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 12-453 Released: March 23, 2012 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. PETITION FOR LIMITED WAIVER OF CALL SIGNALING RULES CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; GN Docket No. 09-51; WC Docket Nos. 03-109, 05-337, 07-135, 10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208 COMMENTS: April 23, 2012 REPLY COMMENTS: May 8, 2012 On March 16, 2012, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ACS) filed a petition1 seeking a limited waiver of the call signaling rules adopted by the Commission in the USF/ICC Transformation Order.2 Specifically, ACS requests a limited waiver “for the SS7 Charge Number requirement, the MF Signaling Automatic Numbering Identification requirement, and the VoIP signaling requirements.”3 ACS maintains that its “SS7 switches and MF signaling trunks are not capable of generating or passing the information required by the new ‘phantom traffic’ rules in all cases”4 and that “the costs of compliance would outweigh the potential benefits.”5 ACS asserts that “[g]rant of a waiver in this instance is warranted for good cause…and is consistent with the public interest.”6 Interested parties may file comments on or before April 23, 2012, and reply comments on or before May 8, 2012. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; GN Docket No. 09- 51; WC Docket Nos. 03-109, 05-337, 07-135, 10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).7 Two courtesy copies must be delivered to Belinda Nixon, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 5-A221, Washington, DC 20554, or via e-mail at belinda.nixon@fcc.gov. 1 See Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. Petition for Limited Waiver, CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; GN Docket No. 09-51; WC Docket Nos. 03-109, 05-337, 07-135, 10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208, at 1 (filed Mar. 16, 2012) (Petition). 2 See Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 11-161, Appendix A, 47 C.F.R. § 64.1601(a)(1) & (2) (rel. Nov. 18, 2011), pets. for review pending, Direct Commc'ns Cedar Valley, LLC v. FCC, No. 11-9581 (10th Cir. filed Dec. 18, 2011) (and consolidated cases) (USF/ICC Transformation Order). 3 See Petition at 7. 4 Id. at 4. 5 Id. at 6. 6 Id. at 3. 7 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). 2 § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. § All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. § Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. § U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). This Public Notice establishes certain procedural requirements relating to consideration of the ACS Petition. This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.8 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.9 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.10 For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Belinda Nixon, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1520, or via e-mail at belinda.nixon@fcc.gov. -FCC- 8 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200, 1.1206. 9 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). 10 See id.