Commercial Mobile Radio Services; California State Petition To Retain Regulatory Authority Over Intrastate Cellular Service Rates

Résumé

The amendments to the Communications Act in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 preempted state rate and entry regulation of commercial mobile radio services. States were given the opportunity to file petitions for the authority to continue regulating these intrastate rates. Under Commission rules, this proceeding contemplates only the filing of comments and replies on the state's petition. This Order waives the prohibition on additional pleadings found in Sec. 20.13(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules and permits additional pleadings to be filed, pursuant to the terms of Sec. 1.45 of the Commission's Rules. The Order also denies a motion filed by Cellular Resellers Association, Inc., Cellular Service, Inc. and ComTech Mobile Telephone Company to defer filing dates for the filing of replies for reasons of efficient administration and docket management. This Order also dismisses as moot a Request for Issuance of a public notice filed by National Cellular Resellers Association.