> **DA 01-1677**

# Released: July 13, 2001

> **COMMON CARRIER BUREAU EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH DIRECTIVE
> TO DATABASE SERVICE MANAGEMENT, INC. CONCERNING THE TOLL-FREE DATABASE
> DISCONNECT AND SUSPEND STATUS FUNCTIONS, DA 00-2754**
>
> **CC Docket 95-155**

On December 7, 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) released a
letter (*Keller-Wade Letter*) directing the SMS/800 database
administrator, Database Service Management, Inc. (DSMI), by February 3,
2001, to modify the Disconnect Status and Suspend Status functions in
the SMS/800 database, consistent with the Federal Communications
Commission's (FCC) toll-free number regulations.[^1] Pursuant to
requests from industry representatives, on February 2, 2001, the Bureau
directed DSMI to postpone the mandated changes to the Disconnect Status
and Suspend Status functions until August 6, 2001.[^2] Subsequently, the
Bureau released a public notice[^3] seeking comments on (1) the petition
filed by AT&T Corporation[^4] seeking clarification of the FCC's
toll-free regulations; and (2) other matters related to the *Keller-Wade
Letter*. The *June Public Notice* was followed by a letter from the
SMS/800 Number Administration Committee (SNAC) dated June 27, 2001, in
which industry representatives formally requested the Bureau to extend
the August 6, 2001 deadline until December 8, 2001.[^5] In particular,
the SNAC set forth a schedule to implement the changes required by the
*Keller-Wade Letter*, with a readiness date of December 8, 2001.

In light of the comments and reply comments expected in response to the
*June Public Notice* as well as the SNAC's request for an extension of
the compliance deadline, we hereby extend the compliance deadline until
the Bureau resolves the outstanding issues raised in the *June Public
Notice* or until December 8, 2001, the industry-proposed deadline,
whichever comes first.

For further information, contact Jennifer Gorny of the Common Carrier
Bureau, Network Services Division, at (202) 418-2320 or jgorny@fcc.gov.
The TTY number is (202) 418-0484.

**-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**

[^1]: Letter from L. Charles Keller, Chief, Network Services Division,
    to Mr. Michael Wade, President, Database Service Management, Inc.,
    DA 00-2754 (rel. Dec. 7, 2000).

[^2]: Letter from Staci Pies, Deputy Chief, Network Services Division,
    to Mr. Michael Wade, President, Database Service Management, Inc.,
    DA 01-292 (rel. Feb. 2, 2001). In response to the *Keller-Wade
    Letter*, some Responsible Organizations asserted that the required
    adjustments to their internal systems, as well as the necessary
    testing to ensure compatibility with DSMI's changes, could not be
    completed by the February 3, 2001 deadline. *See, e.g.*, Letter from
    Henry G. Hultquist, Associate Counsel, WorldCom, Inc., to Magalie
    Roman Salas, Secretary, dated January 29, 2001 (requesting a
    six-month delay); Letter from Norina Moy, Director, Federal
    Regulatory, Sprint, to L. Charles Keller, Chief, Network Services
    Division, dated December 19, 2000 (concerned that sixty days would
    be insufficient to test the changes).

[^3]: *Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on AT&T Corporation's Request
    for Declaratory Ruling and Clarification of Changes to the Toll-Free
    Number Administration System*, Public Notice (rel. June 22, 2001)
    (*June Public Notice*).

[^4]: *Request for Declaratory Ruling and Clarification*, filed by AT&T
    Corporation (May 24, 2001).

[^5]: Letter from Stephanie Cowart, OBF Moderator, to Diane Griffin
    Harmon, Network Services Division, dated June 27, 2001.