PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 14-577 Released: May 1, 2014 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER FILED IN THE RURAL CALL COMPLETION PROCEEDING WC Docket No. 13-39 Comment Date: May 12, 2014 Reply Comment Date: May 19, 2014 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions for limited waiver of the recordkeeping, retention, and reporting requirements adopted in the Rural Call Completion Order 1 filed by Midcontinent Communications (Midcontinent) on January 24, 2014, 2 and by AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T) on April 10, 2014. 3 Midcontinent seeks a waiver pursuant to section 1.3 of the Commission’s rules, asserting that it will suffer significant hardship absent a waiver and that it is committed to ensuring that calls to rural customers are completed. 4 AT&T seeks a waiver pursuant to paragraphs 95-97 of the Rural Call Completion Order, which apply to covered providers that qualify for the Managing Intermediate Providers Safe Harbor. 5 Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). ? Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. ? Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy 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. 1 Rural Call Completion, WC Docket No. 13-39, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 16154 (2013) (Rural Call Completion Order). 2 Request for Waiver of Midcontinent Communications, WC Docket No. 13-39 (filed Jan. 24, 2014) (Midcontinent Petition), http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7521067553. 3 Petition for Limited Waiver of AT&T Services, Inc., WC Docket No. 13-39 (filed Apr. 10, 2014) (AT&T Petition), http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7521097836. 4 Midcontinent Petition at i, 10-11; see also 47 C.F.R. §1.3. 5 AT&T Petition at 1 & n.1; see also Rural Call Completion Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 16194-95, paras. 95-97. 2Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. ? All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12 th St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes 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 must be addressed to 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20554. People with Disabilities: 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), 202-418-0432 (tty). This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Gregory Kwan, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1191 or Gregory.Kwan@fcc.gov. - FCC -