The Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 64 [CC Docket No. 96-128; FCC 04-251] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; petitions for reconsideration. SUMMARY: By this document, we consider four petitions for reconsideration of our Report and Order which established detailed rules (the “rules” or “Payphone Compensation Rules”) ensuring that payphone service providers (PSPs) are “fairly compensated” for each and every completed payphone-originated call. This Order on Reconsideration does not change the compensation framework adopted last year, but rather refines and builds upon its approach. The Commission provides guidance on the types of contracts that it would deem to be reasonable methods of compensating PSPs, extends the time period that carriers must retain certain payphone records, and clarifies the rules' reporting, certification, and audit requirements. DATES: Effective January 5, 2005, except for § 64.1310(g) which contains information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of that section. ADDRESSES: A copy of any comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained herein should be submitted to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or …