**DA 02-1490**

**Released: June 26, 2002**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENT ON PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION
ON THE PROVISION OF AND COST RECOVERY FOR CAPTIONED TELEPHONE AS AN
IMPROVED VOICE CARRY OVER SERVICE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE**

**CC DOCKET NO. 98-67**

**Comments Due: July 26, 2002**

**Reply Comments Due: August 12, 2002**

On April 12, 2002, Ultratec, Inc. filed a petition requesting
clarification of the Commission's rules on telecommunications relay
service ("TRS") with respect to the provision and reimbursement of
captioned telephone, an enhanced voice carry-over service.[^1] The
petition also seeks clarification that certain TRS mandatory minimum
standards do not apply to this service.

Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later than
**July 26, 2002**. Reply comments may be filed no later than **August
12, 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>[\>]{.underline}. 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 e-mail 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 Dana Jackson, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2247
(voice), (202) 418-7898 (TTY), or e-mail at <dljackso@fcc.gov>.

[^1]: *See* Petition for Clarification Provision of and Cost Recovery
    for CapTel, An Enhanced VCO Service, CC Docket No. 98-67 filed April
    12, 2002 on the behalf of Ultratec, Inc.