PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 07-4915
December 6, 2007
FCC ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDED 
CUSTOMER PROPRIETARY NETWORK INFORMATION (CPNI) RULES
CC Docket No. 96-115; WC Docket No. 04-36
On April 2, 2007, the Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 96-115 and WC Docket No. 04-36 (EPIC CPNI Order)1 in which the Commission 
strengthened its privacy rules, pursuant to section 222 of the Communications Act, as amended, by adopting 
additional safeguards to protect customers’ customer proprietary network information (CPNI) against unauthorized 
access and disclosure.2  The Commission stated that the rules adopted in the EPIC CPNI Order shall become 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register subject to OMB approval for new information collection 
requirements, or six months after the order’s effective date, whichever is later.3  A summary of the EPIC CPNI 
Order was published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2007.4  OMB approved the information collection on 
December 6, 2007.5 Accordingly, the effective date of the rules adopted in the EPIC CPNI Order is December 8, 
2007.6
For further information regarding this proceeding contact Melissa Kirkel, Competition Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1580.  
 
1 Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996:  Telecommunications Carriers’ Use of Customer Proprietary 
Network Information and Other Customer Information; IP-Enabled Services, CC Docket No. 96-115; WC Docket No. 04-36, 
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 22 FCC Rcd 6927 (2007) (EPIC CPNI Order).  
2 See 47 U.S.C. § 222.  
3 See EPIC CPNI Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 6965, para. 84.
4 See 72 Fed. Reg. 31948 (June 8, 2007).
5 Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action, OMB Control No. 3060-0715 approved (Dec. 6, 2007).
6 For carriers satisfying the definition of a “small entity” or a “small business concern” under the Regulatory Flexibility Act or 
Small Business Act, the effective date of the online carrier authentication requirements in the EPIC CPNI Order will be June 8, 
2008.  See EPIC CPNI Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 6958-59, para. 61.