Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 21-32
Released:  January 8, 2021

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU CLARIFIES DUE DATE FOR REPLIES TO OPPOSITIONS TO PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE 2020 ICS REPORT AND ORDER ON REMAND
WC Docket No. 12-375

	By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) clarifies that the due date for replies to oppositions to Global Tel*Link Corporation’s (GTL) petition for reconsideration See Petition for Reconsideration of Global Tel*Link Corporation, WC Docket No. 12-375 (filed Nov. 23, 2020) (GTL Petition or Petition).  
 of the 2020 ICS Report and Order on Remand is January 21, 2021. Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Report and Order on Remand and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 35 FCC Rcd 8485 (2020) (2020 ICS Report and Order on Remand).  
  

On December 3, 2020, the Bureau released a public notice announcing the filing of the GTL Petition. Petition for Reconsideration of the 2020 Inmate Calling Services Report and Order on Remand, WC Docket No. 12-375, Public Notice, DA 20-1446 (WCB Dec. 3, 2020) (December 2020 Public Notice or Public Notice).  
  In that Public Notice, the Bureau established January 11, 2021 and January 21, 2021 as the respective due dates for oppositions to the Petition and replies to the oppositions.  The Bureau also specified that it would publish notice of the Petition in the Federal Register. Id. at 2.  
  Federal Register publication occurred on December 21, 2020. Federal Communications Commission, Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Proceeding, 85 Fed. Reg. 83000 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Federal Register Notice).    
  The Federal Register Notice erroneously identified the deadline for replies as January 20, 2021. Id.  
  To avoid confusion among parties interested in filing replies, the Bureau reiterates that the correct deadline for replies is January 21, 2021, as expressly stated in the December 2020 Public Notice.  A correction reflecting the January 21, 2021 reply date will be published in the Federal Register.  

	For further information, please contact Peter Bean of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, at (202) 418-0786 or peter.bean@fcc.gov.  
 

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