**DA 02-2136**

**Released: August 30, 2002**

NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION (NECA) PETITION FOR INTERIM WAIVER
AND RULEMAKING REGARDING THE COST RECOVERY FOR WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) CALLS

**CC DOCKET NO. 98-67**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**Comments Due: September 30, 2002**

**Reply Comments Due: October 15, 2002**

On July 22, 2002, the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.
("NECA"), on behalf of the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service
Fund Advisory Council, filed a petition for interim waiver requesting
that the Commission waive section 64.604 of its rules to the extent
necessary to permit compensation from the Interstate Telecommunication
Relay Service ("TRS") Fund to relay service providers for all TRS calls
placed from wireless telecommunications devices.[^1] The petition also
requests that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to decide how relay
calls should be reimbursed where the jurisdiction of the call cannot be
determined from the automatic number identification system.

Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or before
September 30, 2002 and reply comments may be filed on or before October
15, 2002. When filing comments, please reference **CC Docket No.
98-67**. Comments may be filed using the Commission\'s Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. *See* Electronic
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121
(1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic
file via the Internet to
\<<http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>[\>]{.underline}. 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, 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 \<your e-mail address\>.\" 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 Services
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, 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 12th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s
Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325 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: Sheryl Todd, Federal Communications Commission,
Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
445 12th Street, SW, Room 5-B540 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 12th Street, SW, Room CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554.

Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
1.1206, this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose
proceeding in which *ex parte* communications are subject to disclosure.

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
(voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY), or e-mail 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, please contact Andy Firth, Telecommunications
Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-2694
(voice), (202) 418-2224 (TTY), or e-mail at afirth@fcc.gov.

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[^1]: *See* Petition for Interim Waiver and Rulemaking, CC Docket No.
    98-67, filed July 22, 2002.