**DA 07-1337\
Released: March 16, 2007**

**PLEADING CYCLE EXTENDED FOR COMMENT ON AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSOULA PLAN
INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION PROPOSAL TO INCORPORATE A FEDERAL BENCHMARK
MECHANISM**

**CC Docket No. 01-92**

**Revised Dates:**

**COMMENTS DUE: March 28, 2007\
REPLY COMMENTS DUE: April 12, 2007**

By this Public Notice, we extend the pleading cycle seeking comment on
amendments to the Missoula Plan[^1] that incorporate a Federal Benchmark
Mechanism.[^2] Comments are now due by March 28, and reply comments are
now due by April 12, 2007. These new comment and reply comment filing
dates replace the previously announced comment and reply comment filing
dates.[^3]

The Federal Benchmark Mechanism amendments to the Missoula Plan were
described in an *ex parte* letter filed January 30, 2007,[^4] and
corrected by another filing on February 5, 2007.[^5] The signatories to
this *ex parte* letter assert that the proposed amendments to the
Missoula Plan are a significant step in the direction of a more fair and
balanced approach to addressing a critical problem the original Missoula
Plan filing failed to address.[^6]

Interested parties may file comments on or before **March 28, 2007**,
and reply comments on or before **April 12, 2007**. 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.[^7]

-   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. 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 &
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 Randy Clarke, Pricing Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 5-A360, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554, or
by e-mail to Randy.Clarke@fcc.gov. Parties shall also serve one copy
with the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554, (202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.

Documents in CC Docket No. 01-92 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 Randy Clarke of the Pricing Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1587 or Victoria
Goldberg of the Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at
(202) 418-7353.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: The Missoula Plan for intercarrier compensation reform was filed
    July 24, 2006 by the National Association of Regulatory Utility
    Commissioners' Task Force on Intercarrier Compensation (NARUC Task
    Force). *See* Letter from Tony Clark, Commissioner and Chair, NARUC
    Committee on Telecommunications, Ray Baum, Commissioner and Chair,
    NARUC Task Force, and Larry Landis, Commissioner and Vice-Chair,
    NARUC Task Force, CC Docket No. 01-92, at 2 (filed July 24, 2006)
    (attaching the Missoula Plan).

[^2]: On February 16, 2007, the Commissions' Wireline Competition Bureau
    established a pleading cycle for comment on the amendments to the
    Missoula Plan. *See* *Comment Sought on Amendments to the Missoula
    Plan Intercarrier Compensation Proposal to Incorporate a Federal
    Benchmark Mechanism*, Public Notice, CC Docket No. 01-92, DA 07-738
    (WCB, February 16, 2007).

[^3]: The previous filing dates were March 19, 2007 for comments and
    April 9, 2007 for reply comments. *Id.*

[^4]: This *ex parte* letter was filed by the Chairman of the Wyoming
    Public Service Commission, staff members from four other state
    commissions, and the Missoula Plan Supporters. *See* Letter from
    Peter Bluhm, Esq., Vermont Public Service Board; Christopher
    Campbell, Telecommunications Director, Vermont Department of Public
    Service; Steve Furtney, Chairman, Wyoming Public Service Commission;
    Angela DuVall Melton, Esq., Nebraska Public Service Commission; Joel
    Shifman, Esq., Maine Public Utilities Commission; Joseph Sutherland,
    Executive Director, Indiana State Regulatory Commission; and the
    Supporters of the Missoula Plan to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary,
    Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 01-92 (filed
    January 30, 2007).

[^5]: In their February 5, 2007, filing, the supporters of the Missoula
    Plan corrected two errors in the attachment to the January 30^th^
    filing. *See* Letter from the Supporters of the Missoula Plan to
    Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, CC
    Docket No. 01-92 (filed February 5, 2007) (Missoula Plan Corrected
    Jan. 30 *Ex Parte* Letter).

[^6]: *See* Missoula Plan Corrected Jan. 30 *Ex Parte* Letter at 1.

[^7]: *See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings*, GC
    Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).