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X6WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554hh ,ppMo  xx DA 981641   yx\ dddhy  aE~#6\  P6QАP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  Xb6#Xj\  P6G;XP#  XK$4d EX PARTE PROCEDURES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION OF (THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION FOR  INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDER TRAFFIC  X $n(CC DOCKET NO. 9698)  X 6C  X $d` `  hh ,ppM Released: August 17, 1998  dOn September 30, 1996, MFS Communications Company, Inc. (MFS) requested in its  X|6Petition for Partial Reconsideration and Clarification of the Local Competition OrderR|  yO$ԍ Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, First Report  {O$and Order, CC Docket Nos. 9698, 95185, 11 FCC Rcd 15499 (1996) (Local Competition Order), aff'd in part  {O$and vacated in part sub nom. Competitive Telecommunications Ass'n v. FCC, 117 F.3d 1068 (8th Cir. 1997),  {OQ$aff'd in part and vacated in part sub nom. Iowa Utils. Bd. v. FCC, 120 F.3d 753 (8th Cir. 1997), cert. granted, 118 S. Ct. 879 (1998) (No. 97826); Order on Reconsideration, 11 FCC Rcd 13042 (1996), Second Order on Reconsideration, 11 FCC Rcd 19738 (1996); Third Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed  {O$Rulemaking, 12 FCC Rcd 12460 (1997); further recon. pending.R that the Commission clarify that section 251(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, (Act) is applicable to traffic destined for information  X96service providers."9  yO$ԍ Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings, 61 Fed. Reg. 53,922 (1996); Petition for Partial Reconsideration and Clarification of MFS Communications Company, Inc. at 28. The  {O$pleading cycle regarding petitions for reconsideration of the Local Competition Order closed on November 14, 1996. dOn June 20, 1997, the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS) filed a letter with the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) making a similar request. On July 2,  X61997, the Bureau requested public comment on ALTS's letter.  yO"$ԍ Pleading Cycle Established for Comments on Request by ALTS for Clarification of the Commission's Rules Regarding Reciprocal Compensation for Information Service Provider Traffic, DA 971399 (rel. July 2, 1997). The Bureau created an  X6internal file number, CCB/CPD 9730, for the filing of comments and ex parte documents  X6regarding ALTS's letter. The pleading cycle on ALTS's letter closed on July 31, 1997.XR  yO&$ԍ Order Granting Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Comments, Request by ALTS for Clarification of the Commission's Rules Regarding Reciprocal Compensation for Information Service Provider Traffic, DA 971543 (rel. July 22, 1997). On July 2, 1998, ALTS filed a letter with the Bureau withdrawing its request for clarification.  Xl6dParties wishing to make ex parte presentations regarding the applicability of reciprocallr,,,e@d;[!,L| \ '#k \ h     X6compensation to traffic bound for information service providers should reference the Local  X6Competition proceeding, CC Docket No. 9698, which includes the record developed in  X6CCB/CPD 9730. The Local Competition proceeding will continue to be treated as permit X6butdisclose for purposes of the Commission's ex parte rules. {O:$ԍ See Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket Nos. 9698, 11 FCC Rcd 14171, 1426465 (1996). See generally 47 C.F.R.  1.12001.1206. dCopies of MFS's Petition as well as the remainder of the public record in CC Docket No. 9698 may be viewed and copied in Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. or may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS) at 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 8573800. dFor further information on this matter, please contact Edward B. Krachmer,  X 6Competitive Pricing Division, at (202) 4180198, TTY: (202) 418-0484.  ԩ FCC C