#  DA 07-2017 

##  Released: May 7, 2007

**Comments Sought on**

**Designation of 211 and 511 as Abbreviated Dialing Codes**

**CC Docket No. 92-105**

**Comments Due: June 6, 2007**

**Reply Comments Due: July 6, 2007**

On July 31, 2000, the Commission released the *211/511 Assignment
Order*,[^1] in which the Commission, among other things, assigned the
abbreviated dialing code 211 to be used for access to community
information and referral services, and the abbreviated dialing code 511
to be used for access to traveler information services. In that Order,
the Commission indicated that it would examine and reassess these
assignments in the future.[^2] Accordingly, the Wireline Competition
Bureau requests comment on the status of 211 and 511 implementation to
determine whether the 211 and 511 dialing codes are being utilized in
the manner for which they were assigned. If these codes are not widely
used, what can the Commission do to facilitate more widespread use?

Interested parties may file comments on or before **June 6, 2007** and
reply comments on or before **July 6, 2007**. All pleadings are to
reference **CC Docket No. 92-105**. 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.[^3]

-   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](http://www.regulations.gov/). Filers
    should follow the instructions provided on the website 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.

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-   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 we continue 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, 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]{.underline} 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 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington DC 20554.

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 and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(tty).

All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H.
Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12^th^ Street, SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. Parties should
also send a copy of their filings to Janice Myles, Competition Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 5-C140, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554, or
by e-mail to <Janice.Myles@fcc.gov>. Parties shall also serve one copy
with the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI), Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554, (202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to <fcc@bcpiweb.com>.

Documents in CC Docket No. 92-105 are available for public inspection
and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12^th^ St. SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C.
20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202)
488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, e-mail
<fcc@bcpiweb.com>. These documents may also be viewed on the
Commission's website at <http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs>.

For further information, contact Adam Kirschenbaum of the Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7280.

-FCC-

[^1]: *Petition by the United States Department of Transportation for
    Assignment of an Abbreviated Dialing Code (N11) to Access
    Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Services Nationwide; Request
    by the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, United Way of
    America, United Way 211 (Atlanta, Georgia), United Way of
    Connecticut, Florida Alliance of Information and Referral Services,
    Inc., and Texas I&R Network for Assignment of 211 Dialing Code; The
    Use of N11 Codes and Other Abbreviated Dialing Arrangements*,
    NSD-L-99-24; NSD-L-98-80; CC Docket No. 92-105, Third Report and
    Order and Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 16753 (2000)
    (*211/511 Assignment Order*).

[^2]: *See id.* at 16763, 16766-67, paras. 16, 21.

[^3]: *See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings*, GC
    Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).