Federal Communications Commission DA 22-183 DA 22-183 Released: February 22, 2022 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO, INC. AND LIBERTY MOBILE USVI, INC. PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING OR WAIVER CC Docket Nos. 95-116, CC Docket No. 99-200, WC Docket No. 22-68 Comments Due: March 24, 2022 Reply Comments Due: April 8, 2022 In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition for declaratory ruling or waiver filed by Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico, Inc. and Liberty Mobile United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Inc. (together, Liberty). Petition of Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico, Inc. and Liberty Mobile USVI, Inc. for Declaratory Ruling or Waiver, CC Docket Nos. 95-116, 99-200 (filed Feb. 3, 2022) (Petition), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10203129098294/‌Liberty%20Mobile%20PR%20and%20Liberty%20Mobile%20USVI%20Petition%20for%20Declaratory%20Ruling%20(CC%20Dkt.%20Nos.%2095-116%2099-200).pdf. In its Petition, Liberty requests that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) issue a declaratory ruling stating that AT&T, Inc. must port to Liberty approximately 24,000 wireless numbers assigned to approximately 16,000 different customers located in Puerto Rico and the USVI and that iconectiv, the Local Number Portability Administrator, take whatever administrative steps are required to permit that porting to occur. Petition at 1. In the alternative, Liberty requests that the Commission grant a waiver from any applicable rules to permit the porting to occur. Id. Liberty states that it acquired these wireless customers as part of its acquisition of AT&T’s wireless business in Puerto Rico and USVI in October 2020. Id. at 1-2; see also Applications of Liberty Latin America Ltd. and AT&T Inc.; For Consent to the Transfer of Control of the Licenses, Authorizations, and Spectrum Lease Held by AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico Inc. and AT&T Mobility USVI Inc. to Liberty Latin America Ltd., Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 36 FCC Rcd 2328 (WCB/WTB 2020). Filing Requirements. Pursuant to section 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before March 24, 2022, and reply comments on or April 8, 2022. All filings should refer to WC Docket No. 22-68. Filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 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 and oppositions may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): www.fcc.gov/ecfs. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). · Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. · 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 Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20544. · Until further notice, the Commission will not accept any hand or messenger delivered filings. 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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 and/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 Chris Laughlin, Chris.Laughlin@fcc.gov. - FCC - 2