The Policy Division of the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau is responsible for several consumer protection rulemakings formerly handled by the Accounting Policy Division, specifically the truth in billing (CC Docket 98-170) and slamming (CC Docket 94-129) rulemakings. The Division is responsible for petitions for reconsideration in those dockets, the pending Further NPRMs in those dockets, and generally any inquiries as to what those rules require. The Division also is responsible for waivers of those rules, including the rules which prohibit carriers from changing a consumer's preferred carrier without the consumer's express authorization. Such waiver requests often arise in situations where carriers seek to discontinue service or seek to merge with another company, and may initially be raised in pleadings that are directed to other divisions, such as Telecommunications Access Policy.

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Southwestern Bell Telephone Company a limited waiver to enable SWBT to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to Optel, Inc., TVMAX Telecommunications, Inc., and Optel Telecommunications, Inc., without first obtaining their authorization and verification.. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA 01-1450, released 6/18/01) Text | Word

• FCC announces effective date of streamlined procedures for handling the carrer-to-carrier sale or transfer of subscriber bases. Rules Become Effective on June 21, 2001 (Dkt Nos. 00-257 and 94-129, DA 01-1447, released 6/18/01 Text Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Pacific Lightnet, Inc. a limited waiver to enable Pacific Lightnet to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to GST Telecom Hawaii, Inc. without first obtaining their authorization and verification.. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA 01-1431, released 6/15/01) Text | Word

• The Commission released an order that amends the carrier change authorization and verification rules (i.e., slamming rules) to provide a streamlined process for compliance with these rules and section 258 of the 1996 Act in situations involving the carrier-to-carrier sale or transfer of subscriber bases. (Dkt No. 00-257, Dkt No. 94-129, FCC No. 01-156, released 5/15/01) Text | Word

• The Commission released an order that amends the carrier change authorization and verification rules (i.e., slamming rules) to provide a streamlined process for compliance with these rules and section 258 of the 1996 Act in situations involving the carrier-to-carrier sale or transfer of subscriber bases. (Dkt No. 00-257, Dkt No. 94-129, FCC No. 01-156, released 5/15/01) Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released a Public Notice announcing that Oklahoma Telephone & Telegraph Inc. is seeking a waiver of the corporate operations expense limitation in section 36.621(a)(4)(ii) of the Commission's rules to allow it to include its actual corporate operations expense in the calculation of its federal USF expense adjustment. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-1154, released 5/8/01). Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Choice One Communications of New York Inc., a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules on Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-1132, released 5/4/01). Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting ComTech21, LLC a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-1045, released 4/24/01). CCB Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation d/b/a Metropolitan Telecommunications a/k/a MetTel a limited wavier of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-1046, released 4/24/01). CCB Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Manhattan Telecommunication Corporation (MetTel) a limited waiver to the extent necessary to enable MetTel to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to NATELCO, without first obtaining the consumers' authorization and verification. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-908, released 4/12/01). Text | Word

• The Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Gallatin River Communications, LLC, Madison River Long Distance Solutions d/b/a Gallatin River Long Distance, Madison Telephone Company, and Madison Network Systems, Inc. a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-872, released 4/6/01). Text | Word

• Commission released an order granting PowerNet's Petition for Waiver of the Commission's rules to permit transfer of the customer bases of U.S. TeleStar Communications Group, Inc., and LDC Consultants, Inc., to PowerNet without first obtaining written authorization from affected customers. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-802, released 3/30/01). Text | Word

• Commission released an order granting Talk.com Holding Corp., Access One Communications Corp., The Other Phone Company, Inc. d/b/a Access One, and OmniCall, Inc. a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders.. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-803, released 3/30/01. Word

• Common Carrier Bureau announces effective date of rules adopted in Slamming Third Report and Order. (CC Docket No. 94-129, DA No. 01-755 , 3/27/01). Text | Word

• Commission released an Order, which amends and clarifies certain aspects of the reporting and registration requirements adopted in the Slamming Third Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration. CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC No. 01-67, released 2/22/01) Text | Word

• Commission released an order granting Southwestern Bell Telephone Company a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders). Action by: Associate Chief, Accounting Policy Division. Adopted: 02/15/2001 by ORDER. (Dkt. No. 94-129, DA No. 01-450, released 2/16/01). Text | Word

• Commission released an order conditionally granting a PIC change waiver request filed by Indiana Bell Telephone Company d/b/a Ameritech Indiana, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 01-438, released 2/16/01). Text | Word.

• Commission released an order conditionally granting TruCom Corporation/BridgeCom International, Inc. a waiver of the Commission's carrier change rules and orders. . CC Docket No. 94-129, Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Change Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. DA No. 01-397 Text | Word.

• Commission released a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that addresses the sale or transfer of subscriber bases between carriers and the Commission's carrier change authorization and verification rules. 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review - Review of Policies and Rules Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers Long Distance Carriers, CC Docket No. 00-257, FCC No. 00-451, released 1/18/01) Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting the joint waiver request filed by Qwest Corporation and All West Communications, Inc., All West World Connect, Carbon/Emery Telcom, Inc., Central Telcom Services, Central Utah Telephone, Inc., Emery Telcom, Hanksville Telcom, Inc., Manti Long Distance, Manti Telephone Company, Skyline Telecom, UBET Telecom, Inc., and Uintah Basin Long Distance of the Commission's carrier change rules and orders. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2892, Released 12/22/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order revising the filing deadline for carriers' initial slamming complaint reports that was established in the Third Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration, released August 15, 2000 (Third Report and Order), FCC 00-255. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2790, Released 12/22/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting AT&T Corporation a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2867, Released 12/21/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting PaeTec Communications, Inc.a waiver of the Commission's carrier change verification and authorization rules to the extent necessary for it to become the preferred carrier of certain consumers currently presubscribed to East Florida Communications, Inc. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2827, Released 12/18/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Primus Telecommunications, Inc. a limited waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the FCC's rules and Carrier Change Orders.. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2827, Released 12/15/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting Bell Atlantic, d/b/a Verizon Long Distance, and NYNEX Long Distance, d/b/a Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification requirements. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2816), Released 12/1300). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting WORLDCOM, Inc. a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification requirements. . (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2789, Released 12/11/00. Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification rules to the extent to enable McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to CapRock Telecommunications Corp. and IWL Communications, Inc., subject to regulatory approval of the merger between McLeodUSA Inc. and CapRock Communications Corp. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2641), Released 12/6/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting United-KUC, Inc. petition for waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2735), Released 12/5/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau released an order granting 21st Century Telecom Services, Inc., RCN Telecom Services of Illinois, Inc., f/k/a 21st Century Telecom Group, Inc., 21st Century Telecom of Illinois petitions for waiver of the authorization and verification requirements of the Commission's rules and Carrier Change Orders. (Dkt No. 94-129, DA No. 00-2702), Released 12/5/00). Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau grantsFirst Communications a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification rules to the extent to enable First Communications to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to ITS Billing, Inc. DA 00-2492, Released 11/6/00 Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau grants a Joint Petition for Waiver filed by OnePoint Communications Corp., Talk.Com, Inc., and Talk.Com Holding Corp. (Talk.Com) on September 8, 2000, and supplemented on October 25, 2000 and October 30, 2000. The order enables Talk.Com to become the preferred carrier of the consumers currently presubscribed OnePoint, without first obtaining each customer's authorization and verification. DA 00-2445, Released 10/31/00 Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau grants Time Warner a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification rules to the extent to enable Time Warner to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to GST Telecommunications, Inc. and affiliated companies. DA 00-2430, Released 10/27/00 Text | Word

• Common Carrier Bureau grants RCN Telecom Services of Illinois, formerly known as 21st Century Telecom Group, Inc. a limited waiver of the Commission's authorization and verification rules to enable RCN/21st Century to become the preferred carrier of consumers currently presubscribed to OnePoint Communications Corp. DA 00-2428, Released 10/27/00. Text | Word

• Erratum: On August 15, 2000, the Commission released the Third Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration (FCC 00-255). This errata corrects errors in the released text (CCDocketNo.94-129,DANo.00-2192,Rel.10/4/00 ) Erratum: Text | Word corrected version: Text | Word