2 Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104- 104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) ("1996 Act").
3 Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket 96- 61, FCC 96,123, March 25, 1996 ("Interexchange NPRM").
4 The Communications Act of 1934 defines "State" to include "the District of Columbia and the Territories and possessions." See 47 U.S.C. [[section]] 153(v). In the Interexchange NPRM, the Commission recognized that the 1996 Act therefore extends rate integration to Guam. See Interexchange NPRM, [[section]] 77.
5 In that respect, GTA requests that its pleadings in Docket 96-61 be incorporated by reference into the record of this proceeding.
6 See Comments of GTA, April 12, 1996, p.7.
7 See Comments of AT&T, n.15.
8 Comments of Comsat Corporation, p.9.
9 Comments of GTE, CC Docket 96-61, April 19, 1996, p.20.
10 GTA disagrees strongly with this argument. See Joint Reply Comments of the Governor of Guam and GTA, CC Docket 96-61, May 3, 1996.
11 See Joint Comments of the Governor of Guam and GTA, CC Docket 96-61, April 19, 1996, pps. 5-6. The initial session of the Working Group is scheduled to take place in Guam May 20-22. Interested parties should contact the Governor's Special Advisor, Robert F. Kelley, (671) 475-9323 or fax (671) 475-9329, if they wish to attend. A second session of the Working Group will take place in Washington, D.C. June 10-12.