OFFICE OF
THE CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
June 24, 2010
The Honorable Tom Perriello
U.S. House of Representatives
1520 LongwoI1h House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Perriello:
Thank you for your letter regarding the pending arbitration in which lntrado Inc., seeks
physical interconnection with CenturyLink (formerly Embarq Corporation) and Verizon
Communications, Inc. Intrado proposes to provide a competitive alternative to the existing 911
networks deployed by CenturyLink and Verizon in their respective territories in Virginia. In
August 2008, Intrado filed a petition asking the FCC to arbitrate its interconnection dispute with
Embarq, followed by a similar request in December 2008, for arbitration of its interconnection
dispute with Verizon. The Commission consolidated these two requests into a single proceeding
and invited public comment on how competition in the provision of the 911 network to public
safety answering points (PSAPs) and other public safety agencies would affect the provision of
public safety services in Virginia.
This consolidated arbitration proceeding has raised some challenging issues, and the
Commission staff is completing its review of the record and working closely with the paI1ies to
seek resolution. In a meeting planned for the end of June 2010, the paI1ies intend to discuss final
procedural issues and layout a schedule for the remainder of the arbitration. The Commission
takes seriously its evaluation of the issues that the paI1ies have raised, and you can be assured
that we are conducting a careful and deliberate review of this matter.
I appreciate your interest in this prodeeding. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can
be of fUI1her assistance.
Sincerely,
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Julius Genaehowski