**DA 01- 1127**

**May 2, 2001**

**ENFORCEMENT BUREAU STAFF TO CONVENE MEETING TO DISCUSS PROCEDURES FOR
RESOLVING END USER COMMON LINE INFORMAL COMPLAINTS**

This Public Notice announces an Initial Meeting related to all informal
complaints alleging improper assessment of end user common line ("EUCL")
charges on independent payphone providers by certain local exchange
carriers.[^1] In addition, this Notice provides key contact information
that all parties should use to communicate with Commission staff
involved in these proceedings.

By this Public Notice, the Enforcement Bureau notifies all informal
Complainants and Defendants that a multi-party Initial Meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. The Initial Meeting
will be conducted in Room 4-B516 (4^th^ Floor- South Conference Room) at
Commission Headquarters, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20554, and is expected to last two hours. Please arrive early to the
Twelfth Street entrance in order to be processed through security. After
that, you will be directed to a location in the lobby to await an escort
to the conference room.

We strongly encourage in-person attendance at the Initial Meeting.
Requests for telephonic attendance will be granted upon a reasonable
basis. Moreover, we encourage parties to notify others who they believe
may be affected by this Notice. Prior to Wednesday, May 9, 2001, all
parties must email Commission staff at the following address:
EUCLMTG@fcc.gov. The following information should be provided:

1\. Complainant's Or Defendant's Corporate Name And [All]{.underline}
EUCL Informal Complaint File

Numbers That Correspond To That Complainant Or Defendant;

2.  Complainant's or Defendant's Corporate Or Legal Representative
    Contact Name With Email Address And Facsimile Number;

    3\. Number Of People Attending On Complainant's Or Defendant's
    Behalf; And,

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4.  Requests For Telephonic Attendance At Initial Meeting (including
    reason for request).

    The Initial Meeting's agenda will include, among other things, a
    discussion regarding the most

    effective and efficient ways to resolve the EUCL informal complaints
    in the public interest. By this Notice, the Bureau invites parties
    to submit proposals on this subject. These must be emailed to:
    EUCLLIST@fcc.gov by Monday, May 14, 2001.

Proposals for agenda items that are not submitted via email will not be
distributed prior to the Initial Meeting. On May 16, 2001, Commission
staff will distribute via email all proposals submitted by email on or
prior to May 14, 2001. Distribution will be made only to those parties
who replied to the "EUCLMTG" email address listed earlier in this
Notice.

Given the volume of existing informal EUCL complaints and the time
remaining before the Initial Meeting, the Bureau strongly encourages
parties to communicate with Commission staff using only the email
addresses provided in this Notice. The Bureau will promptly provide
email responses to ministerial questions regarding the Initial Meeting
wherever possible. Please direct your questions to: EUCLQUIK@fcc.gov.

To determine whether existing informal complainants are eligible to file
a timely formal complaint under the Commission's rules, we encourage
parties to become familiar with the determinations in the Common Carrier
Bureau's *Waiver Order*[^2] and the Enforcement Bureau's *Reinstatement
Order*.[^3]

Because this Public Notice establishes a variety of dates and specific
contact procedures relevant to the Initial Meeting, a list of these
dates and email addresses is provided below.

1.  **By Wednesday, May 9, 2001:** Parties Need To Submit The Attendance
    Information Described In Paragraph Three Of This Notice, Including
    Requests for Telephonic Attendance To: EUCLMTG@fcc.gov

2.  **By Monday, May 14, 2001:** Parties Need To Submit Agenda Item
    Proposals (please include brief description) To: EUCLLIST@fcc.gov

3.  **By Wednesday, May 16, 2001:** Commission Staff Will Email Parties'
    Proposals To All Those Who Submitted Their Name To The Attendance
    Email Address Described In Item One.

4.  **Prior To Wednesday, May 23, 2001:** Commission Staff Will Address
    Parties' Ministerial Questions Regarding The Initial Meeting. Direct
    Questions To: EUCLQUIK@fcc.gov.

By the Deputy Chief, MDRD, Enforcement Bureau.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: The Bureau recently consolidated all outstanding
    [formal]{.underline} complaints for a hearing on monetary damages
    before an administrative law judge. *See C.F.Communications Corp. et
    al. v. Century Telephone of Wisconsin, Inc., et al*., DA 01-1044,
    (E.B. released April 24, 2001); *see also* *C.F.Communications Corp.
    et al. v. Century Telephone of Wisconsin, Inc., et al*., Memorandum
    Opinion and Order on Remand, 15 FCC Rcd 8759 (2000) ("*Liability
    Order*") (discussing the improper assessment of EUCL charges on
    independent payphone providers); *C.F. Communications Corp., et al.
    v. Century Telephone of Wisconsin, Inc., et. al.*, Order on
    Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 22906 (2000) ("*Reconsideration
    Order*"). The *Liability Order* is currently under appeal. *See Bell
    Atlantic Telephone Companies, et al*. *v. FCC*, No. 00-1207 (D.C.
    Cir. filed May 15, 2000).

[^2]: *Informal Complaints Filed By Independent Payphone Service
    Providers Against Various Local Exchange Carriers Seeking Refunds of
    End User Common Line Charges*, File No. 89-170, DA 99-1858, Order,
    Common Carrier Bureau (C.C.B. rel. Sept. 10, 1999) ("*Waiver
    Order"*).

[^3]: *Southern California Pay Phone Co. v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
    and GTE California, Inc., et al*., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 15
    FCC Rcd 7877 (E.B. 2000).