Federal Communications Commission DA 21-60 DA 21-60 Released: January 14, 2021 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON’S REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 180-DAY RESERVE NUMBER RULE OF SECTION 52.15(f)(1)(vi) CC Docket No. 99-200 Comment Date: January 25, 2021 Reply Comment Date: January 29, 2021 On January 8, 2021, Verizon filed a petition for extension of a waiver of section 52.15(f)(1)(vi) of the Commission’s rules. Petition of Verizon for Extension of Limited Waiver, CC Docket No. 99-200 (filed Jan. 8, 2021), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/101081385326933/VZ%20COVID-19%20Waiver%20Extension%20Petition%20(FINAL%20As%20Filed%2001-08-2021).pdf (Verizon Petition). Under section 52.15(f)(1)(vi), reserved numbers “are numbers that are held by service providers at the request of specific end users or customers for their future use” but do not include “[n]umbers held for the specific end users or customers for more than 180 days.” 47 CFR § 52.15(f)(1)(vi). In light of the circumstances presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on April 22, 2020, the Wireline Competition Bureau granted a waiver extending the 180-day time period that numbers may be held in “reserve status” by service providers at the request of business customers for their future use to 360 days, and did so for wireless numbers placed or maintained in reserved status until September 30, 2020. Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 3705, 3705 (WCB 2020). Verizon now seeks an extension of that waiver such that numbers placed into reserved status between April 22, 2020 and June 30, 2021 would be eligible for the 360-day reserved period. Verizon Petition at 3-4. We seek comment on Verizon’s request. Filing Requirements. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before the dates indicated above. Comments may be filed by paper or by using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. § Filings can be sent 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. § 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 must be addressed to 45 L St., NE, Washington, DC 20554. § Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public Notice, 20-304 (March 19, 2020), https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy. People with Disabilities. 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (tty). Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding is considered a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. See 47 CFR §§ 1.1200(a) et seq. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Michelle Sclater, Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-0388 or by email at michelle.sclater@fcc.gov. - FCC - 2