**DA 03-1491**

**Released: May 2, 2003**

**NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION (NECA) SUBMITS THE PAYMENT
FORMULA AND FUND SIZE ESTIMATE FOR INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY
SERVICES (TRS) FUND FOR JULY 2003 THROUGH JUNE 2004**

**CC Docket 98-67**

**Comments: May 22, 2003**

**Reply Comments: May 29, 2003**

On May 1, 2003, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H), the
National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) submitted the payment
formula and fund size estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications
Relay Services (TRS) Fund for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30,
2004.[^1]

NECA proposes a carrier contribution factor of 0.0017, and a fund size
requirement of \$131.8 million. NECA also proposes a reimbursement rate
of \$1.359 for traditional TRS and for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay per
completed conversation minute. NECA proposes a speech to speech (STS)
reimbursement rate of \$2.445 per completed conversation minute, and a
video relay service (VRS) reimbursement rate of \$14.644 per completed
conversation minute.

A copy of NECA\'s submission will be available during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Suite CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. A copy of the
submission may also be found by searching on the Commission\'s
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at
[http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs]{.underline} (insert CC Docket No. 98-67
into the Proceeding block).

Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or
before May 22, 2003, and reply comments on or before May 29, 2003. All
filings must reference CC Docket 98-67. Comments may be filed using the
Commission\'s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper
copies.

Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via
the Internet to <http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/>. Generally, only one copy
of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or
rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however,
commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each
docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the
transmittal screen, commenters 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 for e-mail comments, commenters
should send an e-mail to <ecfs@fcc.gov>, and should include the
following words in the body of the message, \"get form.\" A sample form
and directions will be sent in reply. 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, commenters 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 we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail).

The Commission\'s contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive
hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110,
Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m.
to 7:00 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 mail, Express
Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the
Commission\'s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.

Alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio recording and
Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian
Millin, of the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202)
418-7426, TTY (202) 418-7365, or at bmillin@fcc.gov. This *Public
Notice* can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at:
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro>.

For further information on this item, please contact Dana Jackson,
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at
(202) 418-2512.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *Telecommunications Services for Individuals with Hearing and
    Speech Disabilities, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
    1990*, Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund Payment
    Formula and Fund Size Estimate (filed May 1, 2003).