1433 Petition of Excell Agent Services, Inc. for subscriber listing information and directory listing information under 47 U.S.C.A. 222(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; doc. no. P-00961105

Petition of Excell Agent Services, Inc. for Subscriber Listing Information and Directory Listing Information under 47 U.S.C.A. § 222(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Doc. No. P-00961105

[27 Pa.B. 4519]

   On September 9, 1996, Excell Agent Services, Inc. (Petitioner) filed an omnibus Petition (Petition) with the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Justice and several states, including Pennsylvania. The Petitioner seeks Subscriber Listing Information, both listed and unlisted, and Directory Listing information under sections 222(d) and 251(b)(3) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TA-96) in order to provide competitive directory assistance at the National and international level.

   The Petitioner alleges that the delay in providing Subscriber Listing Information and Directory Listing Information violates section 222(e) of TA-96. The Petitioner seeks access to the Subscriber Listing and Directory Listing databases of the Pennsylvania local exchange companies (LECs) in readily available magnetic and electronic formats consistent with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (Commission) authority.

   The Petition was not served on any of the Pennsylvania LECs, the Office of Consumer Advocate or the Office of Small Business Advocate. Moreover, the Petition was not served on the other interested entities such as the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project.

   After a careful review of the complex legal, policy and technical questions raised by the Petition, the Commission believes that the solicitation of public comment is appropriate.

   Consequently, the Commission is providing this notice to the public with a deadline for comments and reply comments. The deadline for comments shall be 30 days from the date of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The deadline for the filing of Reply Comments will be 45 days from the date of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   A copy of the Petition is available from the Office of the Prothonotary, Public Utility Commission, P.O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. A copy of this Notice will also be electronically available on the Commission's Bulletin Board.

   The contact person at the Commission is Joseph K. Witmer, Esq., Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau, [phone] or Shirley M. Leming, Regulatory Coordinator, [phone].

JAMES J. MCNULTY,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1433. Filed for public inspection August 29, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]