FCC Web Documents citing 54.802

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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) (``Alaska Gateway Order'') at � 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at �� 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice, DA 00-1827 (rel. Aug. 10, 2000). 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. Id. at 4. Id. at 1. Letter from Michael Schultz, Citizens Communications, to Federal Communications Commission (filed November 27, 2000). Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois, GTE South Incorporated and GTE North Incorporated Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Colorado, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000 or Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 2000 Submission of 1999 Study Results, filed September 29, 2000. Citizens' parent company, Citizens Utilities Company, currently operates four study areas in Arizona with a combined line count of 161,600 access lines. See Petition at 1-2.
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  • certification stating that all interstate access universal service support received by the carrier will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.'' Carriers must file such certifications on the date the carrier first files its line count data information with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30th of each year. Absent the timely submission of such a certification, a carrier will not receive support. SBI seeks a waiver of the June 30th deadline for the submission of its 2001 certification for the receipt of interstate access universal service support. SBI states that it recently obtained eligible telecommunications carrier
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Wyoming and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice,
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  • certification by April 1, 2001 with the Universal Service Administrator Company (USAC) and the Commission stating that all universal service high-cost support received by RCC will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which support is intended.'' In addition, RCC requests a waiver of the line-count filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.903(a)(2) of the Commission's rules. The filing deadlines relate to RCC's receipt of universal service support for its service provided in the State of Washington. RCC contends that, without a waiver of these filings deadlines, it would not receive universal service support for the services it provided between August 14, 2002, the date of its ETC designation, and December
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  • Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions recently filed by the following incumbent and competitive eligible telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Megagate Broadband, Inc. f/k/a Cellular Associates, L.P. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 47 C.F.R. � 54.809(c) 03/30/04 United States Cellular Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 04/02/04 NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 47 C.F.R. � 54.903 04/06/04 East Ascension Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. � 54.301 04/09/04 Alliance Communications Cooperative, Inc. and Hills Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301 05/20/04 SEI Data, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802
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  • the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed FiberNet, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(4) 4/15/05 Dobson Cellular Systems 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 5/9/05 NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 5/17/05 Western Wireless Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 5/18/05 Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 7/8/05 Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 7/19/05 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before September 1, 2005 and reply comments on or before September 9, 2005. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by
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  • recently filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed North Dakota Limited Partnership 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 11/12/04 ACS Wireless, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.313(d), and 54.314(d) 12/16/04 Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 12/23/04 MCI, Inc. and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 1/7/05 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership, Centennial Randolph Cellular, LLC, Elkhart Metronet, Inc., Mega Comm, LLC, Michiana Metronet, Inc., South Bend Metronet, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d) 1/18/05 Mississippi Public Service Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d) 1/21/05 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership and Centennial Claiborne Cellular Corp.
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: October 27, 2005 Released: October 27, 2005 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications (jointly, Frontier), on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules Louisa Communications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Northeast Iowa Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules United States Cellular Corporation Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's
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  • Wireline Competition Bureau FiberNet, LLC, Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4), CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Apr. 11, 2005 (FiberNet Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See FiberNet Petition at 1. FiberNet Petition at 2. Id. Id. at 3. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (``Northeast Cellular''). WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 06-1440 Release Date: July 12, 2006 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: July 26, 2006 Reply Comment Date: August 2, 2006 By this Public Notice, interested parties are invited to comment on a petition filed by Verizon Communications, Inc. seeking waiver of the quarterly line count filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service interstate access support pursuant to section 54.802(a)
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  • Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Grande Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307 and 54.314 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, 19 FCC Rcd 15580 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2004). See Highland Cellular, Inc. Supplement to Petition for Waiver, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Dec. 5, 2003). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.802 and 54.809. See Petition of Megagate Broadband, Inc. f/k/a XL Cellular Associates, L.P. for Waiver of Deadlines in 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.313(d)(3), 54.802(a) and 54.809(c), CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Mar. 30, 2004). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.802 and 54.809. See American Cellular Corp. Petition for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314, CC Docket
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: August 14, 2006 Released: August 14, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request from Cellular South Licenses, Inc. (Cellular South), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC), for a waiver of the December 31, 2003,
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  • Partnership; North Dakota 5 - Kidder Limited Partnership; and Bismarck MSA Limited Partnership, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Dec. 9, 2005. See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See Petition at 6. Id. at 7. Id. Id. at 8. Id. Id. at 17. Id. at 14. See id. at 8. Id. Id. at 15-16. Id. at 9. See id. at 6, 15, 16. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (``Northeast
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service SouthEast Telephone, Inc. Expedited Petition for Waiver of Deadlines in Sections 54.307(c)(2) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Cellular Network Partnership d/b/a Pioneer Cellular Petition for Waiver of Deadline in 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) Pine Belt Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: September 12, 2006 Released: September
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Verizon Communications Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: September 12, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), a price cap local exchange carrier (LEC), for a waiver of the June 30, 2006 filing deadline for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 06-2280 Release Date: November 6, 2006 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: November 20, 2006 Reply Comment Date: November 27, 2006 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by NPCR, Inc. seeking waiver of the June 30, 2006 line count filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service interstate access support pursuant to 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules.
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  • 18, 2006 Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing requirements associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(2) 9/29/06 AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 10/17/06 MTA Communications, Inc. d/b/a/ MTA Wireless 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 11/1/06 Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(b) 11/13/06 Interested parties may file comments on or before December 11, 2006 and reply comments on or before December 18, 2006. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using: (1) the Commission's Electronic Comment
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  • Rules (Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 36.612(a)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e)(2) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs, but section 214(e)(6) allows the Commission to designate as ETCs carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a state commission. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e)(2), (6). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 00-256, Fourteenth Report and Order, Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 96-45 and Report and Order in
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 6 6 6 6 - J ~ 6 d Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service MCI, Inc. Petitions for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: December 28, 2006 Released: December 28, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: introduction In this Order, we grant a request by MCI, Inc. (MCI), on behalf of MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. (MCImetro), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in New
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  • also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(5), 54.904. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e)(2) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs, but section 214(e)(6) allows the Commission to designate as ETCs carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a state commission. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e)(2), (6). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d)(5). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(d) and 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See
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  • Cooperative Petition for Waiver of the Deadline in 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d), CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Nov. 17, 2005 (Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local
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  • are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Pembroke Telephone Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b) 10/31/05 North River Telephone Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 11/17/05 Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 12/19/05 Great Lakes of Iowa, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.802, 54.809, 54.904 2/1/06 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before March 20, 2006, and reply comments on or before March 27, 2006. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may
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  • 2006 Reply Comment Date: January 24, 2006 Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Advantage Cellular Systems 47 C.F.R. � 54.307 11/2/05 SouthEast Telephone, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307 and 54.802 12/20/05 Mid-Tex Cellular, Ltd. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(5) and 54.902 12/20/05 CenturyTel of Central Wisconsin, LLC and Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 36.612(a)(3) 12/22/05 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before January 17, 2006, and reply comments on or before January
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  • � � � � 6 6 6 6 6 n � � 6 6 � � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. Request for Review of Decision of Universal Service Administrator; Petition for Waiver and/or Clarification of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 13, 2006 Released: January 13, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: introduction In this Order, we grant a request by Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. (Valor), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) with study areas in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, for a waiver
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service NPCR, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 18, 2007 Released: January 18, 2007 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by NPCR, Inc. (NPCR), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC), for a waiver of section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. For the reasons set
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ` ` ` Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.903 of the Commission's Rules SouthEast Telephone, Inc. Petition of Waiver of Deadlines In 47 C.F.R. � 54.809(c) SEI Data, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline In 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: March 13, 2007 Released: March 13, 2007 By
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  • release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Renee R. Crittendon Acting Deputy Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Corr Wireless Communications, LLC, Petition for Limited Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.313(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Mar. 18, 2003 (Corr Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), and 54.313(d)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(b). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d). If the October 1 deadline for first quarter support is missed, the certification must be filed by January 1 for support to begin in the second quarter, by April 1 for support to begin in the third quarter, and by July 1 for support to begin in the fourth
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  • this Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Renee R. Crittendon Acting Deputy Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Cellular South Licenses Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed August 9, 2006 (Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 26, 2007 Released: January 26, 2007 By the Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California (collectively, AT&T), eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC), for a waiver of section
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  • Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Kansas Corporation Commission Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.313 and 54.314 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed July 14, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d), 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(a), 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification requirements for rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.314. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(b), 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Fourteenth Report and Order and Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, CC
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  • Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau MTA Communications, Inc. d/b/a MTA Wireless Petition for Waiver of Section 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed November 11, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Fourteenth Report and Order and Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order, CC Docket No. 00-256, 16 FCC Rcd
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  • 1.102, this Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed September 29, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 1. Id. at 2-3. Id. at 2. Id. Id. Id. at 2-3. Id. at 1 Id. at 3-7. Id. at 7. Id. at 2. Id. at 7. Id. at 5-6; see also Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership; North Central RSA 2 of North Dakota Limited Partnership; North Dakota RSA
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  • with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Illinois Commerce Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 1/10/07 Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2); 54,809(c) 1/29/07 Grande Communications Network, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 2/1/07 Range Telephone Cooperative Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 3/28/07 Prairie Wave Black Hills, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 4/9/07 Farmers Mutual Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(1); 54.314(d)(2) 5/17/07 Interested parties may file comments on or before July 19, 2007 and reply comments on or before August 3, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should
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  • associated with these requirements retroactive to the date of its ETC designation, November 29, 2005. Therefore, we find that no waiver of those sections is necessary. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. See 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(a). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of
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  • WAIVER OF A FILING DEADLINE RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: October 29, 2007 Reply Comment Date: November 13, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Dixie-Net Communications, Inc. seeking waiver of the June 30, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before October 29, 2007 and November 13, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
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  • Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: November 21, 2007 Reply Comment: December 6, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by the Community Cable Television Agency of O'Brien County d/b/a The Community Agency and TCA seeking waiver of the December 31, 2007, filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to sections 54.307(c)(3) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before November 21, 2007 and reply comments on or before December 6, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • OF FILING DEADLINES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: December 6, 2007 Reply Comment: December 21, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Texas RSA 8 South Limited Partnership d/b/a Westex Wireless seeking waiver of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds, pursuant to sections 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a), and 54.903(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before December 6, 2007 and reply comments on or before December 21, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using
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  • PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A FILING DEADLINE RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: January 25, 2008 Reply Comment: February 11, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before January 25, 2008 and reply comments on or before February 11, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • ICLS each receives will decline if their number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that each carrier's ICLS may be set at 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude the carriers from receiving ICLS at the 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in PRT, Consolidated, and Frontier receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap each carrier's future overall
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  • h � � DA: 08-1172 Released: May 16, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF FILING DEADLINES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: June 16, 2008 Reply Comment: July 1, 2008 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed iBroadband Networks, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Valley Communications 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 4/29/08 HTC Services Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 5/2/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before June 16, 2008 and reply comments on or before July 1, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments.
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  • Date: February 19, 2008 Reply Comment: March 5, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds. Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership, dba XIT Wireless 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(1) 12/21/07 Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a) 12/26/07 Thumb Cellular, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(3) 1/07/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before February 19, 2008 and reply comments on or before March 5, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the
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  • (retrieved May 22, 2008); Aventure Request for Review at 4-5 (stating that Aventure had paid its January 2008 invoice and planned to pay its February 2008 invoice). USAC has confirmed that Aventure timely paid all three 2008 first quarter invoices. Aventure Request for Review at 7-8. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Verizon Communications Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10155, 10157, para. 7 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2006). See, e.g. Request for Review by National Network Communications, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 22 FCC Rcd 6783 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2007) (denying request for waiver of 45-day revision deadline for failure to show good cause for waiver
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  • Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.809 7/1/08 Flat Rock Telephone Co-Op, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e) 7/17/08 Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 7/17/08 Yukon Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 7/23/08 Windstream Communications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(1) 7/28/08 Northern New England Telephone Operation LLC and Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.802(a); 54.809(c) 8/5/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before September 19, 2008 and reply comments on or before October 6, 2008. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting
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  • EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Dana R. Shaffer Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Westgate Communications LLC d/b/a WeavTel Petition of Waiver of the Section 54.903 Interstate Common Line Support Reporting Date, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed July 9, 2007) (Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 54.903. Petition at 1. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903(a)(3). Id. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903(a)(4). (MAG Order) (subsequent history omitted). Petition at 1. WeavTel also submitted supplemental information. See Letter from Richard Weaver, Manager of Operations, WeavTel, to Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Dec. 17, 2007) (asserting that without a waiver, WeavTel will
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  • T � T ( T x � DA 08-2106 Released: September 17, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: October 17, 2008 Reply Comment: November 3, 2008 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 8/15/08 HTC Communications, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 8/22/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before October 17, 2008 and reply comments on or before November 3, 2008. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments.
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (SAC 519004) - Form 525 Filing Appeal Allo Communications Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline Aventure Communication Technology, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802 of the Commission's Rules CC Cellular Study Area Code 559002 Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c)(4) Line Count Certification for CETC Universal Service Funding PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless Petition for Waiver of the Section 54.307(c)(1) Applicable to the Line Count Submission Applicable
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines HTC Services, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) Deadlines for Submission of Line Count Data by Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Seeking Portable Interstate Access Support ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: October 22, 2008 Released: October 22, 2008 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we deny a petition by HTC Services Inc.
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  • T T T � T ( T x � DA 08-2641 Released: December 4, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: January 5, 2009 Reply Comment: January 21, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed FiberNet, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 10/10/08 CommuniGroup of Jackson, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.802(a) 10/21/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before January 5, 2009 and reply comments on or before January 21, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the
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  • C.F.R. �� 36.611(h), 36.612, 54.307(d), 54.314(a), 54.903(a), and 54.904(d). None of these additional rules apply to Cedar Valley because Cedar Valley does not receive universal service support pursuant to any of these rules. We therefore find that no waiver of these rule sections is necessary. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c). Petition at 2; 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(3). Petition at 2. Id. Id. Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. The Commission may exercise its discretion to waive a rule where the particular facts make strict compliance inconsistent with the public interest. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v.
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  • 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on petitions filed by the following eligible telecommunications carriers and state Commission seeking waivers of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds. Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 2/8/08 PTI Pacifica Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 2/8/08 Aventure Communication Technology, LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c); 54.802 2/11/08 Northeast Iowa Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b) 2/15/08 Wyoming Public Service Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 2/15/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before March 31, 2008 and reply comments on or before April 15, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ^ ^ ^ � ^ 2 ^ � � DA 08-777 Released: April 3, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON A PETITION FILED BY LBH, L.L.C. FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: May 5, 2008 Reply Comment: May 20, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by LBH, L.L.C. seeking waiver of the December 31, 2007, filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service funds. Interested parties may file comments on
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  • 15, 2008) (Wyoming Commission Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d)(3), 54.314(d). We note that on January 10, 2007, the Illinois Commission attempted but failed to electronically file its petition with the Commission. The Illinois Commission ultimately filed its petition with the Commission on May 11, 2007. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(a), 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification requirements for rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.314. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d), 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � � � � � F � � � � DA 09-1248 Release Date: June 5, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: July 6, 2009 Reply Comment Date: July 20, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Long Lines Wireless, LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.802(a) 04/22/2009 OTZ Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307 04/22/2009 Interested parties may file comments on or before July 6, 2009, and reply comments on or before July 20, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be
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  • 1, 2008. Centennial states that, due to the misunderstanding that surrounded the scope of its IAS eligibility, neither the section 54.809(c) certifications nor the required line count data were filed in the customary manner. Centennial argues that under section 54.809(c), a carrier must file its IAS certifications ``on the date that it first files its line counts pursuant to � 54.802,'' and because Centennial did not file line count data until February 4, 2008, its IAS certifications were not due until February 4, 2008. Alternatively, Centennial argues that public policy and fairness support the waiver of the rules in this instance. Centennial seeks a waiver to permit it to receive IAS funds for the first quarter of 2008, and a further
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 J J K a h h n v { � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6�
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  • text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ` � � � DA 09-1559 Release Date: July 21, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: August 20, 2009 Reply Comment Date: September 4, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed West River Telecommunications Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e) 06/04/2009 Midcontinent Communications 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a) 06/25/2009 Interested parties may file comments on or before August 20, 2009, and reply comments on or before September 4, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 L e e f | � � � � - � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x
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  • � DA 09-2130 Release Date: September 28, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON SKYLINK L.C. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: October 28, 2009 Reply Comment Date: November 12, 2009 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Skylink L.C. seeking waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support funds. Interested parties may file comments on or before October 28, 2009, and reply comments on or before November 12, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers
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  • (filed May 12, 2009) (SouthernLINC Reply Comments). RCA Comments at 8-10; U.S. Cellular Comments at 8-10. The Bureau addressed this issue, finding that high-cost support that is not disbursed to ETCs due to missed filing deadlines will be included in the March 2008 amounts available to competitive ETCs under the interim cap. See LBH, L.L.C. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Knology of the Black Hills, LLC f/k/a PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, USCOC of Cumberland, Inc. Hardy Cellular Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.809(c), 54.904(d), 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4806, 4811, para. 11 (Wireline
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 I b b c y � � � � � � � (R) � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&�
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  • BY MIDSTATE TELECOM, INC. FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: April 20, 2009 Reply Comment Date: May 5, 2009 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Midstate Telecom, Inc. seeking waiver of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds, pursuant to sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before April 20, 2009 and reply comments on or before May 5, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that ACS's ICLS may be set at 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude ACS from receiving ICLS at the 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in ACS receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap ACS's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that CenturyTel's ICLS may be set at 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude CenturyTel from receiving ICLS at the 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in CenturyTel receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap CenturyTel's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Grande Communications Networks, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c)(2) and 54.802(a) Applicable to the Line Count Submission for High-Cost Loop and Interstate Access Support Petition of iBroadband Network, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Valley Communications Section 54.314 of the Commission's Rules IT&E Overseas, Inc. Petition for Protective Waiver of Section 54.314, 54.809, and 54.904 of the Commission's Rules
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines LBH, L.L.C. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Knology of the Black Hills, LLC f/k/a PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules USCOC of Cumberland, Inc. Hardy Cellular Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.809(c), 54.904(d), 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit d Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Xfone USA, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 ORDER Adopted: April 21, 2009 Released: April 21, 2009 By the Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant in part and deny in part a request filed by Xfone USA, Inc. (Xfone) for waivers of high-cost universal service support filing
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  • Commission, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Mar. 26, 2008) (Centennial March 26 Ex Parte Letter); 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(d), 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements), 54.313 (certification requirements regarding use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS)), 54.904 (certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG)
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). In addition, the Wireline Competition Bureau ``may waive, reduce, modify, or eliminate contributor reporting requirements that prove unnecessary and require additional reporting requirements that the Bureau deems necessary to the sound and efficient administration of the universal service support mechanisms.'' 47 C.F.R. � 54.711(c). Verizon Wireless Petition at 6, citing Universal Service Contribution Methodology, WC Docket Nos. 06-122, 04-36, CC
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. 47 C.F.R.
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  • Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier Yukon Telephone Company, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC and Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier PRWireless Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the FCC's Rules CommuniGroup of Jackson, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • BUSINESS MEN'S TELEPHONE COMPANY PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: November 15, 2010 Reply Comment Date: November 30, 2010 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company for a waiver of the filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. Interested parties may file comments on or before November 15, 2010, and reply comments on or before November 30, 2010. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. . Paper Filers:
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 U n n o ... � � ' tm � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A��
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 5 d d e { � ��� > � � � '' � � ��� > � (R) � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > �
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) Dixie-Net Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. 54.802(a) The Community Cable Television Agency of O'Brien County d/b/a The Community Agency and TCA Petition for Waiver of the Commission's Universal Service Rules H&B Cable Service, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.809 of the Commission's Rules FiberNet, LLC Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4)
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. 47 C.F.R.
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  • U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for LSS), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for interstate common line support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for interstate access support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(1). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(2). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(2)(iv). Flat Rock Petition at 1; 47
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  • U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for LSS), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), and 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. The certification requirements for non-rural carriers are found in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification
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  • ICLS each receives will decline if their number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that each carrier's ICLS may be set at 2009 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude the carriers from receiving ICLS at the 2009 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in VITELCO, FairPoint, and Windstream receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap each carrier's future overall
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 6 e e f | � ��� > � � � - � � ��� > � � � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ���
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  • Date: January 25, 2011 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON WILDFLOWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: February 24, 2011 Reply Comment Date: March 11, 2011 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Wildflower Telecommunications, LLC for waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. Section 54.802(a) sets forth deadlines for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) providing service within an area served by a price cap local exchange carrier to file line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to receive Interstate Access Support. Section 54.307(c) sets forth the deadlines for
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  • universal service subsidies are removed from their interstate-access rates. Need: In implementing the statutory requirements, these rules ensure that the universal service interstate-access support mechanism is specific, predictable and sufficient as it moves from implicit to explicit subsidies. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-209, 218-222, 254 and 403. Section Numbers and Titles: 54.800 Terms and definitions. 54.801 General. 54.802 Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator. 54.803 Universal service zones. 54.804 Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator. 54.805 Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator. 54.806 Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange carriers. 54.807
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  • Board on Universal Service Cedar-Wapsie Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification DialToneServices, L.P. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. d/b/a Innovative Telephone for Waiver of Section 54.903(a) of the Commission's Rules Wildflower Telecommunications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: August 2, 2011 Released: August 2, 2011 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant four
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 > m m n � � ��� > � ` � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ��� > ��PNG
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307 (c) and Section 54.802(a) of the FCC's rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 WC Docket No. 08-71 ORDER Adopted: December 7, 2011 Released: December 7, 2011 By the Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 W p p q � � � '' � � " " � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A�� "���\��v`` � 6�
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • 247 U.S.C. � 254(e). 3Id. 4See,e.g.,47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filingrequirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line (continued. . .) 184 Federal Communications Commission DA 11-42 3.Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules provides that a competitive ETC must file working line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company(USAC) on a quarterly basis to receive certain high-cost support.5Mandatory line count data are due on March 30, July 31, September 30, and December 30 of each
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 ; j j k � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ���
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  • d/b/a INLAND CELLULAR PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: April 20, 2011 Reply Comment Date: May 5, 2011 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular for waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules for receipt of high-cost universal service support. Section 54.802(a) sets forth deadlines for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) providing service within an area served by a price cap local exchange carrier to file line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to receive Interstate Access Support. Section 54.307(c) sets forth the deadlines for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the FCC's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: March 29, 2011 Released: March 29, 2011 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant a request by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company (F&B
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 6371, 6411, para. 92 (2005) (ETC Designation Order). Under
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  • and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for the local switching support (LSS) mechanism), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism and other high-cost universal service support mechanisms), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate access support (IAS) mechanism), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for the ICLS mechanism), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See, e.g., Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC, Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules, et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order,
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  • for Submission of Annual Certification by Eligible Telecommunication Carrier Serving Lines in the Service Area of a Rate-of-Return Carrier to Receive Interstate Common Line Support Columbus Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.903(a) of the Commission's Rules Great Lakes of Iowa, Inc. Petition for Waiver of the Commission's Universal Service Rules HTC Communications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Pine Belt Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.314 and 54.904 of the Commission's Rules Windy City Cellular, LLC Petition for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Section 54.307(c) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
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  • and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for the local switching support (LSS) mechanism), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism and other high-cost universal service support mechanisms), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate access support (IAS) mechanism), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for the ICLS mechanism), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See, e.g., Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC, Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules, et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order,
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that Lakedale's ICLS may be set at 2010 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude Lakedale from receiving ICLS at the 2010 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in Lakedale receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap Lakedale's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 T m m n � � � ` � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A�� "���\��v``
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  • through (H) as (i) through (viii) Amend Appendix B, � 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``� 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``� 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.800(c); � 54.802(a), first and second sentences; �� 54.804(a) and (b); �� 54.807(c)(3) and (c)(4); � 61.48(m)(2)(vii), first sentence; � 69.152(d)(1); � 69.152(f); � 69.152(i); and � 69.152(q)(3) by replacing ``single line'' with ``single-line'' Amend Appendix B, �� 54.801(a) and (b) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' and by replacing ``July 1, 2000'' with ``January 1, 2000'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.801(d), � 54.802(a);
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  • Docket No. 99-67)/Petition of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to Amend Part 25 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Emissions Limits for Mobile and Portable Earth Stations Operating in the 1610-1660.5 MHz Band (RM No. 9165). Comments - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. In re: United States Cellular Corporation Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.313, 54.314, 54.307 and 54.802 of the FCC's Rules (CC Docket No. 96-45). Petition for Waiver Expedited Action Requested - United States Cellular Corporation. In the Matter of Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal No. 9 (WC 02-371). Rebuttal - Madison River Telephone Company. In Re: Application by Verizon Maryland, Inc., Verizon Washington, D.C. Inc. and Verizon West Virginia Inc., et
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  • Within 60 days of designation Newly designated ETCs will receive support as of the effective date of designation if certification is filed within 60 days Interstate Access Support Certification Price-cap LECs or ETCs serving lines in the service area of a price-cap LEC must file an annual certification on the date they first file line count information pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30 of each year, stating that all IAS provided to such carriers will be used only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. Filing Date Receive support in June 30 Third and fourth quarters of that year, first and second quarters of succeeding
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  • currently require that a rural carrier file line counts by disaggregation zone. 47 C.F.R. �� 36.611, 36.612. For example, line count data filed on March 31 will serve as the basis for Interstate Common Line Support distributed in the third calendar quarter (beginning July 1). See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13060 para. 227; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). Such lines include all business class lines assessed the end user common line charge pursuant to 47 C.F.R. � 69.104. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See id. at �� 36.611, 36.612, 54.307. Under section 54.307, competitive carriers submit line counts as of December 30 by the subsequent July 31, March 30 line counts by September 30, July 31line counts by
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  • 2, 2002); Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Fund Size Projections and Contribution Base for the First Quarter 2003, Appendix HC 8 (Universal Service Administrative Company, November 1, 2002). Line count estimates are based on line count data submitted by incumbent LECs in accordance with Part 36 of the Commission's rules and by competitive ETCs in accordance with sections 54.307 and 54.802 for high-cost support disbursed in the third quarter of 2002. See 47 C.F.R. �� 36.611, 36.612, 54.307, 54.802. Id. Competitive ETCs were located in 22 states, including Puerto Rico and Guam. In this Public Notice, we use the term ``mobile wireless'' to refer to Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers and not fixed wireless providers. See supra note 33. Id.
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  • of formulas. 47 C.F.R. � 69.606. For qualifying small companies, the average schedule option avoids the expense of preparing cost studies. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b). Price cap regulation is a method of regulation of dominant carriers, i.e., carriers with power to control prices, provided in sections 61.41 through 61.49 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. Price cap LECs and competitive LECs serving lines in the service area of a price cap LEC must file a certification with the Commission and USAC stating that all interstate access universal service support will be used for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. The certificate, which may be in the
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  • a price cap local exchange carrier or an eligible telecommunications carrier serving lines in the service area of a price cap local exchange carrier to receive interstate access universal service support, such carrier shall file an annual certification, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, on the date that it first files its line count information pursuant to � 54.802, and thereafter on June 30 of each year. Such carrier that files its line count information after the June 30 deadline shall receive support pursuant to the following schedule: (1) Carriers that file no later than September 30 shall receive support for the fourth quarter of that year and the first and second quarters of the subsequent year. (2) Carriers
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) (``Alaska Gateway Order'') at � 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at �� 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that Windstream's ICLS may be set at 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of our rules that would preclude Windstream from receiving ICLS at the 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in Windstream receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of our waiver, we cap Windstream's future overall annual ICLS at an amount equal
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  • a culturally sensitive manner; (4) rights of way processes, land use permitting, facilities siting, environmental and cultural preservation review processes; and (5) compliance with Tribal business and licensing requirements. Elimination of Certain Data Reporting Requirements. Finally, as discussed above, we are eliminating LSS and IAS as standalone support mechanisms. This obviates the need for reporting requirements specific to 54.301(b) and 54.802 of our rules (and 54.301(e) after December 31, 2012). Overall, we think that the changes to the reporting requirements do not impose an undue burden on ETCs and that the benefits outweigh any burdens. Given the extensive public funding these entities receive, the expanded goals of the program, and the need for greater oversight, as noted by the GAO, it
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  • in � 54.806(f). MAA Phase In Percentage is: 50% as of July 1, 2000, 75% as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in � 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in � 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in � 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in � 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to � 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in � 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in � 54.806(i)
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) ("Alaska Gateway Order") at P 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at PP 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • not be distributed or collected. In the event that a participating price cap LEC acquires additional exchanges within which it is an incumbent LEC from an entity other than a price cap LEC, that acquisition should be reported to the Administrator pursuant to Section 54.803 and included in the determination of study area support for the acquiring price cap LEC. �54.802 Qualification for Universal Service Support. In order to receive Study Area Access USF Support in excess of the Minimum Support Requirement, a participating price cap incumbent LEC must have established state-approved geographically deaveraged UNE Loops rates, according to geographic zones. A participating Price Cap Incumbent LEC may receive Portable Access USF Support Per Line if that LEC has submitted the
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens is acquiring from U S WEST the following telephone exchanges: Alexander; Fairmount; Gwinner; Lisbon; Pembina; Watford City; Williston; and Wyndmere. Petition at 2. Id. Citizens
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Petition at 2. GTE Southwest Incorporated and Valor Telecommunications of Texas Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • could be determined from USAC's release of data on statewide, carrier-by-carrier, and per-line support amounts. The Commission concluded that the public interest in disclosure of the line count data would outweigh any interest in non-disclosure. The Bureau released a companion Interim Protective Order protecting the line count data of wire centers that do not receive support. In accordance with section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, on June 30, 2000, eligible carriers requesting interstate access universal service support submitted data to USAC showing the number of lines they serve in study areas served by price cap LECs. Section 54.802 of the Commission's rules provides that each eligible telecommunications carrier that provides service within a study area served by a price cap LEC
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  • line counts must be assigned to unbundled network element (UNE) zones if UNE zones have been established within that study area. Line count information must distinguish between residential/single-line business line counts and multi-line business line counts. This Interim Protective Order is intended to facilitate and expedite review of study area or UNE zone line count data submitted pursuant to section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules that cannot be determined when USAC releases the results of calculations showing per-line and statewide interstate access universal service support levels as required by section 54.802(d) of the Commission's rules. Several carriers submitting such information have sought confidential treatment of these data pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules. The ``Confidential Line Count Information,'' as
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Iowa and U S WEST Communications, Inc. Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska and U S WEST Communications, Inc. Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice, DA 00-1827 (rel. Aug. 10, 2000). 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. Id. at 4. Id. at 1. Letter from Michael Schultz, Citizens Communications, to Federal Communications Commission (filed November 27, 2000). Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois, GTE South Incorporated and GTE North Incorporated Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in
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  • in � 54.806(f). MAA Phase In Percentage is: 50% as of July 1, 2000, 75% as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in � 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in � 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in � 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in � 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to � 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in � 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in � 54.806(i)
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Wyoming and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice,
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000 or Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 2000 Submission of 1999 Study Results, filed September 29, 2000. Citizens' parent company, Citizens Utilities Company, currently operates four study areas in Arizona with a combined line count of 161,600 access lines. See Petition at 1-2.
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  • certification stating that all interstate access universal service support received by the carrier will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.'' Carriers must file such certifications on the date the carrier first files its line count data information with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30th of each year. Absent the timely submission of such a certification, a carrier will not receive support. SBI seeks a waiver of the June 30th deadline for the submission of its 2001 certification for the receipt of interstate access universal service support. SBI states that it recently obtained eligible telecommunications carrier
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  • NO. SLD-367296). Granted the Request for Review and extended the implementation deadline by two years to September 30, 2006. (Dkt No. 02-6). Action by: Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 10/27/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-2833). WCB [51]DA-05-2833A1.doc [52]DA-05-2833A1.pdf [53]DA-05-2833A1.txt FEDERAL STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE; CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS AND FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted joint request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications, on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of the June 30, 2005, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 10/27/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-2829). WCB [54]DA-05-2829A1.doc [55]DA-05-2829A1.pdf [56]DA-05-2829A1.txt TELEPHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY.
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  • Open Video System certification. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 07/12/2006 by MO&O. (DA No. 06-1417). MB [16]DA-06-1417A1.doc [17]DA-06-1417A1.pdf [18]DA-06-1417A1.txt ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED JULY 12, 2006, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 133: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 07/12/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 06-1440). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 07/26/2006. Reply Comments Due: 08/02/2006. WCB. Contact: Vickie Robinson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [19]DA-06-1440A1.doc [20]DA-06-1440A1.pdf [21]DA-06-1440A1.txt References 1. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.doc 2. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.pdf 3. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.txt 4. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1441A1.pdf 5. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1441A1.txt 6. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266368A2.txt 7. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266368A1.pdf 8. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266367A2.txt 9. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266367A1.pdf 10. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.doc 11. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.pdf 12. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.txt 13. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1436A1.doc 14. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1436A1.pdf 15.
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  • THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the requests of Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative and Pembroke Telephone Cooperative's petition for waivers of the annual certification deadline set forth in 54.314 of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 08/14/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1633). WCB [38]DA-06-1633A1.doc [39]DA-06-1633A1.pdf [40]DA-06-1633A1.txt CELLULAR SOUTH LICENSES, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the request from Cellular South Licenses, Inc., an eligible telecommunications carrier for a waiver of the December 31, 2003, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support set for in section 54.802(a) of the Comission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 08/14/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1629). WCB [41]DA-06-1629A1.doc [42]DA-06-1629A1.pdf
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  • CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.; NEW BEGINNING MINISTRIES. Granted two separate petitions for exemption from the closed captioning requirements for video programming contained in section 79.1 of the Commission's rules. Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 09/11/2006 by MO&O. (DA No. 06-1802). CGB [34]DA-06-1802A1.doc [35]DA-06-1802A1.pdf [36]DA-06-1802A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the petition for waiver. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 09/12/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1861). WCB [37]DA-06-1861A1.doc [38]DA-06-1861A1.pdf [39]DA-06-1861A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/SOUTHEAST TELEPHONE, INC./CELLULAR NETWORK PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PIONEER CELLULAR/PINE BELT CELLULAR, INC. Granted three separate requests for waiver, filed by three eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs). (Dkt No.
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  • at (202) 418-7450 [40]DOC-268363A1.doc [41]DOC-268363A1.pdf [42]DOC-268363A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 11/06/2006. NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED. (DA No. 06-2281). (Dkt No 06-182 , 06-179). WCB. Contact: Adam Kirschenbaum at (202) 418-7280 or Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809 [43]DA-06-2281A1.doc [44]DA-06-2281A1.pdf [45]DA-06-2281A1.txt Released: 11/06/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 06-2280). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 11/20/2006. Reply Comments Due: 11/27/2006. WCB. Contact: Vickie Robinson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [46]DA-06-2280A1.doc [47]DA-06-2280A1.pdf [48]DA-06-2280A1.txt Released: 11/06/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, CLARIFICATION FILED BY NATIONAL LAMBDARAIL, INC. (DA No. 06-2279). (Dkt No 02-60) PLEADING CYCLE
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  • No. 96-45). Action by: Chief Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 12/28/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-2585). WCB [50]DA-06-2585A1.doc [51]DA-06-2585A1.pdf [52]DA-06-2585A1.txt MCI INC. Granted a request by MCI, Inc., on behalf of MCI metro., an ETC in New York, for waiver of the March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004, and September 30, 2004,filing deadlines for universal service IAS set forth in section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 12/28/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-2581). WCB [53]DA-06-2581A1.doc [54]DA-06-2581A1.pdf [55]DA-06-2581A1.txt ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED DECEMBER 27, 2006, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 248: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 12/27/2006. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF NEGOTIATION PERIOD BETWEEN SPRINT
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  • 418-1588 or Kimberly Jackson at (202) 418-7393. [53]DA-07-113A1.doc [54]DA-07-113A1.pdf [55]DA-07-113A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- SPEECHES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- REMARKS OF FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN, ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS ADVERTISING LAW AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CONFERENCE, JANUARY 18, 2007. OCH. As Prepared for Delivery [56]DOC-269594A1.doc [57]DOC-269594A1.pdf [58]DOC-269594A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the petition for waiver. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/18/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-110). WCB [59]DA-07-110A1.doc [60]DA-07-110A1.pdf [61]DA-07-110A1.txt IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALL HOME ACT OF 2006. Adopted an item forbearing from applying certain Universal Service and TRS contribution requirements to calls placed by Armed Forces personnel stationed or deployed
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  • BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 54.313 AND 54.314 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the Petition for Waiver. Action by: Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-236). WCB [221]DA-07-236A1.doc [222]DA-07-236A1.pdf [223]DA-07-236A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF NY AND AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the Petition for Waiver. Action by: Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-234). WCB [224]DA-07-234A1.doc [225]DA-07-234A1.pdf [226]DA-07-234A1.txt RONAN TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUEST FOR WAIVER AND EXTENSION OF TIME OF TRIBAL LAND BIDDING CREDIT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT FOR A LOWER 700 MHZ BAND LICENSE. Waived the Commission's rules to extend the tribal land
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  • 337 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT FILED BY THE STATE OF WYOMING TO CONSTRUCT A STATEWIDE NARROWBAND DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (DA No. 08-802). Comments Due: 04/17/2008. Reply Comments Due: 04/24/2008. PSHSB. Contact: David Siehl at (202) 418-1313, email: David.Siehl@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-7233 [59]DA-08-802A1.doc [60]DA-08-802A1.pdf [61]DA-08-802A1.txt Released: 04/03/2008. COMMENT SOUGHT ON A PETITION FILED BY LBH, L.L.C. FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 08-777). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 05/05/2008. Reply Comments Due: 05/20/2008. WCB. Contact: Jennifer Prime at (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484 [62]DA-08-777A1.doc [63]DA-08-777A1.pdf [64]DA-08-777A1.txt Released: 04/03/2008. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE JOINT PETITITION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND PINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC. TO WAIVE THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36 OF
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  • and 54.314(d) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45, 08-71). Action by: Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/21/2009 by ORDER. (DA No. 09-887). WCB [64]DA-09-887A1.doc [65]DA-09-887A1.pdf [66]DA-09-887A1.txt XFONE USA, INC. Granted in part and denied in part a request filed by Xfone USA, Inc. for waivers of high-cost universal service support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 08-71). Action by: Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/21/2009 by ORDER. (DA No. 09-885). WCB [67]DA-09-885A1.doc [68]DA-09-885A1.pdf [69]DA-09-885A1.txt NORTHEAST IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted a request by ICORE, Inc. on behalf of Northeast Iowa, an incumbent LEC that has been designated as an ETC, for a waiver of the data submission reporting deadline set
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  • No. 96-45 ). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/29/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-727). WCB [65]DA-10-727A1.doc [66]DA-10-727A1.pdf [67]DA-10-727A1.txt PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES/FEDERAL STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/ NEBRASKA TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. Denied six requests for waiver of various high-cost universal service support filing deadlines set forth in Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a) and 54.809(c)of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45 08-71 ). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/29/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-748). WCB [68]DA-10-748A1.doc [69]DA-10-748A1.pdf [70]DA-10-748A1.txt PETITION FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES/FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/THE GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN ADDENDUM TO ITS STATE CERTIFICATION. Granted the petition for
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) ("Alaska Gateway Order") at P 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at PP 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • application for review. CC DKT No. 02-6 [154]DA-10-1990 November 1, 2010 November 8, 2010 Comments Sought On F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers and Business Mens Telephone Company for a waiver of the filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. CC DKT No. 08-71 [155]DA-10-1989 November 15, 2010 November 30, 2010 Comments Sought On Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc. Public Notice: Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc. (Standing Rock), a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider owned and operated by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, was recently designated as an eligible telecommunications
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  • the purpose of providing the Hurricane Katrina Lifeline Assistance. [36]Word | [37]Acrobat October 2005 Releases 10/27/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau would grant a joint request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications, on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of the June 30, 2005, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support set forth in section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules. [38]Word | [39]Acrobat 10/7/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau grants the petition of RCC Minnesota, Inc. and RCC Atlantic, Inc. to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier in portions of its licensed service areas in New Hampshire. [40]Word | [41]Acrobat September 2005 Releases 9/14/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau granted Northwest Communications Cooperative and Noonan
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  • River Telephone Cooperative (North River), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in Virginia, for a waiver of the annual filing deadline set forth in section 54.904(d) of the Commissions rules. We find that North River has demonstrated good cause that warrants this waiver. 12/28/06. [20]Word | [21]Acrobat| [22]Text 12/28/06 Order: In this Order, we grant MCI's petition for waiver of sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's rules. MCI missed its annual certification and three quarterly line reports for interstate access support (IAS) during a time when it was transitioning from bankruptcy. We find that MCI has demonstrated good cause to grant this waiver: MCI's difficulties with emerging from bankruptcy and the impact of a loss of approximately $1.5 million in IAS
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  • [16]WCB site map Search the FCC: _______________ Submit [17]Help | [18]Advanced | [19]Share Universal Service for High Cost Areas 2007 Headlines December 2007 Releases 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commissions rules. Comments on the petition are due by January 25, 2008, and reply comments are due by February 11, 2008. Public Notice: [20]Word | [21]Acrobat 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice initiating a proceeding to consider USCOC of Greater Missouri, LLC d/b/a U.S. Cellular's petition for redefinition of certain rural telephone company
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  • publication in the Federal Register, and reply comments will be due 21 days after Federal Register publication. Order: [53]Word | [54]PDF Martin Statement: [55]Word | [56]PDF Copps, Adelstein, Tate and McDowell Joint Statement: [57]Word | [58]PDF October 2008 Releases 10/22/08 HTC Services, Inc. Wireline Competition Bureau denies a petition by HTC for a waiver of the filing deadlines in section 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. Order: [59]Word | [60]PDF 10/22/08 Wireline Competition Bureau Addresses Universal Service Fund Waiver Requests Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants six separate requests, filed by Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (ACT); Allo Communications (Allo); Aventure Communication Technology, LLC (Aventure); CC Cellular; PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC (PrairieWave); and Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless (XIT), for waivers
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  • North River Telephone Cooperative (North River), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in Virginia, for a waiver of the annual filing deadline set forth in section 54.904(d) of the Commissions rules. We find that North River has demonstrated good cause that warrants this waiver. 12/28/06. [19]Word | [20]Acrobat| [21]Text Order: In this Order, we grant MCI's petition for waiver of sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's rules. MCI missed its annual certification and three quarterly line reports for interstate access support (IAS) during a time when it was transitioning from bankruptcy. We find that MCI has demonstrated good cause to grant this waiver: MCI's difficulties with emerging from bankruptcy and the impact of a loss of approximately $1.5 million in IAS
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/universal_service/Archives/univsvce2007archive.html
  • > Headline Archives 2007 Archives [15]WCB site map Search the FCC: _______________ Submit [16]Help | [17]Advanced | [18]Share Universal Service 2007 Headlines December 2007 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commissions rules. Comments on the petition are due by January 25, 2008, and reply comments are due by February 11, 2008. Public Notice: [19]Word | [20]Acrobat 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice initiating a proceeding to consider USCOC of Greater Missouri, LLC d/b/a U.S. Cellular's petition for redefinition of certain rural telephone company
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  • Public Library [145]Word | [146]PDF Radford City Schools [147]Word | [148]PDF Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies [149]Word | [150]PDF Trenton City Schools [151]Word | [152]PDF United Talmudical Academy [153]Word | [154]PDF West Branch-Rose City Area Schools [155]Word | [156]PDF 10/22/08 HTC Services, Inc.: Wireline Competition Bureau denies a petition by HTC for a waiver of the filing deadlines in section 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. Order: [157]Word | [158]PDF 10/22/08 Wireline Competition Bureau Addresses Universal Service Fund Waiver Requests: Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants six separate requests, filed by Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (ACT); Allo Communications (Allo); Aventure Communication Technology, LLC (Aventure); CC Cellular; PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC (PrairieWave); and Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless (XIT), for waivers
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  • end of 2012 in order to provide support beginning January 1, 2013. [113]Word|[114]PDF 12/7/2011 Washington RSA No.8 Limited Partnership Order: In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular (Inland Cellular) for a waiver of the universal service high-cost support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. [115]Word|[116]PDF 12/2/2011 USF/ICC Transformation Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau provides notice that it is releasing data and maps relevant to the USF/ICC Transformation Proceeding. [117]Word|[118]PDF November 2011 Releases 11/18/2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order & FNPRM: In this order, the Commission comprehensively reforms and modernizes the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems to ensure that robust, affordable
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  • direct USAC to institute or continue recovery actions against them. [324]Word [325]PDF 12/7/2011 Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership Order: In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular (Inland Cellular) for a waiver of the universal service high-cost support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. [326]Word [327]PDF 12/6/2011 Lifeline Duplicate Resolution Process Guidance Letter: The Wireline Competition Bureau releases a guidance letter directing the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to issue a request for proposals (RFP) by January 16, 2012, to procure customer care functionalities for the Lifeline Duplicate Resolution Process so that it can continue with targeted IDVs in select
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) (``Alaska Gateway Order'') at � 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at �� 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice, DA 00-1827 (rel. Aug. 10, 2000). 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. Id. at 4. Id. at 1. Letter from Michael Schultz, Citizens Communications, to Federal Communications Commission (filed November 27, 2000). Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois, GTE South Incorporated and GTE North Incorporated Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Colorado, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000 or Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 2000 Submission of 1999 Study Results, filed September 29, 2000. Citizens' parent company, Citizens Utilities Company, currently operates four study areas in Arizona with a combined line count of 161,600 access lines. See Petition at 1-2.
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  • certification stating that all interstate access universal service support received by the carrier will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.'' Carriers must file such certifications on the date the carrier first files its line count data information with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30th of each year. Absent the timely submission of such a certification, a carrier will not receive support. SBI seeks a waiver of the June 30th deadline for the submission of its 2001 certification for the receipt of interstate access universal service support. SBI states that it recently obtained eligible telecommunications carrier
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Wyoming and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice,
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  • certification by April 1, 2001 with the Universal Service Administrator Company (USAC) and the Commission stating that all universal service high-cost support received by RCC will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which support is intended.'' In addition, RCC requests a waiver of the line-count filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.903(a)(2) of the Commission's rules. The filing deadlines relate to RCC's receipt of universal service support for its service provided in the State of Washington. RCC contends that, without a waiver of these filings deadlines, it would not receive universal service support for the services it provided between August 14, 2002, the date of its ETC designation, and December
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  • Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions recently filed by the following incumbent and competitive eligible telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Megagate Broadband, Inc. f/k/a Cellular Associates, L.P. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 47 C.F.R. � 54.809(c) 03/30/04 United States Cellular Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 04/02/04 NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 47 C.F.R. � 54.903 04/06/04 East Ascension Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. � 54.301 04/09/04 Alliance Communications Cooperative, Inc. and Hills Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301 05/20/04 SEI Data, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802
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  • the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed FiberNet, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(4) 4/15/05 Dobson Cellular Systems 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 5/9/05 NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 5/17/05 Western Wireless Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 5/18/05 Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 7/8/05 Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 7/19/05 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before September 1, 2005 and reply comments on or before September 9, 2005. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by
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  • recently filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed North Dakota Limited Partnership 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314 11/12/04 ACS Wireless, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.313(d), and 54.314(d) 12/16/04 Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 12/23/04 MCI, Inc. and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 1/7/05 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership, Centennial Randolph Cellular, LLC, Elkhart Metronet, Inc., Mega Comm, LLC, Michiana Metronet, Inc., South Bend Metronet, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d) 1/18/05 Mississippi Public Service Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d) 1/21/05 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership and Centennial Claiborne Cellular Corp.
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: October 27, 2005 Released: October 27, 2005 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications (jointly, Frontier), on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules Louisa Communications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Northeast Iowa Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules United States Cellular Corporation Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's
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  • Wireline Competition Bureau FiberNet, LLC, Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4), CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Apr. 11, 2005 (FiberNet Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See FiberNet Petition at 1. FiberNet Petition at 2. Id. Id. at 3. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (``Northeast Cellular''). WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 06-1440 Release Date: July 12, 2006 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: July 26, 2006 Reply Comment Date: August 2, 2006 By this Public Notice, interested parties are invited to comment on a petition filed by Verizon Communications, Inc. seeking waiver of the quarterly line count filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service interstate access support pursuant to section 54.802(a)
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  • Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Grande Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307 and 54.314 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, 19 FCC Rcd 15580 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2004). See Highland Cellular, Inc. Supplement to Petition for Waiver, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Dec. 5, 2003). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.802 and 54.809. See Petition of Megagate Broadband, Inc. f/k/a XL Cellular Associates, L.P. for Waiver of Deadlines in 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.313(d)(3), 54.802(a) and 54.809(c), CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Mar. 30, 2004). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.802 and 54.809. See American Cellular Corp. Petition for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313 and 54.314, CC Docket
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: August 14, 2006 Released: August 14, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request from Cellular South Licenses, Inc. (Cellular South), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC), for a waiver of the December 31, 2003,
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  • Partnership; North Dakota 5 - Kidder Limited Partnership; and Bismarck MSA Limited Partnership, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Dec. 9, 2005. See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See Petition at 6. Id. at 7. Id. Id. at 8. Id. Id. at 17. Id. at 14. See id. at 8. Id. Id. at 15-16. Id. at 9. See id. at 6, 15, 16. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (``Northeast
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service SouthEast Telephone, Inc. Expedited Petition for Waiver of Deadlines in Sections 54.307(c)(2) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Cellular Network Partnership d/b/a Pioneer Cellular Petition for Waiver of Deadline in 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) Pine Belt Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: September 12, 2006 Released: September
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Verizon Communications Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: September 12, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), a price cap local exchange carrier (LEC), for a waiver of the June 30, 2006 filing deadline for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 06-2280 Release Date: November 6, 2006 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: November 20, 2006 Reply Comment Date: November 27, 2006 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by NPCR, Inc. seeking waiver of the June 30, 2006 line count filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service interstate access support pursuant to 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules.
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  • 18, 2006 Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing requirements associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(2) 9/29/06 AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 10/17/06 MTA Communications, Inc. d/b/a/ MTA Wireless 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 11/1/06 Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(b) 11/13/06 Interested parties may file comments on or before December 11, 2006 and reply comments on or before December 18, 2006. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using: (1) the Commission's Electronic Comment
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  • Rules (Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 36.612(a)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e)(2) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs, but section 214(e)(6) allows the Commission to designate as ETCs carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a state commission. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e)(2), (6). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 00-256, Fourteenth Report and Order, Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No. 96-45 and Report and Order in
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 6 6 6 6 - J ~ 6 d Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service MCI, Inc. Petitions for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: December 28, 2006 Released: December 28, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: introduction In this Order, we grant a request by MCI, Inc. (MCI), on behalf of MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. (MCImetro), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in New
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  • also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(5), 54.904. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e)(2) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs, but section 214(e)(6) allows the Commission to designate as ETCs carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a state commission. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e)(2), (6). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d)(5). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(d) and 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See
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  • Cooperative Petition for Waiver of the Deadline in 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d), CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Nov. 17, 2005 (Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local
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  • are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Pembroke Telephone Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b) 10/31/05 North River Telephone Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 11/17/05 Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 12/19/05 Great Lakes of Iowa, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.802, 54.809, 54.904 2/1/06 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before March 20, 2006, and reply comments on or before March 27, 2006. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may
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  • 2006 Reply Comment Date: January 24, 2006 Interested parties are invited to comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of various filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Advantage Cellular Systems 47 C.F.R. � 54.307 11/2/05 SouthEast Telephone, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307 and 54.802 12/20/05 Mid-Tex Cellular, Ltd. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(5) and 54.902 12/20/05 CenturyTel of Central Wisconsin, LLC and Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 36.612(a)(3) 12/22/05 Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before January 17, 2006, and reply comments on or before January
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  • � � � � 6 6 6 6 6 n � � 6 6 � � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. Request for Review of Decision of Universal Service Administrator; Petition for Waiver and/or Clarification of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 13, 2006 Released: January 13, 2006 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: introduction In this Order, we grant a request by Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. (Valor), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) with study areas in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, for a waiver
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service NPCR, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 18, 2007 Released: January 18, 2007 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by NPCR, Inc. (NPCR), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC), for a waiver of section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. For the reasons set
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ` ` ` Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a), and 54.903 of the Commission's Rules SouthEast Telephone, Inc. Petition of Waiver of Deadlines In 47 C.F.R. � 54.809(c) SEI Data, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline In 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: March 13, 2007 Released: March 13, 2007 By
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  • release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Renee R. Crittendon Acting Deputy Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Corr Wireless Communications, LLC, Petition for Limited Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.313(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed Mar. 18, 2003 (Corr Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), and 54.313(d)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(b). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d). If the October 1 deadline for first quarter support is missed, the certification must be filed by January 1 for support to begin in the second quarter, by April 1 for support to begin in the third quarter, and by July 1 for support to begin in the fourth
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  • this Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Renee R. Crittendon Acting Deputy Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Cellular South Licenses Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed August 9, 2006 (Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 26, 2007 Released: January 26, 2007 By the Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request by AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T Communications of California (collectively, AT&T), eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC), for a waiver of section
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  • Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Kansas Corporation Commission Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.313 and 54.314 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed July 14, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d), 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(a), 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification requirements for rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.314. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(b), 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Fourteenth Report and Order and Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, CC
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  • Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau MTA Communications, Inc. d/b/a MTA Wireless Petition for Waiver of Section 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed November 11, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Fourteenth Report and Order and Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order, CC Docket No. 00-256, 16 FCC Rcd
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  • 1.102, this Order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, filed September 29, 2006 (Petition). See also 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. 1. Id. at 2-3. Id. at 2. Id. Id. Id. at 2-3. Id. at 1 Id. at 3-7. Id. at 7. Id. at 2. Id. at 7. Id. at 5-6; see also Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership; North Central RSA 2 of North Dakota Limited Partnership; North Dakota RSA
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  • with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to the Commission's rules. Petitioner Rule Date Filed Illinois Commerce Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 1/10/07 Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2); 54,809(c) 1/29/07 Grande Communications Network, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 2/1/07 Range Telephone Cooperative Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 3/28/07 Prairie Wave Black Hills, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 4/9/07 Farmers Mutual Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. �� 54.314(d)(1); 54.314(d)(2) 5/17/07 Interested parties may file comments on or before July 19, 2007 and reply comments on or before August 3, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should
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  • associated with these requirements retroactive to the date of its ETC designation, November 29, 2005. Therefore, we find that no waiver of those sections is necessary. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Section 214(e) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers as ETCs. See 47 U.S.C. � 214(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(a). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.904(a) and (d). In the MAG Order, the Commission adopted a mechanism for accepting an untimely filed ICLS certification, whereby the carrier does not become eligible for ICLS until the second calendar quarter after the certification is untimely filed. See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of
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  • WAIVER OF A FILING DEADLINE RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: October 29, 2007 Reply Comment Date: November 13, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Dixie-Net Communications, Inc. seeking waiver of the June 30, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before October 29, 2007 and November 13, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
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  • Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: November 21, 2007 Reply Comment: December 6, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by the Community Cable Television Agency of O'Brien County d/b/a The Community Agency and TCA seeking waiver of the December 31, 2007, filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to sections 54.307(c)(3) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before November 21, 2007 and reply comments on or before December 6, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • OF FILING DEADLINES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: December 6, 2007 Reply Comment: December 21, 2007 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Texas RSA 8 South Limited Partnership d/b/a Westex Wireless seeking waiver of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds, pursuant to sections 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a), and 54.903(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before December 6, 2007 and reply comments on or before December 21, 2007. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using
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  • PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A FILING DEADLINE RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: January 25, 2008 Reply Comment: February 11, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before January 25, 2008 and reply comments on or before February 11, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • ICLS each receives will decline if their number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that each carrier's ICLS may be set at 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude the carriers from receiving ICLS at the 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in PRT, Consolidated, and Frontier receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap each carrier's future overall
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  • h � � DA: 08-1172 Released: May 16, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF FILING DEADLINES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: June 16, 2008 Reply Comment: July 1, 2008 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed iBroadband Networks, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Valley Communications 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 4/29/08 HTC Services Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 5/2/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before June 16, 2008 and reply comments on or before July 1, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments.
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  • Date: February 19, 2008 Reply Comment: March 5, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on petitions filed by the following telecommunications carriers seeking waivers of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds. Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership, dba XIT Wireless 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(1) 12/21/07 Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a) 12/26/07 Thumb Cellular, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(3) 1/07/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before February 19, 2008 and reply comments on or before March 5, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the
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  • (retrieved May 22, 2008); Aventure Request for Review at 4-5 (stating that Aventure had paid its January 2008 invoice and planned to pay its February 2008 invoice). USAC has confirmed that Aventure timely paid all three 2008 first quarter invoices. Aventure Request for Review at 7-8. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Verizon Communications Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10155, 10157, para. 7 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2006). See, e.g. Request for Review by National Network Communications, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 22 FCC Rcd 6783 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2007) (denying request for waiver of 45-day revision deadline for failure to show good cause for waiver
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  • Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.809 7/1/08 Flat Rock Telephone Co-Op, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e) 7/17/08 Western New Mexico Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 7/17/08 Yukon Telephone Company, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 7/23/08 Windstream Communications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(1) 7/28/08 Northern New England Telephone Operation LLC and Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.802(a); 54.809(c) 8/5/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before September 19, 2008 and reply comments on or before October 6, 2008. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting
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  • EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Dana R. Shaffer Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Westgate Communications LLC d/b/a WeavTel Petition of Waiver of the Section 54.903 Interstate Common Line Support Reporting Date, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed July 9, 2007) (Petition); 47 C.F.R. � 54.903. Petition at 1. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903(a)(3). Id. 47 C.F.R. � 54.903(a)(4). (MAG Order) (subsequent history omitted). Petition at 1. WeavTel also submitted supplemental information. See Letter from Richard Weaver, Manager of Operations, WeavTel, to Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Dec. 17, 2007) (asserting that without a waiver, WeavTel will
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  • T � T ( T x � DA 08-2106 Released: September 17, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: October 17, 2008 Reply Comment: November 3, 2008 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.904(d) 8/15/08 HTC Communications, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a) 8/22/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before October 17, 2008 and reply comments on or before November 3, 2008. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments.
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (SAC 519004) - Form 525 Filing Appeal Allo Communications Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline Aventure Communication Technology, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802 of the Commission's Rules CC Cellular Study Area Code 559002 Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c)(4) Line Count Certification for CETC Universal Service Funding PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless Petition for Waiver of the Section 54.307(c)(1) Applicable to the Line Count Submission Applicable
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines HTC Services, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) Deadlines for Submission of Line Count Data by Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Seeking Portable Interstate Access Support ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: October 22, 2008 Released: October 22, 2008 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we deny a petition by HTC Services Inc.
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  • T T T � T ( T x � DA 08-2641 Released: December 4, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: January 5, 2009 Reply Comment: January 21, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed FiberNet, LLC 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) 10/10/08 CommuniGroup of Jackson, Inc. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.802(a) 10/21/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before January 5, 2009 and reply comments on or before January 21, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the
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  • C.F.R. �� 36.611(h), 36.612, 54.307(d), 54.314(a), 54.903(a), and 54.904(d). None of these additional rules apply to Cedar Valley because Cedar Valley does not receive universal service support pursuant to any of these rules. We therefore find that no waiver of these rule sections is necessary. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802, 54.809, 54.903. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c). Petition at 2; 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c)(3). Petition at 2. Id. Id. Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. The Commission may exercise its discretion to waive a rule where the particular facts make strict compliance inconsistent with the public interest. Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v.
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  • 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on petitions filed by the following eligible telecommunications carriers and state Commission seeking waivers of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds. Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 2/8/08 PTI Pacifica Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.314 2/8/08 Aventure Communication Technology, LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c); 54.802 2/11/08 Northeast Iowa Telephone Company 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b) 2/15/08 Wyoming Public Service Commission 47 C.F.R. � 54.313(d)(3) 2/15/08 Interested parties may file comments on or before March 31, 2008 and reply comments on or before April 15, 2008. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ^ ^ ^ � ^ 2 ^ � � DA 08-777 Released: April 3, 2008 COMMENT SOUGHT ON A PETITION FILED BY LBH, L.L.C. FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: May 5, 2008 Reply Comment: May 20, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by LBH, L.L.C. seeking waiver of the December 31, 2007, filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service funds. Interested parties may file comments on
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  • 15, 2008) (Wyoming Commission Petition); see also 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d)(3), 54.314(d). We note that on January 10, 2007, the Illinois Commission attempted but failed to electronically file its petition with the Commission. The Illinois Commission ultimately filed its petition with the Commission on May 11, 2007. 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307, 54.313, 54.314, 54.802(a), 54.809, 54.903, 54.904. 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(a), 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification requirements for rural carriers is set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.314. See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.313(d), 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � � � � � F � � � � DA 09-1248 Release Date: June 5, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: July 6, 2009 Reply Comment Date: July 20, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed Long Lines Wireless, LLC 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c), 54.802(a) 04/22/2009 OTZ Telecommunications, Inc. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307 04/22/2009 Interested parties may file comments on or before July 6, 2009, and reply comments on or before July 20, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be
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  • 1, 2008. Centennial states that, due to the misunderstanding that surrounded the scope of its IAS eligibility, neither the section 54.809(c) certifications nor the required line count data were filed in the customary manner. Centennial argues that under section 54.809(c), a carrier must file its IAS certifications ``on the date that it first files its line counts pursuant to � 54.802,'' and because Centennial did not file line count data until February 4, 2008, its IAS certifications were not due until February 4, 2008. Alternatively, Centennial argues that public policy and fairness support the waiver of the rules in this instance. Centennial seeks a waiver to permit it to receive IAS funds for the first quarter of 2008, and a further
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 J J K a h h n v { � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6�
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  • text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ` � � � DA 09-1559 Release Date: July 21, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: August 20, 2009 Reply Comment Date: September 4, 2009 Petitioner Rule(s) Date Filed West River Telecommunications Cooperative 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e) 06/04/2009 Midcontinent Communications 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(c)(2), 54.802(a) 06/25/2009 Interested parties may file comments on or before August 20, 2009, and reply comments on or before September 4, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 L e e f | � � � � - � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x
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  • � DA 09-2130 Release Date: September 28, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON SKYLINK L.C. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: October 28, 2009 Reply Comment Date: November 12, 2009 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Skylink L.C. seeking waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support funds. Interested parties may file comments on or before October 28, 2009, and reply comments on or before November 12, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. . Filers
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  • (filed May 12, 2009) (SouthernLINC Reply Comments). RCA Comments at 8-10; U.S. Cellular Comments at 8-10. The Bureau addressed this issue, finding that high-cost support that is not disbursed to ETCs due to missed filing deadlines will be included in the March 2008 amounts available to competitive ETCs under the interim cap. See LBH, L.L.C. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Knology of the Black Hills, LLC f/k/a PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, USCOC of Cumberland, Inc. Hardy Cellular Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.809(c), 54.904(d), 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4806, 4811, para. 11 (Wireline
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 I b b c y � � � � � � � (R) � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&�
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  • BY MIDSTATE TELECOM, INC. FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: April 20, 2009 Reply Comment Date: May 5, 2009 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Midstate Telecom, Inc. seeking waiver of filing deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service funds, pursuant to sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before April 20, 2009 and reply comments on or before May 5, 2009. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that ACS's ICLS may be set at 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude ACS from receiving ICLS at the 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in ACS receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap ACS's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that CenturyTel's ICLS may be set at 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude CenturyTel from receiving ICLS at the 2008 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in CenturyTel receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap CenturyTel's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Grande Communications Networks, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c)(2) and 54.802(a) Applicable to the Line Count Submission for High-Cost Loop and Interstate Access Support Petition of iBroadband Network, Inc., d/b/a Cedar Valley Communications Section 54.314 of the Commission's Rules IT&E Overseas, Inc. Petition for Protective Waiver of Section 54.314, 54.809, and 54.904 of the Commission's Rules
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines LBH, L.L.C. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Knology of the Black Hills, LLC f/k/a PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules USCOC of Cumberland, Inc. Hardy Cellular Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.809(c), 54.904(d), 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit d Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Xfone USA, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 ORDER Adopted: April 21, 2009 Released: April 21, 2009 By the Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant in part and deny in part a request filed by Xfone USA, Inc. (Xfone) for waivers of high-cost universal service support filing
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  • Commission, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Mar. 26, 2008) (Centennial March 26 Ex Parte Letter); 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307(d), 54.314(d). 47 U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements), 54.313 (certification requirements regarding use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS)), 54.904 (certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(b); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG)
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). In addition, the Wireline Competition Bureau ``may waive, reduce, modify, or eliminate contributor reporting requirements that prove unnecessary and require additional reporting requirements that the Bureau deems necessary to the sound and efficient administration of the universal service support mechanisms.'' 47 C.F.R. � 54.711(c). Verizon Wireless Petition at 6, citing Universal Service Contribution Methodology, WC Docket Nos. 06-122, 04-36, CC
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. 47 C.F.R.
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  • Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier Yukon Telephone Company, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC and Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's Rules Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification for a Rural Rate-of-Return Carrier PRWireless Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the FCC's Rules CommuniGroup of Jackson, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • BUSINESS MEN'S TELEPHONE COMPANY PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: November 15, 2010 Reply Comment Date: November 30, 2010 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company for a waiver of the filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. Interested parties may file comments on or before November 15, 2010, and reply comments on or before November 30, 2010. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. . Paper Filers:
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 U n n o ... � � ' tm � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A��
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 5 d d e { � ��� > � � � '' � � ��� > � (R) � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > �
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. Section 54.802(a) Dixie-Net Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Filing Deadline in 47 C.F.R. 54.802(a) The Community Cable Television Agency of O'Brien County d/b/a The Community Agency and TCA Petition for Waiver of the Commission's Universal Service Rules H&B Cable Service, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.809 of the Commission's Rules FiberNet, LLC Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4)
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.314(a). The certification requirement for non-rural carriers is set forth in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. 47 C.F.R.
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  • U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for LSS), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for interstate common line support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for interstate access support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(1). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(2). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e)(2)(iv). Flat Rock Petition at 1; 47
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  • U.S.C. � 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for LSS), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), and 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. The certification requirements for non-rural carriers are found in section 54.313 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.313. The certification
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  • ICLS each receives will decline if their number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that each carrier's ICLS may be set at 2009 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude the carriers from receiving ICLS at the 2009 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in VITELCO, FairPoint, and Windstream receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap each carrier's future overall
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 6 e e f | � ��� > � � � - � � ��� > � � � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ���
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  • Date: January 25, 2011 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON WILDFLOWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: February 24, 2011 Reply Comment Date: March 11, 2011 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Wildflower Telecommunications, LLC for waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. Section 54.802(a) sets forth deadlines for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) providing service within an area served by a price cap local exchange carrier to file line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to receive Interstate Access Support. Section 54.307(c) sets forth the deadlines for
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  • universal service subsidies are removed from their interstate-access rates. Need: In implementing the statutory requirements, these rules ensure that the universal service interstate-access support mechanism is specific, predictable and sufficient as it moves from implicit to explicit subsidies. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-209, 218-222, 254 and 403. Section Numbers and Titles: 54.800 Terms and definitions. 54.801 General. 54.802 Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator. 54.803 Universal service zones. 54.804 Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator. 54.805 Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator. 54.806 Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange carriers. 54.807
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  • Board on Universal Service Cedar-Wapsie Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.904(d) Filing Deadline For Submission of Annual Interstate Common Line Support Certification DialToneServices, L.P. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. d/b/a Innovative Telephone for Waiver of Section 54.903(a) of the Commission's Rules Wildflower Telecommunications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: August 2, 2011 Released: August 2, 2011 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant four
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 > m m n � � ��� > � ` � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ��� > ��PNG
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307 (c) and Section 54.802(a) of the FCC's rules ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 WC Docket No. 08-71 ORDER Adopted: December 7, 2011 Released: December 7, 2011 By the Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 W p p q � � � '' � � " " � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A�� "���\��v`` � 6�
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • 247 U.S.C. � 254(e). 3Id. 4See,e.g.,47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filingrequirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line (continued. . .) 184 Federal Communications Commission DA 11-42 3.Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules provides that a competitive ETC must file working line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company(USAC) on a quarterly basis to receive certain high-cost support.5Mandatory line count data are due on March 30, July 31, September 30, and December 30 of each
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 ; j j k � � ��� > � � � � � � ��� > � � � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ���
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  • d/b/a INLAND CELLULAR PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: April 20, 2011 Reply Comment Date: May 5, 2011 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular for waiver of filing deadlines required by sections 54.802(a) and 54.307(c) of the Commission's rules for receipt of high-cost universal service support. Section 54.802(a) sets forth deadlines for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) providing service within an area served by a price cap local exchange carrier to file line count data with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to receive Interstate Access Support. Section 54.307(c) sets forth the deadlines for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petitions for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the FCC's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 08-71 CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: March 29, 2011 Released: March 29, 2011 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: INTRODUCTION In this order, we grant a request by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company (F&B
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. USAC uses line count data filed in March to calculate third quarter support for the current calendar year, line count data
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  • 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. �� 54.301(b) and (e)(1) (data filings requirements for Local Switching Support), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and other high-cost support), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for Interstate Access Support (IAS)), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for ICLS), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 6371, 6411, para. 92 (2005) (ETC Designation Order). Under
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  • and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for the local switching support (LSS) mechanism), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism and other high-cost universal service support mechanisms), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate access support (IAS) mechanism), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for the ICLS mechanism), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See, e.g., Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC, Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules, et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order,
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  • for Submission of Annual Certification by Eligible Telecommunication Carrier Serving Lines in the Service Area of a Rate-of-Return Carrier to Receive Interstate Common Line Support Columbus Telephone Company Petition for Waiver of Section 54.903(a) of the Commission's Rules Great Lakes of Iowa, Inc. Petition for Waiver of the Commission's Universal Service Rules HTC Communications, LLC Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules Pine Belt Cellular, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.314 and 54.904 of the Commission's Rules Windy City Cellular, LLC Petition for Waiver of Universal Service High-Cost Filing Deadlines Section 54.307(c) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
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  • and (e)(1) (data filing requirements for the local switching support (LSS) mechanism), 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism and other high-cost universal service support mechanisms), 54.313 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (state certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost support by rural carriers), 54.802(a) (ETC line count filing requirements for the interstate access support (IAS) mechanism), 54.809 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of IAS), 54.903 (data filing requirements for the ICLS mechanism), 54.904 (carrier certification requirements regarding the use of ICLS). See, e.g., Benton/Linn Wireless, LLC, Petition for Waiver of Section 54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules, et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order,
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that Lakedale's ICLS may be set at 2010 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of the Commission's rules that would preclude Lakedale from receiving ICLS at the 2010 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in Lakedale receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of these waivers, we cap Lakedale's future overall annual ICLS at an amount
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 T m m n � � � ` � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l! �v"]�V�at�������-``````�"m(c)x<��G�<���={-N��J%t�<== �"""x ҍ� � ��(c)���!��'' �R)&� �A�� "���\��v``
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  • of overall policy on an individual basis. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969); Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. Waiver of the Commission's rules is therefore appropriate only if special circumstances warrant a deviation from the general rule, and such deviation will serve the public interest. Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 6 e e f | � ��� > � � � - � � ��� > � � � � � � � � � � � ��� > � � � � ��� > ��� > ���
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  • through (H) as (i) through (viii) Amend Appendix B, � 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``� 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``� 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.800(c); � 54.802(a), first and second sentences; �� 54.804(a) and (b); �� 54.807(c)(3) and (c)(4); � 61.48(m)(2)(vii), first sentence; � 69.152(d)(1); � 69.152(f); � 69.152(i); and � 69.152(q)(3) by replacing ``single line'' with ``single-line'' Amend Appendix B, �� 54.801(a) and (b) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' and by replacing ``July 1, 2000'' with ``January 1, 2000'' Amend Appendix B, � 54.801(d), � 54.802(a);
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  • Docket No. 99-67)/Petition of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to Amend Part 25 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Emissions Limits for Mobile and Portable Earth Stations Operating in the 1610-1660.5 MHz Band (RM No. 9165). Comments - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. In re: United States Cellular Corporation Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.313, 54.314, 54.307 and 54.802 of the FCC's Rules (CC Docket No. 96-45). Petition for Waiver Expedited Action Requested - United States Cellular Corporation. In the Matter of Madison River Telephone Company, LLC Tariff FCC No. 1, Transmittal No. 9 (WC 02-371). Rebuttal - Madison River Telephone Company. In Re: Application by Verizon Maryland, Inc., Verizon Washington, D.C. Inc. and Verizon West Virginia Inc., et
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  • Within 60 days of designation Newly designated ETCs will receive support as of the effective date of designation if certification is filed within 60 days Interstate Access Support Certification Price-cap LECs or ETCs serving lines in the service area of a price-cap LEC must file an annual certification on the date they first file line count information pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30 of each year, stating that all IAS provided to such carriers will be used only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. Filing Date Receive support in June 30 Third and fourth quarters of that year, first and second quarters of succeeding
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  • currently require that a rural carrier file line counts by disaggregation zone. 47 C.F.R. �� 36.611, 36.612. For example, line count data filed on March 31 will serve as the basis for Interstate Common Line Support distributed in the third calendar quarter (beginning July 1). See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13060 para. 227; 47 C.F.R. � 54.802(a). Such lines include all business class lines assessed the end user common line charge pursuant to 47 C.F.R. � 69.104. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.307. See id. at �� 36.611, 36.612, 54.307. Under section 54.307, competitive carriers submit line counts as of December 30 by the subsequent July 31, March 30 line counts by September 30, July 31line counts by
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  • 2, 2002); Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Fund Size Projections and Contribution Base for the First Quarter 2003, Appendix HC 8 (Universal Service Administrative Company, November 1, 2002). Line count estimates are based on line count data submitted by incumbent LECs in accordance with Part 36 of the Commission's rules and by competitive ETCs in accordance with sections 54.307 and 54.802 for high-cost support disbursed in the third quarter of 2002. See 47 C.F.R. �� 36.611, 36.612, 54.307, 54.802. Id. Competitive ETCs were located in 22 states, including Puerto Rico and Guam. In this Public Notice, we use the term ``mobile wireless'' to refer to Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers and not fixed wireless providers. See supra note 33. Id.
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  • of formulas. 47 C.F.R. � 69.606. For qualifying small companies, the average schedule option avoids the expense of preparing cost studies. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301(b). Price cap regulation is a method of regulation of dominant carriers, i.e., carriers with power to control prices, provided in sections 61.41 through 61.49 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. Price cap LECs and competitive LECs serving lines in the service area of a price cap LEC must file a certification with the Commission and USAC stating that all interstate access universal service support will be used for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. The certificate, which may be in the
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  • a price cap local exchange carrier or an eligible telecommunications carrier serving lines in the service area of a price cap local exchange carrier to receive interstate access universal service support, such carrier shall file an annual certification, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, on the date that it first files its line count information pursuant to � 54.802, and thereafter on June 30 of each year. Such carrier that files its line count information after the June 30 deadline shall receive support pursuant to the following schedule: (1) Carriers that file no later than September 30 shall receive support for the fourth quarter of that year and the first and second quarters of the subsequent year. (2) Carriers
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) (``Alaska Gateway Order'') at � 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at �� 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • of ICLS it receives will decline if its number of lines declines. Further, we partially waive the ICLS reporting and support calculation provisions of sections 54.901 and 54.903 of the Commission's rules so that Windstream's ICLS may be set at 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts and frozen at those per-line levels going forward. Finally, we waive any portions of sections 54.802 through 54.806 of our rules that would preclude Windstream from receiving ICLS at the 2007 per-line disaggregated ICLS amounts. To ensure that these waivers do not result in Windstream receiving increased ICLS in the future due to any increases in its line counts, as a condition of our waiver, we cap Windstream's future overall annual ICLS at an amount equal
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  • a culturally sensitive manner; (4) rights of way processes, land use permitting, facilities siting, environmental and cultural preservation review processes; and (5) compliance with Tribal business and licensing requirements. Elimination of Certain Data Reporting Requirements. Finally, as discussed above, we are eliminating LSS and IAS as standalone support mechanisms. This obviates the need for reporting requirements specific to 54.301(b) and 54.802 of our rules (and 54.301(e) after December 31, 2012). Overall, we think that the changes to the reporting requirements do not impose an undue burden on ETCs and that the benefits outweigh any burdens. Given the extensive public funding these entities receive, the expanded goals of the program, and the need for greater oversight, as noted by the GAO, it
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  • in � 54.806(f). MAA Phase In Percentage is: 50% as of July 1, 2000, 75% as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in � 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in � 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in � 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in � 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to � 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in � 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in � 54.806(i)
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) ("Alaska Gateway Order") at P 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at PP 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • not be distributed or collected. In the event that a participating price cap LEC acquires additional exchanges within which it is an incumbent LEC from an entity other than a price cap LEC, that acquisition should be reported to the Administrator pursuant to Section 54.803 and included in the determination of study area support for the acquiring price cap LEC. �54.802 Qualification for Universal Service Support. In order to receive Study Area Access USF Support in excess of the Minimum Support Requirement, a participating price cap incumbent LEC must have established state-approved geographically deaveraged UNE Loops rates, according to geographic zones. A participating Price Cap Incumbent LEC may receive Portable Access USF Support Per Line if that LEC has submitted the
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens is acquiring from U S WEST the following telephone exchanges: Alexander; Fairmount; Gwinner; Lisbon; Pembina; Watford City; Williston; and Wyndmere. Petition at 2. Id. Citizens
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Petition at 2. GTE Southwest Incorporated and Valor Telecommunications of Texas Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • could be determined from USAC's release of data on statewide, carrier-by-carrier, and per-line support amounts. The Commission concluded that the public interest in disclosure of the line count data would outweigh any interest in non-disclosure. The Bureau released a companion Interim Protective Order protecting the line count data of wire centers that do not receive support. In accordance with section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, on June 30, 2000, eligible carriers requesting interstate access universal service support submitted data to USAC showing the number of lines they serve in study areas served by price cap LECs. Section 54.802 of the Commission's rules provides that each eligible telecommunications carrier that provides service within a study area served by a price cap LEC
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  • line counts must be assigned to unbundled network element (UNE) zones if UNE zones have been established within that study area. Line count information must distinguish between residential/single-line business line counts and multi-line business line counts. This Interim Protective Order is intended to facilitate and expedite review of study area or UNE zone line count data submitted pursuant to section 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules that cannot be determined when USAC releases the results of calculations showing per-line and statewide interstate access universal service support levels as required by section 54.802(d) of the Commission's rules. Several carriers submitting such information have sought confidential treatment of these data pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules. The ``Confidential Line Count Information,'' as
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Iowa and U S WEST Communications, Inc. Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • under section 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include LEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska and U S WEST Communications, Inc. Seek Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules,
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice, DA 00-1827 (rel. Aug. 10, 2000). 47 C.F.R. � 1.3. WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. Id. at 4. Id. at 1. Letter from Michael Schultz, Citizens Communications, to Federal Communications Commission (filed November 27, 2000). Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois, GTE South Incorporated and GTE North Incorporated Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in
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  • in � 54.806(f). MAA Phase In Percentage is: 50% as of July 1, 2000, 75% as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in � 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in � 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in � 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in � 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to � 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in � 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in � 54.806(i)
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000, and Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 1999 Submission of 1998 Study Results, filed October 1, 1999. Citizens Telecommunications Company of Wyoming and Qwest Corporation Seek a Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules, Public Notice,
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  • 69.152, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier charges under section 69.153, Carrier Common Line charges under section 69.154, and Marketing under section 69.156, using Base Period lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 69.3(cc). Price Cap CMT Revenue does not include local exchange carrierLEC universal service contributions as of July 1, 2000 or Local Switching Pooled Revenue outlined in section 69.3(bb). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.802. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Petition at 1-2. See also NECA Universal Service Fund 2000 Submission of 1999 Study Results, filed September 29, 2000. Citizens' parent company, Citizens Utilities Company, currently operates four study areas in Arizona with a combined line count of 161,600 access lines. See Petition at 1-2.
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  • certification stating that all interstate access universal service support received by the carrier will be used ``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service for which the support is intended.'' Carriers must file such certifications on the date the carrier first files its line count data information with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commission's rules, and thereafter on June 30th of each year. Absent the timely submission of such a certification, a carrier will not receive support. SBI seeks a waiver of the June 30th deadline for the submission of its 2001 certification for the receipt of interstate access universal service support. SBI states that it recently obtained eligible telecommunications carrier
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  • NO. SLD-367296). Granted the Request for Review and extended the implementation deadline by two years to September 30, 2006. (Dkt No. 02-6). Action by: Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 10/27/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-2833). WCB [51]DA-05-2833A1.doc [52]DA-05-2833A1.pdf [53]DA-05-2833A1.txt FEDERAL STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE; CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS AND FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted joint request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications, on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of the June 30, 2005, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 10/27/2005 by ORDER. (DA No. 05-2829). WCB [54]DA-05-2829A1.doc [55]DA-05-2829A1.pdf [56]DA-05-2829A1.txt TELEPHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY.
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  • Open Video System certification. Action by: Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau. Adopted: 07/12/2006 by MO&O. (DA No. 06-1417). MB [16]DA-06-1417A1.doc [17]DA-06-1417A1.pdf [18]DA-06-1417A1.txt ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED JULY 12, 2006, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 133: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 07/12/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 06-1440). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 07/26/2006. Reply Comments Due: 08/02/2006. WCB. Contact: Vickie Robinson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [19]DA-06-1440A1.doc [20]DA-06-1440A1.pdf [21]DA-06-1440A1.txt References 1. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.doc 2. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.pdf 3. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266383A1.txt 4. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1441A1.pdf 5. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1441A1.txt 6. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266368A2.txt 7. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266368A1.pdf 8. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266367A2.txt 9. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266367A1.pdf 10. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.doc 11. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.pdf 12. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1437A1.txt 13. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1436A1.doc 14. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1436A1.pdf 15.
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  • THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the requests of Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative and Pembroke Telephone Cooperative's petition for waivers of the annual certification deadline set forth in 54.314 of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 08/14/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1633). WCB [38]DA-06-1633A1.doc [39]DA-06-1633A1.pdf [40]DA-06-1633A1.txt CELLULAR SOUTH LICENSES, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the request from Cellular South Licenses, Inc., an eligible telecommunications carrier for a waiver of the December 31, 2003, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support set for in section 54.802(a) of the Comission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 08/14/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1629). WCB [41]DA-06-1629A1.doc [42]DA-06-1629A1.pdf
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  • CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.; NEW BEGINNING MINISTRIES. Granted two separate petitions for exemption from the closed captioning requirements for video programming contained in section 79.1 of the Commission's rules. Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 09/11/2006 by MO&O. (DA No. 06-1802). CGB [34]DA-06-1802A1.doc [35]DA-06-1802A1.pdf [36]DA-06-1802A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the petition for waiver. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 09/12/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-1861). WCB [37]DA-06-1861A1.doc [38]DA-06-1861A1.pdf [39]DA-06-1861A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/SOUTHEAST TELEPHONE, INC./CELLULAR NETWORK PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PIONEER CELLULAR/PINE BELT CELLULAR, INC. Granted three separate requests for waiver, filed by three eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs). (Dkt No.
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  • at (202) 418-7450 [40]DOC-268363A1.doc [41]DOC-268363A1.pdf [42]DOC-268363A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 11/06/2006. NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED. (DA No. 06-2281). (Dkt No 06-182 , 06-179). WCB. Contact: Adam Kirschenbaum at (202) 418-7280 or Dennis Johnson at (202) 418-0809 [43]DA-06-2281A1.doc [44]DA-06-2281A1.pdf [45]DA-06-2281A1.txt Released: 11/06/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 06-2280). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 11/20/2006. Reply Comments Due: 11/27/2006. WCB. Contact: Vickie Robinson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [46]DA-06-2280A1.doc [47]DA-06-2280A1.pdf [48]DA-06-2280A1.txt Released: 11/06/2006. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, CLARIFICATION FILED BY NATIONAL LAMBDARAIL, INC. (DA No. 06-2279). (Dkt No 02-60) PLEADING CYCLE
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  • No. 96-45). Action by: Chief Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 12/28/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-2585). WCB [50]DA-06-2585A1.doc [51]DA-06-2585A1.pdf [52]DA-06-2585A1.txt MCI INC. Granted a request by MCI, Inc., on behalf of MCI metro., an ETC in New York, for waiver of the March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004, and September 30, 2004,filing deadlines for universal service IAS set forth in section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 12/28/2006 by ORDER. (DA No. 06-2581). WCB [53]DA-06-2581A1.doc [54]DA-06-2581A1.pdf [55]DA-06-2581A1.txt ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED DECEMBER 27, 2006, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 248: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 12/27/2006. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF NEGOTIATION PERIOD BETWEEN SPRINT
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  • 418-1588 or Kimberly Jackson at (202) 418-7393. [53]DA-07-113A1.doc [54]DA-07-113A1.pdf [55]DA-07-113A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- SPEECHES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- REMARKS OF FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN, ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS ADVERTISING LAW AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CONFERENCE, JANUARY 18, 2007. OCH. As Prepared for Delivery [56]DOC-269594A1.doc [57]DOC-269594A1.pdf [58]DOC-269594A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/NPCR, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the petition for waiver. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/18/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-110). WCB [59]DA-07-110A1.doc [60]DA-07-110A1.pdf [61]DA-07-110A1.txt IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALL HOME ACT OF 2006. Adopted an item forbearing from applying certain Universal Service and TRS contribution requirements to calls placed by Armed Forces personnel stationed or deployed
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  • BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTIONS 54.313 AND 54.314 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the Petition for Waiver. Action by: Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-236). WCB [221]DA-07-236A1.doc [222]DA-07-236A1.pdf [223]DA-07-236A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF NY AND AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the Petition for Waiver. Action by: Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 01/26/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-234). WCB [224]DA-07-234A1.doc [225]DA-07-234A1.pdf [226]DA-07-234A1.txt RONAN TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUEST FOR WAIVER AND EXTENSION OF TIME OF TRIBAL LAND BIDDING CREDIT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT FOR A LOWER 700 MHZ BAND LICENSE. Waived the Commission's rules to extend the tribal land
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  • 337 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT FILED BY THE STATE OF WYOMING TO CONSTRUCT A STATEWIDE NARROWBAND DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. (DA No. 08-802). Comments Due: 04/17/2008. Reply Comments Due: 04/24/2008. PSHSB. Contact: David Siehl at (202) 418-1313, email: David.Siehl@fcc.gov, TTY: (202) 418-7233 [59]DA-08-802A1.doc [60]DA-08-802A1.pdf [61]DA-08-802A1.txt Released: 04/03/2008. COMMENT SOUGHT ON A PETITION FILED BY LBH, L.L.C. FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.802(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 08-777). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 05/05/2008. Reply Comments Due: 05/20/2008. WCB. Contact: Jennifer Prime at (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484 [62]DA-08-777A1.doc [63]DA-08-777A1.pdf [64]DA-08-777A1.txt Released: 04/03/2008. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE JOINT PETITITION OF QWEST CORPORATION AND PINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC. TO WAIVE THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36 OF
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  • and 54.314(d) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45, 08-71). Action by: Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/21/2009 by ORDER. (DA No. 09-887). WCB [64]DA-09-887A1.doc [65]DA-09-887A1.pdf [66]DA-09-887A1.txt XFONE USA, INC. Granted in part and denied in part a request filed by Xfone USA, Inc. for waivers of high-cost universal service support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 08-71). Action by: Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/21/2009 by ORDER. (DA No. 09-885). WCB [67]DA-09-885A1.doc [68]DA-09-885A1.pdf [69]DA-09-885A1.txt NORTHEAST IOWA TELEPHONE COMPANY. Granted a request by ICORE, Inc. on behalf of Northeast Iowa, an incumbent LEC that has been designated as an ETC, for a waiver of the data submission reporting deadline set
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  • No. 96-45 ). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/29/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-727). WCB [65]DA-10-727A1.doc [66]DA-10-727A1.pdf [67]DA-10-727A1.txt PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES/FEDERAL STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/ NEBRASKA TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. Denied six requests for waiver of various high-cost universal service support filing deadlines set forth in Sections 54.307(c), 54.802(a) and 54.809(c)of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 96-45 08-71 ). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 04/29/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-748). WCB [68]DA-10-748A1.doc [69]DA-10-748A1.pdf [70]DA-10-748A1.txt PETITION FOR WAIVER OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINES/FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/THE GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN ADDENDUM TO ITS STATE CERTIFICATION. Granted the petition for
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  • the Matter of Requests for Review and Waiver of the Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Alaska Gateway School District et al., Order, 21 FCC Rcd 10182, 10186 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Sept. 14, 2006) ("Alaska Gateway Order") at P 7; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Cellular South Licenses, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 9165, 9168-69 (Wireline Comp. Bur., Aug. 14, 2006) at PP 8-9; In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Dixon Telephone Co., Lexcom Telephone Co., Citizens Telephone Co. of Higginsville, Missouri Petitions for Waiver of Section 54.301 Local Switching Support Data Submission Reporting Date, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 1717 (Wireline
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  • application for review. CC DKT No. 02-6 [165]DA-10-1990 November 1, 2010 November 8, 2010 Comments Sought On F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers' and Business Men's Telephone Company Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by F&B Communications, Inc. f/k/a Farmers and Business Mens Telephone Company for a waiver of the filing deadline required by section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules for receipt of universal service high-cost support. CC DKT No. 08-71 [166]DA-10-1989 November 15, 2010 November 30, 2010 Comments Sought On Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc. Public Notice: Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc. (Standing Rock), a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider owned and operated by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, was recently designated as an eligible telecommunications
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  • the purpose of providing the Hurricane Katrina Lifeline Assistance. [36]Word | [37]Acrobat October 2005 Releases 10/27/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau would grant a joint request by Citizens Communications and Frontier Communications, on behalf of 31 eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs), for a waiver of the June 30, 2005, filing deadline for interstate access universal service support set forth in section 54.802(a) of the Commissions rules. [38]Word | [39]Acrobat 10/7/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau grants the petition of RCC Minnesota, Inc. and RCC Atlantic, Inc. to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier in portions of its licensed service areas in New Hampshire. [40]Word | [41]Acrobat September 2005 Releases 9/14/05 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau granted Northwest Communications Cooperative and Noonan
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  • River Telephone Cooperative (North River), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in Virginia, for a waiver of the annual filing deadline set forth in section 54.904(d) of the Commissions rules. We find that North River has demonstrated good cause that warrants this waiver. 12/28/06. [20]Word | [21]Acrobat| [22]Text 12/28/06 Order: In this Order, we grant MCI's petition for waiver of sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's rules. MCI missed its annual certification and three quarterly line reports for interstate access support (IAS) during a time when it was transitioning from bankruptcy. We find that MCI has demonstrated good cause to grant this waiver: MCI's difficulties with emerging from bankruptcy and the impact of a loss of approximately $1.5 million in IAS
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  • [16]WCB site map Search the FCC: _______________ Submit [17]Help | [18]Advanced | [19]Share Universal Service for High Cost Areas 2007 Headlines December 2007 Releases 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commissions rules. Comments on the petition are due by January 25, 2008, and reply comments are due by February 11, 2008. Public Notice: [20]Word | [21]Acrobat 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice initiating a proceeding to consider USCOC of Greater Missouri, LLC d/b/a U.S. Cellular's petition for redefinition of certain rural telephone company
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  • publication in the Federal Register, and reply comments will be due 21 days after Federal Register publication. Order: [53]Word | [54]PDF Martin Statement: [55]Word | [56]PDF Copps, Adelstein, Tate and McDowell Joint Statement: [57]Word | [58]PDF October 2008 Releases 10/22/08 HTC Services, Inc. Wireline Competition Bureau denies a petition by HTC for a waiver of the filing deadlines in section 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. Order: [59]Word | [60]PDF 10/22/08 Wireline Competition Bureau Addresses Universal Service Fund Waiver Requests Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants six separate requests, filed by Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (ACT); Allo Communications (Allo); Aventure Communication Technology, LLC (Aventure); CC Cellular; PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC (PrairieWave); and Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless (XIT), for waivers
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  • North River Telephone Cooperative (North River), an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in Virginia, for a waiver of the annual filing deadline set forth in section 54.904(d) of the Commissions rules. We find that North River has demonstrated good cause that warrants this waiver. 12/28/06. [19]Word | [20]Acrobat| [21]Text Order: In this Order, we grant MCI's petition for waiver of sections 54.802(a) and 54.809(c) of the Commission's rules. MCI missed its annual certification and three quarterly line reports for interstate access support (IAS) during a time when it was transitioning from bankruptcy. We find that MCI has demonstrated good cause to grant this waiver: MCI's difficulties with emerging from bankruptcy and the impact of a loss of approximately $1.5 million in IAS
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  • > Headline Archives 2007 Archives [15]WCB site map Search the FCC: _______________ Submit [16]Help | [17]Advanced | [18]Share Universal Service 2007 Headlines December 2007 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Allo Communications, seeking waiver of the September 28, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of universal service support pursuant to section 54.802 of the Commissions rules. Comments on the petition are due by January 25, 2008, and reply comments are due by February 11, 2008. Public Notice: [19]Word | [20]Acrobat 12/26/07 Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice initiating a proceeding to consider USCOC of Greater Missouri, LLC d/b/a U.S. Cellular's petition for redefinition of certain rural telephone company
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  • Public Library [145]Word | [146]PDF Radford City Schools [147]Word | [148]PDF Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies [149]Word | [150]PDF Trenton City Schools [151]Word | [152]PDF United Talmudical Academy [153]Word | [154]PDF West Branch-Rose City Area Schools [155]Word | [156]PDF 10/22/08 HTC Services, Inc.: Wireline Competition Bureau denies a petition by HTC for a waiver of the filing deadlines in section 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. Order: [157]Word | [158]PDF 10/22/08 Wireline Competition Bureau Addresses Universal Service Fund Waiver Requests: Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants six separate requests, filed by Advanced Communications Technology, Inc. (ACT); Allo Communications (Allo); Aventure Communication Technology, LLC (Aventure); CC Cellular; PrairieWave Black Hills, LLC (PrairieWave); and Texas RSA 1 Limited Partnership dba XIT Wireless (XIT), for waivers
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  • end of 2012 in order to provide support beginning January 1, 2013. [129]Word|[130]PDF 12/7/2011 Washington RSA No.8 Limited Partnership Order: In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular (Inland Cellular) for a waiver of the universal service high-cost support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. [131]Word|[132]PDF 12/2/2011 USF/ICC Transformation Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau provides notice that it is releasing data and maps relevant to the USF/ICC Transformation Proceeding. [133]Word|[134]PDF November 2011 Releases 11/18/2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order & FNPRM: In this order, the Commission comprehensively reforms and modernizes the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems to ensure that robust, affordable
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  • direct USAC to institute or continue recovery actions against them. [387]Word [388]PDF 12/7/2011 Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership Order: In this Order, we deny a request by Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership; Eastern Sub-RSA Limited Partnership d/b/a Inland Cellular (Inland Cellular) for a waiver of the universal service high-cost support filing deadlines set forth in sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission rules. [389]Word [390]PDF 12/6/2011 Lifeline Duplicate Resolution Process Guidance Letter: The Wireline Competition Bureau releases a guidance letter directing the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to issue a request for proposals (RFP) by January 16, 2012, to procure customer care functionalities for the Lifeline Duplicate Resolution Process so that it can continue with targeted IDVs in select