PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 14-1160 Released: August 8, 2014 COMMISSION FURTHER EXTENDS REPLY COMMENT DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC NOTICE SEEKING COMMENT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION OF A VENDOR TO SERVE AS LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY ADMINISTRATOR CC Docket No. 95-116 WC Docket No. 09-109 Reply Comment Date: August 22, 2014 By this Public Notice, the Commission extends the reply comment filing deadline on the North American Numbering Council (NANC) recommendation of a vendor to serve as the next local number portability administrator in the above-captioned proceeding, to allow parties to address more thoroughly the issues raised in the Public Notice seeking comment on the NANC recommendation. 1 Interested parties now have until August 22, 2014 to file reply comments. Any comments or ex parte submissions that contain Confidential or Highly Confidential Information must be submitted in accord with the procedures set forth in the Revised Protective Order. Filing Instructions. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 2 interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated above. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. 3 1 See Letter from Betty Ann Kane, Chairman, NANC, to Julie A. Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC, WC Docket No. 09-109, CC Docket No. 95-116 (dated Apr. 24, 2014 and filed Apr. 25, 2014); Commission Seeks Comment on the North American Numbering Council Recommendation of a Vendor to Serve as Local Number Portability Administrator, WC Docket No. 09-109, CC Docket No. 95-116, Public Notice, DA 14-794 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. June 9, 2014). See also Petition of Telcordia Technologies, Inc. to Reform or Strike Amendment 70, to Institute Competitive Bidding for Number Portability Administration and to End the NAPM LLC’s Interim Role in Number Portability Administration Contract; Telephone Number Portability, WC Docket No. 09-109, CC Docket No. 95-116, Second Level Protective Order, DA 14-796 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. June 9, 2014); Revised Protective Order, DA 14-881 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. June 25, 2014); Commission Extends Comment Deadlines for Public Notice Seeking Comment on the North American Numbering Council Recommendation of a Vendor to Serve as Local Number Portability Administrator, WC Docket No. 09-109, CC Docket No. 95-116, Public Notice, DA 14- 937 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. June 27, 2014). 2 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419. 3 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. Because more than one docket number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket 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 12 th 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 12 th 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). Ex Parte Presentations. This proceeding shall continue to be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 4 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, contact Sanford Williams, Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1508 or sanford.williams@fcc.gov. 4 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq.