Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 20-55
Released:  January 14, 2020

CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT DATES FOR REFRESHING THE TRUTH-IN-BILLING RECORD
CC Docket No. 98-170, WC Docket No. 04-36

Comment Date:  February 12, 2020 
Reply Comment Date:  March 13, 2020 

On December 13, 2019, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) issued a Public Notice to refresh the record on possible ways to modernize and strengthen the Commission’s truth-in-billing rules. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks to Refresh the Record on Truth-in-Billing Rules to Ensure Protections for All Consumers of Voice Services, CC Docket No. 98-170; WC Docket No. 04-36, Public Notice, DA 19-1271 (Dec. 13, 2019) (Truth-in-Billing Notice).
  Specifically, the Bureau sought additional comment on proposals to extend the truth-in-billing rules to providers of interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services and to require carriers to separate government-mandated charges from other charges on consumers’ telephone bills. Id.
  The Truth-in-Billing Notice sets deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 days and 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, respectively. Id.

On January 13, 2020, a summary of the Truth-in-Billing Notice was published in the Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment to Refresh the Record on Truth-in-Billing Rules to Ensure Protections for All Consumers of Voice Services, Proposed Rule, 85 Fed. Reg. 1798 (Jan. 13, 2020) (Truth-in-Billing Notice Summary). 
  Accordingly, comments are due on or before February 12, 2020, and reply comments are due on or before March 13, 2020.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in the Truth-in-Billing Notice and in the Federal Register. Truth-in-Billing Notice at 4-5; Truth-in-Billing Notice Summary, 85 Fed. Reg. at 1798.

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	For further information, contact Erica H. McMahon, Attorney Advisor, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-0346 (voice) or e-mail at:  erica.mcmahon@fcc.gov.

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