**DA 06-1031**

**Released: May 12, 2006**

**NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCATION (NECA) SUBMITS THE PAYMENT
FORMULA AND FUND SIZE ESTIMATE FOR INTERSTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY
SERVICES (TRS) FUND FOR THE JULY 2006 THROUGH JUNE 2007 FUND YEAR**

**CG Docket No. 03-123**

**Comments: May 17, 2006**

**Reply Comments: May 24, 2006**

On May 10, 2006, the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
amended its annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the
Interstate TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007,
by means of an *Errata*[^1] \[sic\] to the payment formula and fund size
estimate which it had originally submitted on May 1, 2006, pursuant to
47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H).[^2]

In the original filing, NECA proposes a carrier contribution factor of
0.00492 and per completed minute compensation rates of: \$1.257 for
traditional TRS; \$1.219 for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay; and \$6.116
for Video Relay Service (VRS). In its *Errata* \[sic\], NECA increased
the proposed carrier contribution factor from 0.00492 to 0.00494, and
the per completed minute compensation rates from: \$1.257 to \$1.262 for
traditional TRS; \$1.219 to \$1.223 for IP Relay; and \$6.116 to \$6.138
for VRS. NECA's originally proposed fund size requirement of \$386.3
million, and per completed minute compensation rate of \$1.352 for
Speech-to-Speech (STS) remain the same.

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 17, 2006**, and reply comments on or before **May 24,
2006**. All filings must reference **CG Docket No. 03-123.** 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. *See Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings.*[^3] 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.
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, 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.

Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger
delivery, electronic media, 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 or electronic media 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* entering the building. Commercial
and electronic media mail sent by overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal
Service Express mail and Priority mail) must be sent to 9300 East
Hampton Drive, Capital 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 D.C. 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 3-C418, Washington
D.C. 20554. Such submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette formatted
in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or a 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
filer's name, proceeding (including the lead docket number in the case
(**CG Docket No. 03-123**), 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 duplicating contractor at
Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-CB402, Washington, D.C.
20554.

A copy of this document, NECA's submission and any subsequently file
documents in this matter will be available during regular business hours
at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room
CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. This document, NECA's
submission and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may also
be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor at their
website, [www.bcpiweb.com](http://www.bcpiweb.com/), or call
1-800-378-3160. 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> (insert **CG Docket No. 03-123** into the
Proceeding block).

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). This document can also
be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) 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]: *See 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, *Errata* (filed May 10, 2006).

[^2]: *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 1, 2006).

[^3]: 63 FR 24121 (1998).