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(.? ?).? ?(.??).(.)/(/?(/(/)/(/)/ ?-/ ./ -/-/?-0.0?-1.718281llmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmlllmlmlmll   XX  X  Figure 1  Figure 1 y!XX ddNOT.TIFy$XX%%%%!X$  ^!X ` a2PQU PUBLIC NOTICE q\2PQLB  !XFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION %%XX%%c1919 M STREET, N.W. cWASHINGTON, D.C. 20554  S'c B2PQ  cNews Media Information (202) 4180500. Fax on Demand 202/4182830 cInternet: http:/www.fcc.gov FTP site: ftp.fcc.gov  X; ' XX k6  XP\  PQ D DA 98449 Ð  JReleased: March 4, 1998  COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITIONS  X 4 FOR EXTENSION OF TIME OF THE LOCAL NUMBER  X4M PORTABILITY PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE   X'b CC Docket 95116 Đ  X>' Allegiance Telecom, Inc., ` hh]XXNSD File No. L9820   X''BellSouth Corporation` hh]XXNSD File No. L9827   X'DeltaCom, Inc.,Xhh]XXNSD File No. L9824   X'GST Telecom of California, Inc. XNSD File No. L9821   X'NextLink California, LLC` hh]XXNSD File No. L9826   X'Sprint Local Telephone CompaniesNSD File No. L9822   X'Teleport Communications Group XNSD File No. L9823   X'WorldCom, Inc.,Xhh]XXNSD File No. L9825   X4 Comment Date: March 12, 1998 Reply Comment Date: March 17, 1998 ` ` On March 2, 1998, Allegiance Telecom, Inc.; BellSouth Corporation, DeltaCom Inc.; GST Telecom of California, Inc.; NextLink California, LLC; Sprint Local Telephone Companies; Teleport Communications Group, Inc., and WorldCom, Inc., each filed petitions seeking a delay of the Local Number Portability ( LNP) Phase I implementation deadline of March 31, 1998. ` ` Individually, the petitioners state that their respective implementation delays are due to the failure of Perot Systems Corporation (Perot), the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) vendor originally contracted by the Southeast, Western and West Coast LLC Regions to provide a stable platform to support local number portability. Petitioners further advise that the Southeast, Western and West Coast LLCs have dismissed Perot and have recently contracted with Lockheed MartinIMS who will have an NPAC ready on May 11, 1998. Once the NPAC is in place, carriers state that they must do testing of various ordering systems before local number portability can becomeX*,,,XX})3XX!XXTX commercially available. ` ` We seek comments on abovereferenced petitions for extension of the March 31, 1998, Phase I Implementation deadline. Comments are due by March12, and reply comments by March 17, 1998. Parties filing comments may do so collectively or individually on the petitions listed in this notice. Arguments specific to any one entity or entities should be clearly identified in  X_4all pleadings filed. Ex parte presentations in this proceeding will be governed by the procedures set forth in Section 1.1206 of the Commissions rules, that are applicable to permitbutdisclose proceedings. Interested parties should file an original and four copies of their comments with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20554. ` ` Parties are encouraged to file a copy of all pleadings on 3.5 inch diskette in an IBMcompatible format using WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows software in a ready only mode. Diskette submissions should be in addition to, and not a substitute for, the hard copy filing requirements reviewed above. All diskettes should be clearly labeled with: (1) the partys name; (2) the name of the proceeding and docket number; (3) the type of filing submitted (e.g., comments, reply comments); and (4) the date of submission. The diskettes should be accompanied by a cover letter and filed with: (1) Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, FCC, Room 222, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554; and (2) Chief, Network Services Division, Room 235, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554. ` ` In addition, parties should send two copies to Jeannie Grimes, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC, Suite 235, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554,  X~4and one copy to ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection and copying in the Network Services Division Public Reference Room, Room 220, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554. Copies of comments and reply  X"4comments will also be available from ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, or by calling (202) 8573800.  X4 XN\  P D  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle RadleyTeicher at (202) 4182320 or Patrick Forster at (202) 4187061. The address is: Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 235, Washington, DC 20554. The fax number is: (202) 4187314. The TTY number is: (202) 4180484. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION