Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 31, 2005 / Notices 51815 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05–196; DA 

05–2277] 

E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled 

Services; Petitions for Reconsideration 

and/or Clarification and/or Waiver Filed 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document seeks 

comment on petitions for 

reconsideration and/or clarification 

and/or waiver filed by CompTel, 

T-Mobile USA, Inc., and the National 

Emergency Number Association & Voice 

on the Net (VON) Coalition, seeking 

reconsideration and/or clarification 

and/or waiver of the Commission’s E911 

requirements for IP-enabled service 

providers adopted in the First Report 

and Order in WC Docket No. 04–36. 

DATES: Oppositions to these petitions 

must be filed by September 15, 2005. 

Replies to an opposition must be filed 

within 10 days after the time for filing 

oppositions has expired. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

oppositions or replies, identified by WC 

Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05–196, by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–

418–0432. For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christi Shewman, Senior Attorney, 

Competition Policy Division, Wireline 

Competition Bureau, at (202) 418–1686. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Public 

Notice, DA 05–2277, released August 

12, 2005. The full text of the petitions 

and copies of any subsequently filed 

documents in this matter will be 

available for public inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

at the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554, 

(202) 418–0270. This document may be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 

20554. Customers may contact BCPI, 

Inc. at their Web site: http:// 

www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1–800–

378–3160. 

Background 

On July 29, 2005, petitions for 

reconsideration and/or clarification 

and/or waiver were filed by CompTel, 

T-Mobile USA, Inc., and the National 

Emergency Number Association & Voice 

on the Net (VON) Coalition, seeking 

reconsideration and/or clarification 

and/or waiver of the Commission’s E911 

requirements for IP-enabled service 

providers adopted in the First Report 

and Order in WC Docket No. 04–36. See 

CompTel, Petition for Reconsideration/ 

Clarification and/or Waiver, WC Docket 

Nos. 04–36 and 05–196, filed July 29, 

2005; T-Mobile USA, Inc., Petition for 

Clarification, WC Docket Nos. 04–36 

and 05–196, filed July 29, 2005; 

National Emergency Number 

Association & Voice on the Net (VON) 

Coalition, Joint Petition for Clarification, 

WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05–196, 

filed July 29, 2005. 

Electronic Access and Filing 

Pursuant to § 1.429 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.429, 

interested parties may file Oppositions 

to these petitions on or before 

September 15, 2005. Replies to an 

opposition must be filed within 10 days 

after the time for filing oppositions has 

expired. When filing, please reference 

WC Docket Nos. 04–36 and 05–196. 

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 FR 24121, May 1, 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. 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 

for e-mail comments, commenters 

should send 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 send an original and eleven (11) 

copies of each filing. 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–B204, Washington, DC 

20554. 

Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by 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). The Commission’s 

contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive 

hand-delivered or messenger-delivered 

paper filings or electronic media for the 

Commission’s Secretary at 236 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 

Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours 

at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 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 sent by 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. 

This proceeding shall be treated as a 

‘‘permit but disclose’’ proceeding in 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules, 47 CFR 1.1200. 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 CFR 1.1206(b). Other 

rules pertaining to oral and written ex 

parte presentations in permit-butdisclose proceedings are set forth in 

§ 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s rules, 

47 CFR 1.1206(b). 

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) or (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Donald K. Stockdale, Jr., 

Acting Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition 

Bureau. 

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