id. at 2.
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In addition, the Petitioners believe that an extension of time will better serve the public interest by 
allowing a more complete and thorough analysis of the comments.7 Finally, the Petitioners contend that 
an extension will not prejudice other parties.8 The motion requests that the Commission extend the time 
for reply comments by three weeks to June 13, 2007.9
3. We agree that providing additional time to file reply comments will facilitate the 
development of a more accurate and complete record in this proceeding.  We note that it is the policy of 
the Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted.10 Given the number of comments 
filed in the proceeding and the complexity of the issues that are raised, however, we find that good cause 
exists to provide all parties an extension of time from May 23, 2007 to June 13, 2007 for filing reply 
comments in this proceeding.
4. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i), 4(j), and 5(c) of the 
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), and section 0.91, 0.291, and 1.46 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, 1.46, the pleading cycle established in this matter shall be 
modified as follows:
Reply Comments Due:  June 13, 2007
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED, as 
set forth herein.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Thomas J. Navin
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau
  
7 Id. at 2-3.
8 Id. at 3.
9 Id. at 3.
10 47 C.F.R. § 1.46(a).