FCC Web Documents citing 52.101

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  • Communications Company, L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss filed on March 14, 2006 IS DENIED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Genaro Fullano Deputy Chief, Enforcement Bureau The Commission's rules define a ``Responsible Organization'' as ``the entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(b). 47 U.S.C. �� 201(b), 202(a). DeMoss et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Complaint, File No. EB-05-TC-F-009 (Oct. 21, 2005) (``Complaint''). Complaint at 15. Complaint at 7. Id. at 14. Id. The AMERICA toll-free numbers are mnemonics for 800-263-7422 and 888-263-7422. Id. at 8. As relevant here, Sprint operates as a RespOrg under U.S. law. See 47 C.F.R. � 52.102(b)
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  • database that will be consistent with existing regulations and that may help preclude such unlawful number transfers. These changes will make it substantially less likely that RespOrgs are able to use the SMS/800 to effectuate transfers that are contrary to our rules. The Commission's toll-free number regulations, which are published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 47 C.F.R. section 52.101 et seq., do not provide for toll-free numbers to be transferred directly from one subscriber to another. In particular, the ``lag time'' regulations at section 52.103 provide only for numbers to be returned to Spare Status when subscribers no longer use them. Also, the ``hoarding'' regulations at section 52.107 prohibit selling a toll free number for a fee. These rules
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  • or jgorny@fcc.gov. The TTY number is (202) 418-0484. -FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION- Letter from L. Charles Keller, Chief, Network Services Division, to Mr. Michael Wade, President, Database Service Management, Inc., DA 00-2754 (rel. Dec. 7, 2000) (Keller-Wade Letter). Id. at 1-2. A Responsible Organization (RespOrg) administers and manages a toll free subscriber's record(s) in the SMS/800 database. See 47 CFR � 52.101(d) (2000). See, e.g., Letter from Henry G. Hultquist, Associate Counsel, WorldCom, Inc., to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, dated January 29, 2001 (requesting a six-month delay); Letter from Norina Moy, Director, Federal Regulatory, Sprint, to L. Charles Keller, Chief, Network Services Division, dated December 19, 2000 (concerned that sixty days would be insufficient to test the changes). Letter from Staci Pies,
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  • 13, 16. Id. at 3, 5, 11, 16, 18 Id. at 16; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI Answer at 16. A ``responsible organization'' or ``RespOrg'' is defined as the ``entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' 47 CFR � 52.101(b). MCI Answer at 16. Id. at 16, 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI Answer at 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI Answer at 17. Id.; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI does not state when this call was placed, but the record indicates that, at the very least, it was prior to when Call Interactive
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  • Communications Company, L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss filed on March 14, 2006 IS DENIED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Genaro Fullano Deputy Chief, Enforcement Bureau The Commission's rules define a ``Responsible Organization'' as ``the entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(b). 47 U.S.C. �� 201(b), 202(a). DeMoss et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Complaint, File No. EB-05-TC-F-009 (Oct. 21, 2005) (``Complaint''). Complaint at 15. Complaint at 7. Id. at 14. Id. The AMERICA toll-free numbers are mnemonics for 800-263-7422 and 888-263-7422. Id. at 8. As relevant here, Sprint operates as a RespOrg under U.S. law. See 47 C.F.R. � 52.102(b)
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  • the acquisition by a toll free subscriber from a Responsible Organization of more toll free numbers than the toll free subscriber intends to use for the provision of toll free service. The definition of hoarding also includes number brokering, which is the selling of a toll free number by a private entity for a fee.''). See generally 47 C.F.R. �� 52.101-52.111 for compliance with the Commission's toll free rules. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 47 C.F.R. � 1.1200 et seq. See 47 C.F.R. � 1.1206(b)(2). 47 C.F.R. � 1.1206(b). PUBLIC NOTICE News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 Federal Communications Commission 445 12th
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  • free numbers are part of the North American Numbering Plan. The Commission has often stated that telephone numbers are a public resource, and neither carriers nor subscribers ``own'' their telephone numbers. Moreover, courts have found that no one has a property interest in a telephone number. The Commission has adopted rules that dictate how subscribers obtain toll free numbers. Section 52.101(e) of those rules provides that toll free subscribers must request a RespOrg to reserve a toll free number from the SMS/800 database. Section 52.111 of the Commission's rules provides that ``[t]oll free numbers shall be made available on a first-come, first-served basis unless the Commission directs otherwise.'' We have not directed otherwise in this instance. Those rules also dictate what
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  • and Appendices under ``Toll Free IMG'') Proposed version 14 of the Toll Free Number Administration Guidelines (redline version of revised text only) Updated SMS/800 Help Desk Policy and Procedures Document (redline version of revised text only) Example letter for industry defined value ``00'' code (Subscriber Directive). SMS 10-00 form OBF SNAC Glossary See Toll Free Numbers General Definitions, 47 CFR 52.101 CC Docket No. 86-10, DA 99-2609, Rel. Nov. 22, 1999 CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42, Rel. March 17, 2003, et al. (c) � L � � (R) � � � � � � � � � � h5 + , � � " � � � � � � � + , � � " � � � �
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  • BOCs, and Sprint that DSMI did not engage in ``state action'' that could be deemed unconstitutional, because Beehive does not have a property interest in the disconnected numbers and DSMI is a private corporation. DSMI Reply at 12-13; Sprint Comments at 3; BOC Comments at 6. Commission rules governing retrieval of toll free numbers are found at 47 C.F.R. �� 52.101-52.109. These rules, inter alia, prohibit RespOrgs from warehousing toll free numbers. See 47 C.F.R. �� 52.105, 52.109. Although Beehive seeks the return of the particular numbers it was previously assigned, the rules governing toll free number administration require that unused numbers go into a common pool for reservation by any RespOrg on a first-come, first-served basis. See 47 C.F.R. ��
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  • information entered by the Responsible Organization in the Service Management System database and is pending activation in the Service Control Points.'' See 47 C.F.R. � 52.103(a)(1). A Responsible Organization is the ``entity chosen by a toll-free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' See 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(b). See Ad Hoc Oct. 3 Ex Parte at 3 n.7. . See 47 C.F.R. � 52.15(f)(6). Id. See 5 U.S.C. � 603. The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. � 601 et seq., has been amended by the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAAA). Title II of the CWAAA is the Small
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  • (``Consistent with the obligations of telecommunications carrier operators, CAs are prohibited from refusing single or sequential calls or limiting the length of calls utilizing relay services.''). See, e.g., TDI Coalition Refresh Comments at 6. . NeuStar Refresh Reply Comments at 11-12. . See NeuStar Workshop Deck at 13, 16. See Sonny Reply Refresh Comments at 2. . 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(f) (defining toll free numbers as numbers ``for which the toll charges for completed calls are paid for by the toll free subscriber''). See NeuStar Workshop Deck at 17; NeuStar TRU Supplement at 1-2. Videophones and other devices that send video via the Internet to make VRS calls operate via specific call signaling protocols or standards that connect the two endpoints
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  • up to five years). See KBHC Apr. 2009 Ex Parte Letter Attach. at 10 (explaining its fundraising efforts, including its ``Pick Up the Phone Tour,'' 99 Club Fund Raising Program, and partnership with PostSecret.com). See id. at 8. A RespOrg is an entity chosen by a subscriber to manage its records in the toll free database. See 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(b). 800-SUICIDE Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 651, para. 1. See 47 U.S.C. � 251(e)(1); see also 800-SUICIDE Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 653-54, paras. 7-8. See generally KBHC Application for Review. See id. at 6-9. See id. at 10-12. See id. at 12-14. See id. at 14-17. See id. at 6-9, citing 5 U.S.C. � 706 (A)(2). We note that
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  • at 815-16, paras. 52-54. The Commission permitted iTRS providers to provide toll free numbers at their own cost. See id. at 815 n.189 (``We note that, to the extent that Internet-based TRS providers do not obtain compensation from the Fund for the charges associated with these toll-free numbers today, this Order simply preserves the status quo.''). See 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(d) (defining the SMS/800 database as ``[t]he administrative database system for toll free numbers. The Service Management System is a computer system that enables Responsible Organizations to enter and amend the data about toll free numbers within their control. The Service Management System shares this information with the Service Control Points.''). Clarification Regarding the Use of Toll Free Numbers for Internet-based
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  • See Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, CG Docket No. 03-123; WC Docket No. 05-196, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 13645, 13650-51, paras. 9, 11 (CGB/WCB 2009) (iTRS Geographic Numbers Waiver Order). See Second Internet-based TRS Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 815-16, paras. 52-54. See 47 C.F.R. � 52.101(d) (``[The SMS/800 database is the] administrative database system for toll free numbers. The Service Management System is a computer system that enables Responsible Organizations to enter and amend the data about toll free numbers within their control. The Service Management System shares this information with the Service Control Points.''). Clarification Regarding the Use of Toll Free Numbers for Internet-based Telecommunications
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  • Is the above definition sufficiently broad to capture all types of numbers, including those associated with services aimed primarily at international calls that either commence or end in the United States and its Territories? Should we include in the above definition of numbers toll-free numbers that are also part of the North American Numbering Plan, but are governed by sections 52.101 through 52.111? We also seek comment on alternatives. For instance, should we define assessable numbers consistent with the definition of ``Assigned numbers'' in Part 52: ``Assessable numbers are numbers working in the Public Switched Telephone Network under an agreement such as a contract or tariff at the request of specific end users or customers for their use, or numbers not
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  • Id. at 3, 5, 11, 16, 18 20 Id. at 16; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 21 MCI Answer at 16. 22 A ``responsible organization'' or ``RespOrg'' is defined as the ``entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' 47 CFR 52.101(b). 23 MCI Answer at 16. 24 Id. at 16, 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 25 MCI Answer at 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 26 MCI Answer at 17. 27 Id.; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI does not state when this call was placed, but the record indicates that, at the very least, it was
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  • Communications Company, L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss filed on March 14, 2006 IS DENIED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Genaro Fullano Deputy Chief, Enforcement Bureau The Commission's rules define a "Responsible Organization" as "the entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber." 47 C.F.R. S: 52.101(b). 47 U.S.C. S:S: 201(b), 202(a). DeMoss et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Complaint, File No. EB-05-TC-F-009 (Oct. 21, 2005) ("Complaint"). Complaint at 15. Complaint at 7. Id. at 14. Id. The AMERICA toll-free numbers are mnemonics for 800-263-7422 and 888-263-7422. Id. at 8. As relevant here, Sprint operates as a RespOrg under U.S. law. See 47 C.F.R. S: 52.102(b)
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  • BOCs, and Sprint that DSMI did not engage in ``state action'' that could be deemed unconstitutional, because Beehive does not have a property interest in the disconnected numbers and DSMI is a private corporation. DSMI Reply at 12-13; Sprint Comments at 3; BOC Comments at 6. Commission rules governing retrieval of toll free numbers are found at 47 C.F.R. �� 52.101-52.109. These rules, inter alia, prohibit RespOrgs from warehousing toll free numbers. See 47 C.F.R. �� 52.105, 52.109. Although Beehive seeks the return of the particular numbers it was previously assigned, the rules governing toll free number administration require that unused numbers go into a common pool for reservation by any RespOrg on a first-come, first-served basis. See 47 C.F.R. ��
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  • Id. at 3, 5, 11, 16, 18 20 Id. at 16; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 21 MCI Answer at 16. 22 A ``responsible organization'' or ``RespOrg'' is defined as the ``entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.'' 47 CFR 52.101(b). 23 MCI Answer at 16. 24 Id. at 16, 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 25 MCI Answer at 17; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. 26 MCI Answer at 17. 27 Id.; see also MCI Answer, Exhibit 2. MCI does not state when this call was placed, but the record indicates that, at the very least, it was
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  • Communications Company, L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss filed on March 14, 2006 IS DENIED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Genaro Fullano Deputy Chief, Enforcement Bureau The Commission's rules define a "Responsible Organization" as "the entity chosen by a toll free subscriber to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber." 47 C.F.R. S: 52.101(b). 47 U.S.C. S:S: 201(b), 202(a). DeMoss et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P., Complaint, File No. EB-05-TC-F-009 (Oct. 21, 2005) ("Complaint"). Complaint at 15. Complaint at 7. Id. at 14. Id. The AMERICA toll-free numbers are mnemonics for 800-263-7422 and 888-263-7422. Id. at 8. As relevant here, Sprint operates as a RespOrg under U.S. law. See 47 C.F.R. S: 52.102(b)
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  • had obtained a number with substantial marketing value because of its mnemonic appeal (such as 1-800-FLOWERS), the cost of switching to another IXC would be the loss of that number, which would inhibit competition among IXCs. The SMS database contains information associated with each 800 number, including the identity of the carrier selected by the subscriber. See 47 C.F.R. s 52.101(d). That information is downloaded to 12 regional databases, called Service Control Points. When a caller places an 800 call, a switch belonging to the caller's local exchange carrier (LEC) queries the regional SCP for routing information. The SCP then instructs the switch to route the call to the subscriber's chosen IXC, which delivers the call to the subscriber. Database Service