**DA 04-1258**

**Released: May 4, 2004**

**NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION (NECA) SUBMITS THE PAYMENT
FORMULA AND FUND SIZE ESTIMATE FOR INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY
SERVICES (TRS) FUND FOR JULY 2004 THROUGH JUNE 2005**

**CC Docket 98-67**

**Comments: May 24, 2004**

**Reply Comments: June 2, 2004**

On May 3, 2004, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H), the
National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA), the present Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund Administrator, submitted
the annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the Interstate TRS
Fund for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.[^1]

NECA proposes a carrier contribution factor of 0.00356, and a fund size
requirement of \$289.4 million. NECA proposes per completed minute
compensation rates of: \$1.349 for traditional TRS and for Internet
Protocol (IP) Relay; \$1.440 for Speech-to-Speech (STS); and \$7.293 for
Video Relay Service (VRS).

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 24, 2004, and reply comments on or before June 2, 2004. 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.

A copy of NECA\'s submission will be available during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW,
Suite CY-A257, Washington, DC 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).

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, Natek, Inc., 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 8:00 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 12^th^ Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,
445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room TW-B204, Washington, DC 20554.

Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their comments on
diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, along with three paper
copies, to: Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau,
Disability Rights Office, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room 6-C410 Washington
DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette formatted
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 **(CC Docket No. 98-67)**, 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, preferably in a single electronic file. In addition,
commenters must send diskette copies to the Commission\'s copy
contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW,
Room CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554.

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) 418-0531 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY). This *Public Notice*
can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at:
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro>.

For further information, please contact Dana Jackson, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 418-2247
(voice), (202) 418-7898 (TTY), or e-mail at <Dana.Jackson@fcc.gov>.

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[^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 3, 2004).