[Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CG Docket 03-123; DA 05-2346]
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the
allocation factor proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association
(NECA) for determining the number of inbound two-line captioned
telephone minutes that should be compensated from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund.
DATES: Comments are due on or before September 22, 2005. Reply comments
are due on or before October 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by [docket number and/or
rulemaking number], by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Parties who choose to file by paper should also
submit their comment on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted,
along with three paper copies to Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 3-
C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch
diskette format in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or compatible
software. The diskette should be accompanied by a cover letter and
should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette should be
clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding (including the
lead docket number in this case (CG Docket No. 03-123), type of
pleading (comment or reply comment), date of submission, and the name
of the electronic file on the diskette. The label should also include
the following phrase: ``Disk Copy--Not an Original.'' Each diskette
should contain only one party's pleadings, preferable in a single
electronic file. In addition, commenters must send diskette copies to
the Commission's contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone (202) 418-
0539 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, (202) 418-2247 (voice),
(202) 418-7989 (TTY), or e-mail Dana.Jackson@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
document DA 05-2346, released August 24, 2005. Pursuant to Sec. Sec.
1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419,
interested parties may file comments on or before the dates indicated
on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using: (1)
The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) The
Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies.
See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR
24121, May 1, 1998.
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments.
For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address,
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit
an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions,
filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and
directions will be sent in response. All comments received are viewable
by the general public at any time through the Web site.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and four copies 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. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission s Secretary at 236
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
The full text of document DA 05-2346, NECA s submission, and copies
of any subsequently filed documents relating to this matter will be
available for public inspection and copying during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. Document DA 05-2346,
NECA's submission, and copies of subsequently filed documents in this
matter may also be purchased from the Commission's contractor at
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
Customers may contact the Commission's contractor at their Web site
http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-800-378-3160. A copy of NECA's submission may also be found by searching ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03-123 into the proceeding block).
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)
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418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Document DA 05-2346 can also
be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro
.
Synopsis
On August 2, 2005, pursuant to the Commission's directive in the
Two-line Captioned Telephone Order, FCC 05-141, released July 19, 2005,
the Interstate TRS Fund Administrator, NECA, submitted the proposed
allocation factor for inbound two-line captioned telephone calls for
compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2005
through June 30, 2006. See letter to the Federal Communications
Commission Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch from the NECA Director, John
Ricker, proposing the allocation factor for two-line captioned
telephone calls.
In the Two-line Captioned Telephone Order, the Commission adopted
NECA's proposed methodology for determining the number of inbound two-
line captioned telephone call minutes that will be compensated from the
Interstate TRS Fund. The Commission noted that for such calls there is
currently no way for a provider to determine if a particular call is
interstate or intrastate. The Commission instructed NECA to determine
and apply, on an annual basis, an allocation factor for inbound two-
line captioned telephone calls that is based on the relationship
between interstate and international traditional TRS calls and all
intrastate, interstate, and international traditional TRS calls.
NECA calculated the factor by using projections of traditional TRS
minutes for 2005 and 2006 as submitted by relay service providers with
their annual data submissions in January 2005. Interstate and
international minutes for both years totaled 24,459,907; local,
intrastate, interstate and international minutes totaled 213,957,866.
Dividing interstate and international minutes by total minutes results
in a proposed interstate factor of 11% for inbound two-line captioned
telephone minutes. The remaining 89% of minutes would continue to be
allocated to the intrastate jurisdiction.
Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-17523 Filed 9-6-05; 8:45 am]
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