DA 02-1426

June 17, 2002

**COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON CLASSIFYING INTERNET PROTOCOL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE CALLS AS INTRASTATE OR INTERSTATE FOR
COMPENSATION**

**CC Docket No. 98-67**

**COMMENTS DUE: July 11, 2002**

##### REPLY COMMENTS DUE: July 26, 2002

On April 22, 2002, the Commission released a *Declaratory Ruling and
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* clarifying that providers
of Internet protocol telecommunications relay services (TRS) (IP Relay)
are eligible for reimbursement from the Interstate TRS Fund. In the
*Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*, the Commission seeks public
comment on whether the Commission should attempt to devise a method for
allocating calls as intrastate or interstate.[^1] A summary of the
*Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* was published in the
Federal Register on June 11, 2002, at 67 Fed. Reg. 39,929 (2002).

Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later than
**July 11, 2002**. Reply comments may be filed no later than **July 26,
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\>. 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 to: Dana
Jackson, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room
6-C410, 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, S.W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D.C.
20554.

This proceeding 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 and 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 is generally 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).

Alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio recording and
Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian
Millin, of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202)
418-7426, TTY (202) 418-7365, or 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 Sean O'More, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2453, or
at scomore@fcc.gov.

[^1]: *In the matter of provision of Improved Telecommunications Relay
    Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing
    and Speech Disabilities*, CC Docket No. 98-67, *Declaratory Ruling
    and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*, FCC 02-121, rel.
    Apr. 22, 2002.