**DA 08-1732**

> **Released: July 24, 2008**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON LEVEL 3'S EMERGENCY
PETITION FOR ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS**

**IN AREA CODE 603**

**WC Docket No. 08-154**

**Comments Due: August 25, 2008**

**Reply Comments Due: September 10, 2008**

On July 18, 2008, Level 3 Communications, LLC (Level 3) filed an
emergency petition to obtain additional telephone numbers in the 603
area code.[^1] The Level 3 petition requests that the Commission direct
the North American Numbering Plan Administrator to assign additional
telephone numbers in the 603 area code where Level 3 meets the industry
guidelines of 75 percent utilization and six months or less until
projected exhaust.[^2]

This matter shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in
accordance with the Commission's *ex parte* rules. *See* 47 C.F.R.
§§ 1.1200, 1.1206. Persons making oral *ex parte* presentations are
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain
summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a listing
of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description
of the views and arguments presented generally is required. *See* 47
C.F.R. §1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written *ex parte*
presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in
section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).

Interested parties may file comments on the Level 3 petition on or
before **August 25, 2008** and reply comments on or before **September
10, 2008**. All pleadings are to reference **WC Docket No. 08-154**.
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.[^3]

-   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 and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(tty).

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

Documents in WC Docket No. 08-154 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, DC
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 regarding this proceeding, contact Marilyn
Jones, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202)
418-2357.

\- FCC -

[^1]: Emergency Petition of Level 3 Communications, LLC, for the
    Assignment of Additional Telephone Numbers in Area Code 603, and for
    the Preemption of the Actions of the New Hampshire Public Utilities
    Commission Pursuant to Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934
    (filed July 18, 2008) (Level 3 Petition). On this same date, Level 3
    also filed a request for a Special Temporary Authorization of
    numbering resources in area code 603, pending resolution of its
    emergency petition. *See* Request of Level 3 Communications, LLC for
    Special Temporary Authorization of Thousand-Blocks in Area Code 603
    (filed July 18, 2008). By separate public notice, the Bureau also
    seeks comment on that request. *See* *Wireline Competition Bureau
    Seeks Comment on Level 3's Request for Special Temporary
    Authorization of Thousand-Block Codes in Area Code* 603, WC Docket
    No. 08-154, Public Notice, DA 08-1731 (rel. Jul. 24, 2008).

[^2]: Level 3 Petition at 3*.*

[^3]: *See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings*, GC
    Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).