Federal Communications Commission	DA 20-885


DA 20-885
Released:  August 14, 2020

CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON SPRINT RELAY PETITION FOR PARTIAL RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER SETTING TRS RATES AND CONTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR THE 2020-21 TRS FUND YEAR
CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51

Oppositions Due:  September 14, 2020
Replies to Oppositions Due:  September 29, 2020

The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on Sprint Relay’s petition for partial reconsideration of the Bureau’s order adopting compensation rates for telecommunications relay services (TRS), as well as TRS Fund requirements and contribution factors, for the 2020-21 Fund Year. T-Mobile USA, Inc. (filing on behalf of Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Sprint Relay)), Petition for Reconsideration, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51 (filed July 30, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/107302181903210/IP%20Relay%20Rate%20Petition%20-%20Redacted.pdf (Sprint Relay Petition); Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51, Order, DA 20-692 (CGB June 30, 2020) (2020 TRS Compensation Order). 
  Sprint Relay seeks reconsideration of two aspects of the $1.7146 per-minute compensation rate adopted for IP Relay service: (1) the decision to set the efficiency factor for IP Relay equal to inflation under the Commission’s price-cap-like methodology and (2) the denial of Sprint’s request for exogenous cost recovery. Sprint Relay Petition at 1; 2020 TRS Compensation Order at 5, paras. 16-18. 
 
Pursuant to sections 1.1 and 1.106 of the Commission’s rules, we invite interested parties to file and serve oppositions to and replies to oppositions to this petition on or before the dates specified above. 47 CFR §§ 1.1, 1.106.
  All filings must reference CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51. 
Oppositions and replies may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See FCC, Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (May 1, 1998).
  
· Electronic Filers:  Documents may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing ECFS:  https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. 
· Paper Filers:  
o 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.
o 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.
o All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to Secretary’s Office at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.  The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners.  Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.  
o Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
· U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail may be addressed to 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. 
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.
For further information, please contact Michael Scott, at (202) 418-1264 or Michael.Scott@fcc.gov.
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