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Policy and Rules Concerning the International Interexchange Marketplace and 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review
This document solicits comments on whether the Commission should continue to require U.S. non-dominant interexchange carriers to file tariffs for international services pursuant to the requirements of the Communications Act. The Commission initiated this proceeding to determine whether to extend the complete detariffing regime that it adopted...
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Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Market
This document addresses specific issues raised in petitions requesting clarification and reconsideration of the Commission's decisions in the initial Report and Order in this proceeding. This document also clarifies and revises certain aspects of the Commission's rules regarding prior notifications of foreign affiliations. This document also...
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24 GHz Service; Licensing and Operation
This document adds and amends regulations governing the licensing and operation of the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 25.05-25.25 GHz bands. In addition, the Commission adopts competitive bidding rules to select among mutually exclusive applicants for licenses in these bands. We expect such amendments to promote the effective use of the 24 GHz band and to...
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Comprehensive Review of the Accounting Requirements and ARMIS Reporting Requirements for Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier: Phase 1
This document announces the effective date of the rules and information collections of the Comprehensive Review of the Accounting Requirements and ARMIS Reporting Requirements for Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier: Phase 1 Report and Order adopted March 2, 2000.
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Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas
In this document, the Commission stays, on its own motion, the implementation of recently adopted federal Lifeline and Link Up assistance rule amendments only to the extent that they apply to qualifying low-income consumers living near reservations.
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Change of Address for Federal Communications Commission's Headquarters
In this document we amend the Commission's rules to reflect the change of address of the Commission's headquarters to the Portals II Building, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20054.
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Public Safety 700 MHz Band
The Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, (Second MO&O), addresses petitions for reconsideration that were filed in response to the First Report and Order, (First R&O) in this proceeding. The Commission resolves those portions of the petitions that address our decisions on certain technical requirements, the digital modulation requirement,...
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Competitive Bidding Procedures
This document clarifies and amends the Commission's general competitive bidding rules for all, auctionable services. These modifications are intended to increase the efficiency of the competitive bidding process and provide more specific guidance to auction participants. In the past, the Commission adopted separate competitive bidding rules for...
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Competitive Bidding Procedures
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comments on a total assets test to determine small business status and propose exceptions to the attribution rule's requirement that certain stock interest be counted on a ``fully diluted'' basis.
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Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format
This document announces the effective date of the amendments to rules regarding Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format to ensure that telephone bills contain information necessary for consumers to determine the validity of charges assessed on the bills and to combat telecommunications fraud. Some of the rules contained information collection...
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Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas
This document announces the effective date of the rules adopted in the Tribal Order amending the Commission's universal service rules to provide additional, targeted support under the Commission's low-income programs to create financial incentives for eligible telecommunications carriers to serve, and deploy telecommunications facilities in,...
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Priority Access Service
In this document, the Commission allows commercial mobile radio service to offer Priority Access Service (PAS) to public safety personnel at the Federal, State and local levels to help meet the national security and emergency preparedness (NSEP) needs of the Nation. Additionally, the Commission adopts rules to implement its decision....
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Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas
In this document, the Commission adopts measures to promote telecommunications subscribership and infrastructure deployment within American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities; to establish a framework for the resolution of eligible telecommunications carrier designation requests under section 214(e)(6) of the Telecom Act; and to apply...
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Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the adoption of a rule that would require resolution of the merits of any request for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 214(e) of the Telecom Act, filed either with this Commission or a state commission, to be resolved within six months of the filing date, or...
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MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions
Previously, the Commission adopted a series of legal and technical rule changes to enhance the ability of Multipoint Distribution Service (``MDS'') and Instructional Television Fixed Service (``ITFS'') licensees to provide non-video services, including transmission of high speed computer data applications such as Internet access. We later...
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MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions
Previously, the Commission adopted a series of legal and technical rule changes to enhance the ability of Multipoint Distribution Service (``MDS'') and Instructional Television Fixed Service (``ITFS'') licensees to provide non-video services, including transmission of high speed computer data applications such as Internet access. We later...
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Wireless Medical Telemetry Service
This document allocates new spectrum and establishes rules for a Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) that allows potentially life-critical equipment to operate on an interference-protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data, such as pulse and respiration...
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Review of Commission's Consideration of Applications Under the Cable Landing License Act
This document solicits comments on a proposed mechanism for streamlining the licensing of international submarine cable systems. Under the proposal, applicants would have three options to qualify for streamlined review. The Commission initiated this proceeding as a means of tailoring its licensing process to encourage rapid, facilities-based...
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Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service Regarding Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation
This document disposes of two Petitions for Reconsideration of the Fifth Report and Order in this docket, in which the Commission adopted geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation rules for the 220-222 MHz service. This document dismisses as moot Rand McNally & Company's (RMC's) Petition for Reconsideration to remove the references to...
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Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Low-Volume Long-Distance Users, and Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
This document adopts an integrated interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long-distance Service (CALLS). By adopting this document, the Commission takes action to further accelerate the development of competition in the local and long- distance telecommunications...