******************************************************************** NOTICE ********************************* *********************** This document was converted from WordPerfect to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ********************************* ******************************** Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Petitions for Forbearance from Enforcement) CC Docket No. 96-115 of Section 222 of the Communications Act ) of 1934, As Amended ) ) ORDER Adopted: May 17, 1999 Released: May 17, 1999 By the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Order, pursuant to section 10(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), we extend until August 16, 1999, the date on which the petitions requesting forbearance filed by the petitioners listed in Appendix A ("Petitions") shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission decision that the Petitions fail to meet the standards for forbearance under section 10(a) of the Act. II. BACKGROUND 2. On May 20, 1998, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association filed a petition for forbearance in which it requested that the Commission forbear from enforcing certain rules enacted under section 222 of the Act concerning customer proprietary network information (CPNI). Other parties listed in Appendix A filed petitions for forbearance from enforcement of other rules and other parts of section 222 concerning CPNI. We have received comments and replies from a number of parties with respect to these Petitions. 3. Section 10(c) of the Act states that a petition for forbearance shall be deemed granted if the Commission does not deny the petition for failure to meet the requirements for forbearance under section 10(a) within one year after the Commission receives it, unless the one- year period is extended by the Commission. The Commission may extend the initial one-year period by an additional 90 days if the Commission finds that an extension is necessary to meet the requirements of section 10(a). III. DISCUSSION 4. The petitions under review raise significant questions regarding whether forbearance from the enforcement of section 222 of the Act meets the statutory requirements set forth in section 10(a). The Bureau finds that a 90-day extension is warranted under section 10. IV. ORDERING CLAUSE 5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  160, and authority delegated under Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91 and 0.291, that the date on which the petitions seeking forbearance shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission denial of the petitions for failure to meet the statutory standards for forbearance, is extended to August 16, 1999. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Robert C. Atkinson Deputy Chief Common Carrier Bureau APPENDIX A PETITIONS FOR FORBEARANCE CC DOCKET NO. 96-115 Petitioner Date Filed Date Action Extended To 360 Communications Company 5/26/98 8/16/99 Ameritech 5/26/98 8/16/99 Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies 5/26/98 8/16/99 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association 5/20/98 8/16/99 CommNet Cellular Inc. 5/26/98 8/16/99 GTE Service Corporation 5/26/98 8/16/99 National Telephone Cooperative Association 5/26/98 8/16/99 Paging Network, Inc. 5/26/98 8/16/99 Personal Communications Industry Association 6/29/98 8/16/99 PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 5/26/98 8/16/99 United States Telephone Association 5/26/98 8/16/99