Scope of This Rulemaking

The issues identified above are best resolved by formal rulemaking. The results of this rulemaking proceeding may have important effects on some or all of California's telecommunications users. Accordingly, we desire that this order be distributed to a wide range of potentially interested parties. NDIEC registrants are named respondents.⁵ In addition, it will be sent to parties on the service list for R.00-02-004, our proceeding on Consumer Protection Rules. Although the rules changes we propose in this OIR are only directed to NDIEC registrants (D.97-06-107) at this time, we make all other telecommunications carriers respondents to this rulemaking so that they have notice that proposed changes adopted in this rulemaking may be extended in the future to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), NDIECs that, pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1001, obtained CPCNs through formal application, or others. We seek comments from all parties on the above six issues and on our proposals to address those issues. After initial service of this order, interested parties shall advise the Commission's Process Office of their interest in participating so a new service list can be developed for the proceeding. The assigned Commissioner, and the assigned ALJ acting with the assigned Commissioner's concurrence, will have ongoing oversight of the service list and may institute changes to the list or the procedures governing it as necessary.

⁵ This rulemaking does not affect the CPCNs of NDIECs that, pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 1001, obtained CPCNs to offer interexchange and local exchange services through the Commission's formal application process.