Comments after closing period is over, as explained on Cyber Telecom: "After the comment period is closed but before a decision has been made by the FCC, an interested party can still make its views knows. All a party has to do is follow the FCC's ex parte rules, which sounds a lot harder than it is. Just think about what is fair and democratic. If one party comes and makes an argument to the FCC, all of the other parties would want to know about that and have a chance to respond. And that is exactly what the rules permit. You can usually come during this period and argue anything that you want in any way that you want - you simply must file a summary of your presentation with the Secretary of the FCC for inclusion in the record of that proceeding." More information on ex parte rules can be found at http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/admain/ex_parte_factsheet.html
This is where the competitve services providers fall short and that is the understanding on how the rule making process works and how to work the process. If the comments do not address what the FCC is seeking, how could it be expected for them to make a decision? If at all? Here are some links of reference to get a handle on how things work from Robert Cannon's CyberTelecom Website http://www.cybertelecom.org/faqs/apa.htm http://www.cybertelecom.org/faqs/fcc101.htm Frank Muto Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA Telecom Summit Ad Hoc Committee http://gigabytemarch.blog.com/ www.wbia.us -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
