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               DA 14-1328
                         Released:  September 15, 2014
COMMENT DEADLINES EXTENDED IN SPECIAL ACCESS PROCEEDING
WC Docket No. 05-25
RM-10593
New Comment Date:  April 6, 2015
New Reply Comment Date:  May 18, 2015
On December 11, 2012, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking requiring providers and purchasers of special access and certain entities providing
“best efforts” service to submit data and information for a comprehensive evaluation of the special access 
market.
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  In the Special Access FNPRM, the Commission sought comment on possible changes to its rules
for granting pricing flexibility for the special access services provided by incumbent local exchange 
carriers in price cap areas.
2
  The Commission invited interested parties to provide such comments after 
the Commission collected data for the market analysis to enable commenters to include analysis of such 
data in their comments.
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In the Data Collection Order, the Commission delegated authority to the Wireline Competition 
Bureau (Bureau) to implement the collection and obtain Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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  On August 15, 2014, the Commission obtained OMB’s 
approval for the collection subject to changes.
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  On September 15, 2014, the Bureau released an order 
amending the collection to reflect OMB’s approval and announced a December 15, 2014 deadline by 
which parties are required to submit data and information.
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  Because collection of the data must be 
                                                     
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See generally Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers; AT&T Corporation Petition for Rulemaking 
to Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services, WC 
Docket No. 05-25, RM-10593, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 16318 
(2012) (Data Collection Order or Special Access FNPRM).
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Id. at 16352, para. 80.  
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Id.
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Id. at 16340, para. 52.  
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See Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action for OMB Control No. 3060-1197 (Aug. 15, 2014), 
available at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201311-3060-001#.
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Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers; AT&T Corporation Petition for Rulemaking to Reform 
Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services, WC Docket No. 05-
25, RM-10593, Order on Reconsideration, DA 14-1327 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. Sept. 15, 2014).
2completed and made available for review before parties can comment on the remaining questions posed in 
the Special Access FNPRM, the Bureau extends the deadline for filing comments and reply comments.
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The new comment date is April 6, 2015, and the new reply comment date is May 18, 2015. 
For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Christopher Koves of the Pricing 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-8209 or at christopher.koves@fcc.gov.
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47 C.F.R. § 0.91(m).  The Bureau had previously set the deadlines for filing comments and reply comments
regarding pricing flexibility rule changes for October 6, 2014, and November 17, 2014.  Comment Deadlines 
Extended In Special Access Proceeding, WC Docket No. 05-25, RM-10593, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 2153 
(Wireline Comp. Bur. 2014).