Filing Instructions

Competition Division

Telecommunications Proceedings

All documents filed in Telecommunications proceedings must comply with the filing requirements set forth in 220 C.M.R. § 1.00 et seq. , including the requirement that said documents be submitted on paper to Catrice C. Williams, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and Cable, Two South Station, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Persons filing paper documents with the Department also must comply with any additional paper filing requirements as specified by the Order of Notice or by the Hearing Officer in each proceeding.

In addition to paper filing requirements, all documents filed in Telecommunications Division proceedings should be submitted in electronic format using one of the following methods: (1) by e-mail attachment to Competition.Inquiry@state.ma.us, or (2) on a 3.5" disk or CD-ROM. The text of the e-mail, disk label, or CD-ROM must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding, (2) name of the person or company submitting the filing, and (3) a brief descriptive title of the document. The electronic filing should also include the name, title and telephone number of a person to contact in the event of questions about the filing. Text responses should be created in either Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or Adobe Acrobat. Data or spreadsheet responses should be compatible with Microsoft Excel. The Department is unable to accept scanned files (including scanned "pdf" files) at this time. All documents submitted in electronic format will be posted on the Departments website: http://www.mass.gov/dtc.

Cable Proceedings

All documents filed in Cable proceedings must comply with the filing requirements set forth in 801 CMR 1.00 , Standard Rules of Adjudicatory Practice and Procedures, including the requirement that said documents be submitted on paper to Catrice C. Williams, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and Cable, Two South Station, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Persons filing paper documents with the Cable Division also must comply with any additional paper filing requirements as specified by the Filing Procedures Bulletin: Issued: August 5, 2005

In addition to paper filing requirements, all documents filed in Cable proceedings should be submitted in electronic format using one of the following methods: (1) by e-mail attachment to Competition.Inquiry@state.ma.us, or (2) on a 3.5" disk or CD-ROM. The text of the e-mail, disk label, or CD-ROM must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding, (2) name of the person or company submitting the filing, and (3) a brief descriptive title of the document. The electronic filing should also include the name, title and telephone number of a person to contact in the event of questions about the filing. Text responses should be created in either Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or Adobe Acrobat. Data or spreadsheet responses should be compatible with Microsoft Excel. The Cable Division is unable to accept scanned files (including scanned "pdf" files) at this time. All documents submitted in electronic format will be posted on the Departments website: http://www.mass.gov/dtc.