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use of the spectrum by promoting the 

objectives identified in 47 CFR 309(j). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17797 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CG Docket 03–123; DA 05–2346] 

Telecommunications Relay Services 

and Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals With Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission seeks comment on the 

allocation factor proposed by the 

National Exchange Carrier Association 

(NECA) for determining the number of 

inbound two-line captioned telephone 

minutes that should be compensated 

from the Interstate Telecommunications 

Relay Service (TRS) Fund. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

September 22, 2005. Reply comments 

are due on or before October 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by [docket number and/or 

rulemaking number], 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. 

• Mail: Parties who choose to file by 

paper should also submit their comment 

on diskette. These diskettes should be 

submitted, along with three paper 

copies to Dana Jackson, Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability 

Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room 3–C418, Washington, DC 20554. 

Such a submission should be on a 3.5 

inch diskette format 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 (CG Docket No. 03–

123), 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, preferable in a single 

electronic file. In addition, commenters 

must send diskette copies to the 

Commission’s contractor at Portals II, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

• 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) 418–0539 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: 

Dana Jackson, (202) 418–2247 (voice), 

(202) 418–7989 (TTY), or e-mail 

Dana.Jackson@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document DA 05–2346, released August 

24, 2005. Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 

of the Commission rules, 47 CFR 1.415 

and 1.419, interested parties may file 

comments on or before the dates 

indicated on the first page of this 

document. 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. See 

Electronic Filing of Documents in 

Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, 

May 1, 1998. 

• 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 Web site 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 email 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. All 

comments received are viewable by the 

general public at any time through the 

Web site. 

• 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 the 

Commission continues 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 messengerdelivered 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 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 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 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

The full text of document DA 05–

2346, NECA s submission, and copies of 

any subsequently filed documents 

relating to 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. 

Document DA 05–2346, NECA’s 

submission, and copies of subsequently 

filed documents in this matter may also 

be purchased from the Commission’s 

contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 

20554. Customers may contact the 

Commission’s contractor at their Web 

site http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1–

800–378–3160. A copy of NECA’s 

submission may also be found by 

searching ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03–123 

into the proceeding block). 

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) 

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418–0530 (voice) or (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). Document DA 05–2346 can also 

be downloaded in Word and Portable 

Document Format (PDF) at http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro. 

Synopsis 

On August 2, 2005, pursuant to the 

Commission’s directive in the Two-line 

Captioned Telephone Order, FCC 05–

141, released July 19, 2005, the 

Interstate TRS Fund Administrator, 

NECA, submitted the proposed 

allocation factor for inbound two-line 

captioned telephone calls for 

compensation from the Interstate TRS 

Fund for the period July 1, 2005 through 

June 30, 2006. See letter to the Federal 

Communications Commission Secretary, 

Marlene H. Dortch from the NECA 

Director, John Ricker, proposing the 

allocation factor for two-line captioned 

telephone calls. 

In the Two-line Captioned Telephone 

Order, the Commission adopted NECA’s 

proposed methodology for determining 

the number of inbound two-line 

captioned telephone call minutes that 

will be compensated from the Interstate 

TRS Fund. The Commission noted that 

for such calls there is currently no way 

for a provider to determine if a 

particular call is interstate or intrastate. 

The Commission instructed NECA to 

determine and apply, on an annual 

basis, an allocation factor for inbound 

two-line captioned telephone calls that 

is based on the relationship between 

interstate and international traditional 

TRS calls and all intrastate, interstate, 

and international traditional TRS calls. 

NECA calculated the factor by using 

projections of traditional TRS minutes 

for 2005 and 2006 as submitted by relay 

service providers with their annual data 

submissions in January 2005. Interstate 

and international minutes for both years 

totaled 24,459,907; local, intrastate, 

interstate and international minutes 

totaled 213,957,866. Dividing interstate 

and international minutes by total 

minutes results in a proposed interstate 

factor of 11% for inbound two-line 

captioned telephone minutes. The 

remaining 89% of minutes would 

continue to be allocated to the intrastate 

jurisdiction. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jay Keithley, 

Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 05–17523 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket 05–255; FCC 05–155] 

Annual Assessment of the Status of 

Competition in the Market for the 

Delivery of Video Programming 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is required 

to report annually to Congress on the 

status of competition in markets for the 

delivery of video programming. This 

document solicits information from the 

public for use in preparing this year’s 

competition report that is to be 

submitted to Congress in December 

2005. Comments and data submitted by 

parties will be used in conjunction with 

publicly available information and 

filings submitted in relevant 

Commission proceedings to assess the 

extent of competition in the market for 

the delivery of video programming. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

September 19, 2005, and reply 

comments are due on or before October 

3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by MB Docket No. 05–255, 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 telephone: 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: 

Timothy May, Media Bureau, (202) 418–

1463, TTY (202) 418–7172 or by e-mail 

at Timothy.May@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Inquiry (NOI) in MB Docket No. 05–255, 

FCC 05–155, adopted August 9, 2005, 

and released August 12, 2005. The 

complete text of this NOI is available for 

inspection and copying Monday during 

regular business hours in the FCC’s 

Reference Information Center, Room 

CY–A257, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20554. The 

complete text is also available on the 

Commission’s Internet Site at http:// 

www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are 

available to persons with disabilities by 

contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418–

7426 or TTY (202) 418–7365. The 

complete text of the NOI may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Company 

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

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 

863–2893, facsimilie (202) 863–2898, or 

by e-mail fcc@bcpiweb.com, or via its 

Web site http://www.bcpiweb.com. 

Synopsis of Notice of Inquiry 

1. Section 628(g) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, directs the Commission to 

report to Congress annually on the 

status of competition in the market for 

the delivery of video programming. This 

Notice of Inquiry (NOI) solicits data and 

information on the status of competition 

in the market for the delivery of video 

programming for the Commission’s 

twelfth annual report (2005 Report). We 

request information, comments, and 

analyses that will allow us to evaluate 

the status of competition in the video 

marketplace, changes in the market 

since the 2004 Report, prospects for new 

entrants to that market, factors that have 

facilitated or impeded competition, and 

the effect these factors are having on 

consumers’ access to video 

programming. Where possible and 

relevant, we request data as of June 30, 

2005. 

2. We encourage thorough and 

substantive submissions from industry 

participants and state and local 

regulators with the best knowledge of 

the questions and issues raised. We will 

augment reported information with 

submissions in other Commission 

proceedings. In the past, we have had to 

rely on data from publicly available 

sources when information has not been 

provided directly by industry 

participants. The Commission intends 

to seek out publicly available 

information relevant to this inquiry. 

Competition in the Market for the 

Delivery of Video Programming 

3. In the NOI, we ask commenters to 

provide data on video programming 

distributors, including cable systems, 

direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services, 

large home satellite or C-Band dish (CBand) providers, broadband service 

providers (BSPs), private cable or 

satellite master antenna television (PCO) 

systems, open video systems (OVS), 

multichannel multipoint distribution or 

wireless cable systems (wireless cable), 

local exchange carrier (LEC) systems,