Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 18-893
Released:  August 28, 2018

CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT DEADLINES FOR FILING RESPONSES TO SPRINT PETITIONS REGARDING INTERNET PROTOCOL CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE
CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123

Oppositions Due:  September 7, 2018
Replies to Oppositions Due:  September 17, 2018

On August 6, 2018, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a public notice seeking comment on two petitions filed by Sprint Corporation (Sprint) regarding the Commission’s Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling on Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS). Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Sprint Petitions Regarding the Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling on Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service, Public Notice, DA 18-818 (CGB Aug. 6, 2018) (Sprint Reconsideration Public Notice).
  Under the Commission’s rules, oppositions to petitions for reconsideration must be filed within 15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register and replies to the oppositions must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired. 47 CFR § 1.429(f), (g).

On August 23, 2018, the Sprint Reconsideration Public Notice published in the Federal Register.  Accordingly, oppositions to Sprint’s petitions must be filed on or before September 7, 2018, and replies to the oppositions must be filed on or before September 17, 2018. FCC, Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding, 83 Fed. Reg. 42630 (Aug. 23, 2018). 

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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 844-432-2275 (videophone), or 202-418-0432 (TTY).
For further information, please contact Michael Scott, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission at (202) 418-1264 or e-mail at Michael.Scott@fcc.gov.
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