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47 CFR 64.2201 - Ringing indication requirements.
§ 64.2201 Ringing indication requirements.
(2) The requirements in this paragraph apply to all voice call signaling and transmission technologies and to all long-distance voice service providers, including local exchange carriers as defined in § 64.4001(e), interexchange carriers as defined in § 64.4001(d), providers of commercial mobile radio service as defined in § 20.3 of this chapter, providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153(25), and providers of non-interconnected VoIP service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153(36) to the extent such providers offer the capability to place calls to or receive calls from the public switched telephone network.
(3) In this section, the term “intermediate provider” has the same meaning as in § 64.1600(f).
§ 222 - Privacy of customer information
§ 226 - Telephone operator services
§ 228 - Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services
§ 620 - Relay services for deaf-blind individuals
110 Stat. 56
Title 47 published on 08-Jun-2018 03:55
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 47 CFR Part 64 after this date.
83 FR 27746 - Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2018-12786
WC Docket No. 10-90, 14-58, 07-135 and CC Docket No. 01-92
Report No. 3091
Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before June 29, 2018. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before June 25, 2018.
47 CFR Parts 54 and 64
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission&apos;s Rulemaking proceeding by James M. Gleason, on behalf of Clarity Telecom, LLC d/b/a Vast Broadband, Kevin Pyle, on behalf Hamilton County Telephone Co-op and Ronald T. Hinds, on behalf Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation.
2018-05-11; vol. 83 # 92 - Friday, May 11, 2018
83 FR 21983 - Rural Call Completion
FR Doc. 2018-09968
FCC 18-45
Comments are due on or before June 4, 2018, and reply comments are due on or before June 19, 2018. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before July 10, 2018.
In this document, we seek comment on rules to implement the recently enacted Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act (“RCC Act”), which directs us to establish registration requirements and service quality standards for “intermediate providers”—entities that transmit calls without serving as the originating or terminating provider. By giving us clear authority to shine a light on intermediate providers and hold them accountable for their performance, the RCC Act provides an important additional tool we can use in our work to promote call completion to all Americans. We anticipate that the rules we will adopt to implement the RCC Act&apos;s direction to regulate intermediate providers will complement our covered provider monitoring rule by ensuring that the participants in the call path share in the responsibility to ensure that calls to rural areas are completed. We also seek comment on sunsetting the recording and retention rules established in the 2013 RCC Order upon implementation of the RCC Act.
83 FR 21723 - Rural Call Completion
FR Doc. 2018-09969
Effective June 11, 2018, except for the rule contained in 47 CFR 64.2113, which requires approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing approval of this requirement and the date the rule will become effective.
In this document, the Commission reorients its existing rural call completion rules to better reflect strategies that have worked to reduce rural call completion problems while at the same time reducing the overall burden of its rules on providers. This Second Report and Order ( Order ) adopts a new rule requiring “covered providers”—entities that select the initial long-distance route for a large number of lines—to monitor the performance of the “intermediate providers” to which they hand off calls. The Order also eliminates the call completion reporting requirement for covered providers that was established by the Commission in 2013.
83 FR 18951 - Connect America Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers, Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
FR Doc. 2018-08025
WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 14-58, 07-135, CC Docket No. 01-92
FCC 18-29
Effective May 31, 2018, except for §§ 54.313(f)(4) and 54.1305(j) which contains information collection requirements that have not been approved by OMB. The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules awaiting OMB approval.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes the next step in closing the digital divide through actions and proposals designed to stimulate broadband deployment in rural areas. To reach the Commission&apos;s objective, it must continue to reform its existing high-cost universal support programs. Building on earlier efforts to modernize high-cost universal support, it seeks to offer greater certainty and predictability to rate-of-return carriers and create incentives to bring broadband to the areas that need it the most.
2018-04-23; vol. 83 # 78 - Monday, April 23, 2018
83 FR 17631 - Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
FR Doc. 2018-08376
FCC 18-31
Comments are due on June 7, 2018, and reply comments are due on July 9, 2018.
In this document, the Commission invites comment on proposed changes to its rules. The Commission proposes rules to ensure that one or more databases are available to provide callers with the comprehensive and timely information they need to discover potential number reassignments before making a call. It seeks comment on the specific information that callers need from a reassigned numbers database; and the best way to make that information available to callers that want it, as well as related issues.
83 FR 11422 - Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules
FR Doc. 2018-05201
WC Docket No. 17-141, CC Docket No. 96-128, WC Docket No. 16-132
FCC 18-21
Effective April 16, 2018, except for the amendment to 47 CFR 64.1310(a)(3), which contains information collection requirements that have not been approved by OMB. The Federal Communications Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date.
In this document, a Report and Order takes a number of actions aimed at modernizing the Commission&apos;s payphone compensation procedure rules by eliminating costly requirements that are no longer necessary in light of technological and marketplace changes. These actions further the Commission&apos;s goal of regularly examining and updating its rules to keep pace with technology and the changing communications landscape, and to eliminate requirements that are no longer necessary, thereby reducing the costs and burdens of rules that have outlived their purpose. These have no impact on Completing Carriers&apos; continuing obligations under the Commission&apos;s rules to maintain accurate call tracking systems and to fully compensate payphone service providers for the calls covered by these rules.
83 FR 1566 - Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
FR Doc. 2018-00457
Effective February 12, 2018.
In this document, Commission issues new rules that protect consumers from unwanted robocalls by permitting voice service providers to proactively block telephone calls when the subscriber of a phone number requests that calls purporting to originate from that number be blocked, and when calls purport to originate from three categories of unassigned phone numbers: Invalid numbers, valid numbers that are not allocated to a voice service provider, and valid numbers that are allocated but not assigned to a subscriber. While such calls may appear to be legitimate to those who receive them, they can result in fraud or identity theft. To combat these scams, the new rules expressly authorize voice service providers to block these robocalls without running afoul of the FCC&apos;s call completion rules. To minimize blocking of lawful calls, the Commission encourages voice service providers that elect to block calls to establish a simple way to identify and fix blocking errors. The rules also prohibit providers from blocking 911 emergency calls.
83 FR 770 - Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
FR Doc. 2018-00100
Comments are due on January 23, 2018. Reply Comments are due on February 22, 2018.
In this document, the Commission invites comment on proposed changes to its rules. The Commission proposes rules regarding mechanisms to ensure that erroneously blocked calls can be unblocked as quickly as possible and without undue harm to callers and consumers. It also seeks comment on ways to measure the effectiveness of the Commission&apos;s robocalling efforts, as well as those of industry.
2017-12-21; vol. 82 # 244 - Thursday, December 21, 2017
82 FR 60562 - Transition From TTY to Real-Time Text Technology
FR Doc. 2017-27434
CG Docket No. 16-145 and GN Docket No. 15-178
FCC 16-169
Final rule; announcement of OMB approval.
The real-time text (RTT) outreach guidelines, TTY waiver notice conditions, and a requirement for waiver recipients to file reports every six months were approved by OMB on December 4, 2017.
47 CFR Parts 6, 7, 14, 20, 64, and 67
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with requirements adopted in the Commission&apos;s document Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology; Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission&apos;s Rules for Access to Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring Support of TTY Technology, Report and Order ( Report and Order ). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the approval date of those information collect requirements.
82 FR 56909 - Calling Number Identification Service—Caller ID
FR Doc. 2017-25917
FCC 17-132
Effective January 2, 2018, except for 47 CFR 64.1601(d)(4)(ii) and (f), which contain new or modified information collection requirements that require review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), shall become effective 30 days after the Commission&apos;s publication of a document in the Federal Register, which will announce approval by OMB under the PRA.
In this document, the Commission amends its Caller Identification (Caller ID) privacy rules to allow law enforcement and security personnel, as directed by law enforcement, to obtain quick access to blocked Caller ID information needed to identify and thwart threatening callers. The Commission exempts threatening calls from blocked numbers from its caller privacy rules. Studies and reports show a disturbing increase in threatening calls in recent years. Many threatening calls come from blocked numbers. It directs carries that upon report of such a threatening call by law enforcement on behalf of the threatened party, the carrier will provide any CPN of the calling party to law enforcement and, as directed by law enforcement, to security personnel for the called party for the purpose of identifying the party responsible for the threatening call. The Commission also amends its rules to allow non-public emergency services to obtain blocked Caller ID information associated with calls requesting assistance.
2017-10-25; vol. 82 # 205 - Wednesday, October 25, 2017
82 FR 49303 - Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2017-23146
DA 17-980
Comments to the Petition must be filed on or before November 9, 2017. Reply Comments must be filed on or before November 20, 2017.
A Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Council.
82 FR 48203 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-22468
CG Docket Nos. 10-51 and 03-123
FCC 17-26
47 CFR 64.604(b)(8) and 64.611(a)(5) and (g)(1)(vii); and amendments to §§ 64.604(b)(4)(iii), 64.611(c)(2)(i), 64.615(a)(3)(i) introductory text and (a)(3)(i)(A), 64.630, 64.5101(b), and 64.5103(m), published at 82 FR 17754, April 13, 2017, are effective October 17, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with rules adopted in the Commission&apos;s document Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order ( Report and Order ). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
82 FR 44118 - Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services
FR Doc. 2017-20137
WC Docket No. 16-106
FCC 16-148
This action is effective September 21, 2017.
Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, Public Law 115-22, a resolution of disapproval of the rule that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted pursuant to such Act relating to “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services.” By operation of the Congressional Review Act, the rule submitted by the FCC shall be treated as if it had never taken effect. However, because the Congressional Review Act does not direct the Office of the Federal Register to remove the voided regulatory text and reissue the pre-existing regulatory text, the FCC issues this document to effect the removal of any amendments, deletions, or other modifications made by the nullified rule, and the reversion to the text of the regulations in effect immediately prior to the effect date of the Report and Order relating to “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services.”
82 FR 39673 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-17225
FCC 17-86
Effective September 21, 2017. The compliance date for 47 CFR 64.621(b)(1) is December 20, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publication listed in the rules was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 30, 2017.
In this document, the Commission adopts a four-year rate plan to compensate video relay service (VRS) providers, amends its rules to permit-server based routing for VRS and point-to-point calls, authorizes the continued use of money from the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund for Commission-supervised research and development, eliminates rules providing for a neutral video communications service platform, and reinstates the effectiveness of the rule incorporating the VRS Interoperability Profile technical standard.
82 FR 37830 - Protecting Consumers From Unauthorized Carrier Changes and Related Unauthorized Charges
FR Doc. 2017-16961
CG Docket No. 17-169
FCC 17-91
Comments are due on or before September 13, 2017, and reply comments are due on or before October 13, 2017.
In this document, the Commission proposes to amend its rules to prohibit carriers from misrepresenting themselves when placing telemarketing sales calls to consumers and placing unauthorized charges on their phone bills. The Commission seeks comment on ways to strengthen its rules to protect consumers from slamming and cramming and proposes to codify a rule prohibiting misrepresentations on carrier telemarketing calls to consumers that often precede a carrier switch, and proposes to codify a rule against cramming. The intended effect of this action is to prevent unscrupulous carriers from targeting vulnerable populations from committing fraud either on sales calls or when “verifying” a consumer switch.
82 FR 34911 - Rural Call Completion
FR Doc. 2017-15826
FCC 17-92
Comments are due on or before August 28, 2017, and reply comments are due on or before September 25, 2017. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before September 25, 2017.
In this document, a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( Second FNPRM ) seeks comment on new proposed rural call completion requirements for covered providers and on proposals to either modify or eliminate the Commission&apos;s existing data recording, retention, and reporting requirements. The Second FNPRM also seeks comment on any additional measures the Commission should take to address rural call completion problems.
82 FR - Petition for Partial Reconsideration, or in the Alternative, Suspension of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. C1-2017-15302
DA 17-656
82 FR 33856 - Petition for Partial Reconsideration, or in the Alternative, Suspension of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2017-15302
Petition for partial reconsideration or suspension.
Comments to the Petition must be filed on or before August 7, 2017. Reply Comments must be filed on or before July 31, 2017.
A Petition for Partial Reconsideration, or in the Alternative Suspension of Compliance Deadline (Petition), has been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding by Sorenson Communications, LLC.
82 FR 33856 - Calling Number Identification Service—Caller ID
FR Doc. 2017-15303
FCC 17-76
Comments are due on or before August 21, 2017, and reply comments are due on or before September 19, 2017.
In this document, the Commission proposes to amend its Caller ID rules to allow carriers to disclose blocked Caller ID information in the limited case of threatening calls as an aid to law enforcement investigations. Media and law enforcement reports indicate that the number of threatening calls targeting schools, religious organizations, and other entities appears to be increasing dramatically. In many cases, the perpetrators block the Caller ID information, making it difficult to trace the threatening calls. The Commission&apos;s current rules require that carriers not reveal blocked Caller ID information or use that information to allow the called party to contact the caller. Recognizing that threatening callers do not have a legitimate privacy interest in having blocked Caller ID protected from disclosure, the Commission seeks to amend its Caller ID rules to permit carriers to disclose blocked Caller ID information in the limited case of threatening calls as an aid to law enforcement investigations.
82 FR 31743 - Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules; Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations
FR Doc. 2017-14256
FCC 17-79
Comments are due on or before August 9, 2017, and reply comments are due on or before September 8, 2017. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before September 8, 2017.
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on eliminating the Commission&apos;s payphone call tracking system annual audit requirement and associated reporting requirement. In light of the dramatic decline in payphone use and the high cost of compliance in proportion to payphone compensation at issue, the proposal will remove costly yet no longer necessary requirements. The Commission adopted the NPRM in conjunction with an Order waiving the 2017 and 2018 audit and associated reporting requirements while it considers the proposals in this NPRM.
82 FR 28566 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-12957
Final rule; delay of compliance date.
Effective June 23, 2017 the compliance date for the VRS Provider Interoperability Profile, 47 CFR 64.621(b), as published at 82 FR 19322, April 27, 2017 is delayed indefinitely.
In this document, the Commission sets aside the effectiveness, in part, of the VRS Interoperability Order, in which the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) incorporated certain technical standards on video relay service (VRS) interoperability into the Commission&apos;s telecommunications relay service (TRS) rules, pending the Commission&apos;s consideration of server-based routing.
2017-05-17; vol. 82 # 94 - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
82 FR 22625 - Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
FR Doc. 2017-09463
FCC 17-24
Comments are due on or before July 3, 2017, and reply comments are due on or before July 31, 2017.
In this document, the Commission invites comment on proposed changes to its rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and to its call completion rules. The Commission proposes rules to codify the clarification contained in the 2016 Guidance PN that providers may block calls when the subscriber to a particular telephone number requests that calls originating from that number be blocked; permit providers to block calls originating from invalid numbers; permit providers to block calls originating from valid numbers that are not allocated to a voice service provider; and permit providers to block calls originating from valid numbers that are allocated but not assigned to a subscriber. In addition, the Commission seeks comment on the possibility of permitting providers to block calls in other situations where the calls to be blocked are reasonably likely to be illegal based upon objective criteria.
82 FR 19615 - Rural Call Completion Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Correction
FR Doc. 2017-08581
FCC 14-175
This correction is effective April 28, 2017.
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a document in the Federal Register on March 4, 2015, concerning its rural call completion recordkeeping and reporting requirements. That document inadvertently omitted reference to the Order on Reconsideration ( Reconsideration Order ) WC Docket No. 13-39, FCC 14-175, which adopted minor amendments to those requirements. This document corrects that error.
2017-04-27; vol. 82 # 80 - Thursday, April 27, 2017
82 FR 19322 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-08488
DA 17-76
Effective Date: This rule is effective as of May 30, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rules is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 30, 2017. Compliance Dates: The compliance date for the VRS Provider Interoperability Profile is August 25, 2017. The compliance date for the Relay User Equipment (RUE) Profile is April 27, 2018. The compliance date for contact lists and speed dial lists is October 24, 2017.
In this document, the Commission&apos;s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau or CGB), pursuant to delegated authority, adopts amendments to the Commission&apos;s telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules to incorporate technical standards to improve the interoperability and portability of services, equipment, and software used for video relay services (VRS) to enhance functional equivalence and VRS availability for consumers, ease of compliance by providers, and overall efficiency in the operation of VRS.
FR Doc. 2017-08487
CG Docket Nos. 10-51 and 02-123
Comments are due June 12, 2017. Reply Comments are due July 11, 2017.
In this document, the Commission&apos;s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau or CGB) seeks comment on the scope of application of the technical standard for user equipment and software used with video relay service (VRS) and the extent to which such a rule is necessary and appropriate for functionally equivalent communication.
82 FR 17754 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-07155
Effective dates: Effective May 15, 2017, except for § 64.604(b)(8) and amendments to §§ 64.604(b)(4)(iii), 64.611, 64.615, 64.630, 64.5101, and 64.5103 of the Commission&apos;s rules, which contain modified information collection requirements that have not yet been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those amendments. Applicability dates: The skills-based routing and deaf-interpreter trials will commence on August 1, 2017, and terminate March 31, 2018. The pilot program for at-home VRS call handling will commence on November 1, 2017, and end on November 1, 2018.
In this document, the Commission takes steps to further improve the quality of video relay service (VRS) by authorizing skills-based routing and deaf-interpreter trials, directing the publication of speed-of-answer data, permitting assignment of ten-digit telephone numbers to hearing persons for point-to-point video communication in sign language with VRS users, and authorizing a pilot program in which some VRS calls are interpreted by communications assistants (CAs) at home workstations.
82 FR 17613 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
FR Doc. 2017-07153
For VRS compensation rates, server-based routing, and research and development, comments are due April 24, 2017, and reply comments are due May 4, 2017. For performance goals and service quality metrics, the incidence and handling of “phony” VRS calls, VRS use of enterprise and public videophones, direct video calling customer support services, per-call validation procedures, non-service related inducements, and non-compete provisions in VRS employment contracts, comments are due May 30, 2017, and reply comments are due June 26, 2017.
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on establishing performance goals and service quality metrics to evaluate the efficacy of the video relay service (VRS) program and on the incidence of “phony” VRS calls and the handling of such calls. The Commission also proposes a four-year plan for VRS compensation and rule amendments to permit server-based routing of VRS and point-to-point video calls, provide safeguards regarding who may use VRS at enterprise and public videophones, allow customer service support centers to access the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Numbering Directory for direct video calling, and make a technical change to per-call validation requirements. The Commission also seeks comment on whether to continue including research and development in the TRS Fund budget, prohibit non-service related inducements to register for VRS, and prohibit the use of non-compete provisions in VRS communications assistant (CA) employment contracts.
82 FR 13972 - Petition for Clarification, or in the Alternative Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2017-05191
DA 17-197
Petition for clarification or reconsideration.
Comments to the Petition must be filed on or before March 31, 2017. Reply Comments must be filed on or before April 10, 2017.
A Petition for Clarification, or in the Alternative Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding by T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2017-03-08; vol. 82 # 44 - Wednesday, March 8, 2017
82 FR 12922 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services; Correction
FR Doc. 2017-04553
WC Docket No. 12-375, FCC 15-136
Final rule; announcement of OMB approval; correction.
This correction is effective March 8, 2017.
This document corrects the date for filing responses to the one-time mandatory data collection published in the Federal Register of March 1, 2017, regarding the Office of Management and Budget&apos;s approval of data collections associated with the Commission&apos;s Inmate Calling Services Order ( Order ), FCC 15-136. This document corrects the due date for responses to the one-time mandatory data collection to March 1, 2019.
FR Doc. 2017-04471
Report No. 3067
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, 47 CFR Part 64
Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before March 6, 2017. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before March 16, 2017.
This document corrects the date for filing of Replies to an opposition published in the Federal Register of February 17, 2017, (82 FR 10999) regarding Petitions for Reconsideration of Action. This document corrects the Replies to an opposition deadline to March 16, 2017.
82 FR 12182 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
FR Doc. 2017-03900
The one-time data collection was approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1221 on January 9, 2017. The annual reporting and certification requirements and the consumer disclosure requirements in 47 CFR 64.6060 and 64.6110, published at 80 FR 79135, December 18, 2015 were approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1222 on January 9, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the annual reporting and certification requirement, consumer disclosure requirement, and one-time data collection associated with the Commission&apos;s Inmate Calling Services Order (Order), FCC 15-136, published on December 18, 2015.
82 FR 10999 - Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2017-03228
Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before March 6, 2017. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before March 14, 2017.
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding: Kenneth Gueck, on behalf of Oracle Corporation; Jonathan Banks, on behalf of United States Telecom Association; Thomas C. Power, on behalf of CTIA; Thomas Cohen, on behalf of American Cable Association; Stuart P. Ingis, on behalf Association of National Advertisers et al.; Steven K. Berry, on behalf of Competitive Carriers Association; Julie M. Kearney, on behalf of Consumer Technology Association; Genevieve Morelli, on behalf of ITTA—The Voice of Mid-Size Communications Companies; Brita D. Strandberg, on behalf of Level 3; Rick Chessen, on behalf of NCTA—The Internet & Television Association; and Stephen E. Coran, on behalf of Wireless Internet Service Providers Association.
82 FR 9366 - Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals
FR Doc. 2017-02400
CG Docket No. 10-210
FCC 16-101
47 CFR 64.6207, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016, is effective February 6, 2017. 47 CFR 64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215, 64.6217, and 64.6219, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016, are effective July 1, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with rules adopted in the Commission&apos;s document Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Report and Order ( Report and Order ). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
82 FR 7699 - Transition From TTY to Real-Time Text Technology
FR Doc. 2017-01377
Document FCC 16-169 will become effective February 22, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rules is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of February 22, 2017.
In this document, the Commission adopts amendments to its rules to facilitate a transition from outdated text telephone (TTY) technology to a reliable and interoperable means of providing real-time text (RTT) communication for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or have a speech disability over Internet Protocol (IP) enabled networks and services.
FR Doc. 2017-01382
Comments are due February 22, 2017. Reply Comments are due March 24, 2017.
47 CFR Parts 6, 7, 14, 64, and 67
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on further actions the Commission could undertake to continue the transition from outdated text telephony (TTY) technology to a reliable and interoperable means of providing real-time text (RTT) communication over Internet Protocol (IP) enabled networks and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or have a speech disability.
82 FR 4837 - Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2017-00848
Report No. 3066
Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before February 1, 2017. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before February 13, 2017.
A Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding, Sarah E. Ducich and Mark W. Brennan on behalf of Navient Corp., Joseph Popevis and Rich Benenson on behalf of Nelnet Servicing LLC, Rebecca Emily Rapp on behalf of Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, Jason L. Swartley on behalf of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, and Winfield P. Crigler on behalf of Student Loan Servicing Alliance.
81 FR 87274 - Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services
FR Doc. 2016-28006
Effective January 3, 2017, except for §§ 64.2003, 64.2004, 64.2006, and 64.2011(b) which contain information collection requirements that have not yet been approved by OMB. The Federal Communications Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these rules upon approval. Section 64.2005 is effective March 2, 2017.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts final rules based on public comments applying the privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to broadband Internet access service (BIAS) and other telecommunications services. In adopting these rules the Commission implements the statutory requirement that telecommunications carriers protect the confidentiality of customer proprietary information. The privacy framework in these rules focuses on transparency, choice, and data security, and provides heightened protection for sensitive customer information, consistent with customer expectations. The rules require carriers to provide privacy notices that clearly and accurately inform customers; obtain opt-in or opt-out customer approval to use and share sensitive or non-sensitive customer proprietary information, respectively; take reasonable measures to secure customer proprietary information; provide notification to customers, the Commission, and law enforcement in the event of data breaches that could result in harm; not condition provision of service on the surrender of privacy rights; and provide heightened notice and obtain affirmative consent when offering financial incentives in exchange for the right to use a customer&apos;s confidential information. The Commission also revises its current telecommunications privacy rules to harmonize today&apos;s privacy rules for all telecommunications carriers, and provides a tailored exemption from these rules for enterprise customers of telecommunications services other than BIAS.
81 FR 80594 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
FR Doc. 2016-24745
FCC 16-99
This Order was issued August 11, 2016.
In this document, the Commission modifies its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to implement a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that excepts from the TCPA&apos;s prior-express-consent requirement autodialed and prerecorded calls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.” While certain debt servicing calls are permitted under the exception, the Commission caps the number of permitted calls to wireless numbers at no more than three within a thirty-day period; ensures that consumers have the right to stop such calls at any time; and adopts other consumer protections. These measures implement Congress&apos;s mandate to ensure the TCPA does not thwart important calls that can help consumers avoid debt troubles while preserving consumers&apos; ultimate right to determine what calls they wish to receive.
81 FR 65948 - Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals
FR Doc. 2016-22713
The addition of 47 CFR 64.6201, 64.6203, and 64.6205 of the Commission&apos;s rules are effective July 1, 2017. The addition of 47 CFR part 64, subpart GG, consisting of §§ 64.6207, 64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215, 64.6217, and 64.6219, contains information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those sections.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules to convert the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) from a pilot program to a permanent program. The NDBEDP supports the distribution of communications devices to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind.
2016-09-13; vol. 81 # 177 - Tuesday, September 13, 2016
81 FR 62818 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
FR Doc. 2016-21637
WCB: WC Docket No. 12-375
FCC 16-102
The rules adopted in this document shall become effective December 12, 2016, except for the amendments to 47 CFR 64.6010(a) and (c), which shall become effective March 13, 2017.
In this document, the Commission continues its reform of the inmate calling services (ICS) marketplace by responding to points raised in a petition filed by Michael S. Hamden, seeking reconsideration of certain aspects of the Commission&apos;s 2015 ICS Order. Specifically, the Commission amends its rate caps to better allow ICS providers to recover costs incurred as a result of providing inmate calling services, including the costs of reimbursing facilities for any costs they may incur that are reasonably and directly related to the provision of service. The Order also clarifies the definition of “mandatory taxes and fees” and addresses other arguments raised by Mr. Hamden.
81 FR 57851 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program
FR Doc. 2016-19845
DA 16-893
Comments are due on or before September 14, 2016.
In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), pursuant to a delegation of authority, proposes to incorporate into the Commission&apos;s rules the Video Relay Service (VRS) interoperability and portability standards developed by the VRS Task Group of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Forum and a successor group, the Relay User Equipment (RUE) Forum.
81 FR 36181 - Relay Services for Deaf Blind Individuals
FR Doc. 2016-13221
FCC 16-69
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) extends the National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) as a pilot program for one additional year. The NDBEDP provides up to $10 million annually to support programs that distribute communications equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind. Extending the pilot program enables the NDBEDP to continue providing communications equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind without interruption while the Commission considers whether to adopt rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
81 FR 33170 - Transition From TTY to Real-Time Text Technology
FR Doc. 2016-12057
FCC 16-53
Comments are due July 11, 2016 and Reply Comments are due July 25, 2016.
In this document, the Commission proposes amendments to its rules to facilitate a transition from outdated text telephone (TTY) technology to a reliable and interoperable means of providing real-time text (RTT) communication for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled, and deaf-blind over Internet Protocol (IP) enabled networks and services.
81 FR 31889 - Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
FR Doc. 2016-12025
FCC 16-57
Comments are due on or before June 6, 2016. Reply comments are due on or before June 21, 2016.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) invites comment on proposed revisions to its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to implement a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that excepts from the TCPA&apos;s prior-express-consent requirement autodialed and prerecorded calls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.”
81 FR 23360 - Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services
FR Doc. 2016-08458
FCC 16-39
Submit comments on or before May 27, 2016. Submit reply comments on or before June 27, 2016. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before June 20, 2016.
The Federal Communications Commission initiates a rulemaking seeking public comment on how to apply the privacy requirements of the Communications Act to broadband Internet access service (BIAS). This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focuses on transparency, choice, and data security, in a manner that is consistent with the Commission&apos;s history of protecting privacy, the Federal Trade Commission&apos;s leadership, and various sector-specific statutory approaches, tailored to the particular circumstances that consumers face when they use broadband networks and with an understanding of the particular nature and technologies underlying those networks. The NPRM would recognize that consumers cannot give their permission for the use of protected data unless relevant broadband provider practices are transparent. The NPRM proposes a framework to ensure that consumers; understand what data the broadband provider is collecting and what it does with that information; can decide how their information is used; and are protected against the unauthorized disclosure of their information. The NPRM also seeks comment on a number of closely-related questions.
81 FR 14984 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities
FR Doc. 2016-06305
FCC 16-25
Effective April 20, 2016.
In this document, the Commission modifies its four-year compensation rate plan for Video Relay Service (VRS), adopted in 2013, by temporarily “freezing” the rate of compensation paid from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (TRS Fund) to VRS providers handling 500,000 or fewer monthly minutes and directs the TRS Fund administrator to pay compensation to such providers at a rate of $5.29 per VRS minute for a 16-month period.
81 FR 12062 - Petition for Reconsideration of Action in a Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2016-05014
Report 3038
Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before March 23, 2016. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before April 4, 2016.
A Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission&apos;s Rulemaking proceeding by Michael S. Hamden, on behalf of himself.
81 FR 3085 - Request for Comment on Petition for Rulemaking Filed by IDT Telecom, Inc., Regarding Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund Contribution
FR Doc. 2016-00910
DA 15-1453
Comments are due February 4, 2016 and reply comments are due February 16, 2016.
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a Petition for Rulemaking (Petition) filed by IDT Telecom, Inc. (IDT) requesting that the Commission issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to review and revise its rules and policies on the contribution methodology for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund to include intrastate revenue within the TRS Fund contribution base. Additionally IDT requests that the Commission remove the rule provision requiring that video relay service (VRS) costs be recovered from only interstate and international revenue.
80 FR 79020 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
FR Doc. 2015-31253
FCC 15-136
Comments due January 19, 2016. Reply comments due February 1, 2016.
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on ways to promote competition for Inmate Calling Services (ICS), video visitation, rates for international calls, and considers an array of solutions to further address areas of concern in the (ICS) industry.