3. Procedural Matters

Pursuant to the schedule set out in the Rulemaking and subsequent rulings by the assigned ALJ, Opening Comments on the issues and questions set out in Attachment D to the Rulemaking were filed on August 3, 2010 by
2-1-1 California, Caltel, a group collectively identified as AT&T,¹² a group collectively identified as Verizon Wireless,¹³ CCTA, and Verizon California, Inc.

On September 14, 2010, a workshop was held by the Commission's Communications Division, in which parties discussed ways to resolve the various issues raised in the Rulemaking. On December 22, 2011, 2-1-1 California, CCTA, DRA, and AT&T filed comments on the Communications Division's Workshop Report.

On January 12, 2011, 2-1-1 California filed Motion of 2-1-1 California to Bifurcate Proceeding for Purposes of Expediting Designation of Lead Entity. No responses were filed to this motion. Since today decision resolves all issues presented in the Rulemaking, we deny 2-1-1 California's motion as moot.

A second workshop was held on March 22, 2011. 2-1-1 California, DRA, and AT&T filed workshop statements. At this second workshop, the parties discussed specific revisions to the existing 211 program rules. On April 11, 2011, the assigned ALJ issued a "Draft 211 Emergency Rules" and requested comments,¹⁴ which were filed by 2-1-1 California, DRA, AT&T, and CCTA.

¹² Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California (U-1001-C); AT&T Communications of California, Inc. (U-5002-C); TCG San Francisco (U-5454-C); TCG Los Angeles, Inc. (U-5462-C); TCG San Diego (U-5389-C); New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (U-3060-C); Cagal Cellular Communications Corporation (U-3021-C); Santa Barbara Cellular Systems, Ltd. (U-3015-C); and Visalia Cellular Telephone Company (U-3014-C) d/b/a AT&T Mobility LLC.

¹³ The following entities do business as Verizon Wireless in California: Cellco Partnership (U-3001-C), California RSA No. 4 Limited Partnership (U-3038-C), Fresno MSA Limited Partnership (U-3005-C), GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership (U-3002-C), GTE Mobilnet of Santa Barbara Limited Partnership (U-3011-C), Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership (U-3003-C), Modoc RSA Limited Partnership (U-3032-C), Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership (U-3004-C), Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC (U-3029-C), and WWC License L.L.C. (U-3025-C).

¹⁴ http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/RULINGS/133305.pdf.