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DA 06-223
Released: January 30, 2006
Enforcement Bureau Directs All Telecommunications Carriers to
Submit CPNI
Compliance Certifications
In this Public Notice, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau)
directs all telecommunications carriers, including wireline and
wireless carriers, to submit a compliance certificate to the
Commission as required by section 64.2009(e) of the Commission's
rules.1 Carrier certificates for the most recent period, along
with the accompanying statement explaining how their respective
operating procedures ensure compliance with the rules, must be
filed no later than Monday, February 6, 2006, in accordance with
the procedures outlined below.
Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(the ``Act''),2 requires that telecommunications carriers protect
the privacy of customer proprietary network information
(``CPNI''). The Commission has initiated several inquiries into
the procedures used by telecommunications carriers to ensure
confidentiality of CPNI based on concerns regarding the apparent
sale of telephone call records over the Internet. I``''``''34n
furtherance of our investigations into this matter, the
Commission directed several telecommunications carriers to submit
compliance certificates they are obligated to prepare and
maintain in accordance with section 64.2009(e) of the
Commission's rules.56 After reviewing the submissions filed by
these carriers, we find further investigation and review of all
telecommunications carriers' most recent annual CPNI
certifications is required.
Filing Procedures
Carriers' reports, to be filed on or before February 6, 2006,
must reference EB-06-TC-060 and should be labeled clearly on the
first page as ``Certification of CPNI Filing (date of filing).''
The report may be filed using: (1) the Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System
(ECFS), or (2) by filing paper copies. See Electronic
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg.
24,121 (May 1, 1998).
· Electronic Filers: Compliance letters may be filed
electronically using the Internet by accessing the
ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the website for
submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing
the transmittal screen, filers should include their
full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket number (WC Docket No. 05-196).
· Paper Filers: Parties that choose to file by paper
must file an original and four copies of each filing.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we
continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
· The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered
or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.E., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing
hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All
hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands
or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before
entering the building.
· Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal
Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent
to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD
20743.
· U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and
Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th
Street, SW, Washington DC 20554.
Parties should also send a copy of their filings to:
Byron McCoy, Telecommunications Consumers Division,
Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission,
Room 4-A234, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20554, or by email to byron.mccoy@fcc.gov.·
Parties must also serve one copy with the Commission's copy
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445
12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202)
488-5300, or via e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
For further information regarding this request, press should
contact Janice Wise, Director, Media Relations, Enforcement
Bureau, (202) 418-8165, and carriers should contact Donna Cyrus,
Telecommunications Consumers Division, Enforcement Bureau, (202)
418-7325, or Rosemary Cabral, Telecommunications Consumers
Division, Enforcement Bureau, (202) 418-0662.
-FCC-
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1 47 C.F.R. §64.2009(e).
2 47 U.S.C. §222.
3 47 U.S.C. §222; C.F.R. §64.2009.
4 47 U.S.C. §222; C.F.R. §64.2009.
5IP-Enabled Services and E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service
Providers, First Report and Order and Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 20 FCC Rcd 10245 (rel. Jun 3, 2005) at ¶¶ 48, 73
(VoIP E911 Order); see also 47 C.F.R. § 9.5(e).
6The Bureau has reviewed numerous reports that interconnected
VoIP providers filed on August 10, September 1 and September 22.
See Public Notice, (DA 05-2085) released July 26, 2005,
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-
2085A1.doc; see also Public Notice, (DA 05-2358) released August
26, 2005, http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-
05-2358A1.doc.