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                                                        DA 06-258
                                      Released:  February 2, 2006

  Enforcement Bureau Opens New Docket for the February 6, 2006, 
                         Filing of CPNI 
                    Compliance Certifications
                      (EB Docket No. 06-36)

     In this Public Notice, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) opens 
a new docket for telecommunications carriers to file their 
certifications demonstrating compliance with the Federal 
Communications Commission's (Commission) rules for protecting the 
privacy of customer proprietary network information (``CPNI'') as 
directed in a Public Notice released on January 30, 2006, DA 06-
223.  Members of the public are understandably concerned about 
the safeguards employed by the companies handling their private 
information and contacted the Bureau seeking information about 
the CPNI compliance certifications.  Opening a new docket will 
enable the public to more easily access these carrier 
certificates.    
     Carrier compliance certificates for the most recent period, 
along with the accompanying statement explaining how their 
respective operating procedures ensure compliance with section 
64.2009(e) of the Commission's rules, must be filed no later than 
Monday, February 6, 2006, in accordance with the procedures 
outlined below.  Any CPNI compliance certifications already filed 
electronically with the Commission will be moved to the new 
docket by Commission staff.  Carriers do not need to re-file 
their certifications. 

     Filing Procedures

  Carriers' reports, to be filed on or before February 6, 2006, 
 must reference EB-06-TC-060 in addition to EB Docket No. 06-36 
       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 (EB Docket No. 06-36).

       ·  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 paper filings should reference the 
          applicable docket number (EB Docket No. 06-36).  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-A233, 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 Marcy Greene, Telecommunications Consumers Division, 
Enforcement Bureau, (202) 418-2410.










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