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Y-WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554`*(#  DA 961096 ă  yx] dddhy  `F#6\  P6QzmP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  Y-#XP\  P6QZXP#`"(# Released: July 10, 1996 }COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVERS OF SECTION |69.605(C) AND THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIXGLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES 0AAD 9670 Comment Date: August 12, 1996  X-Reply Date:` ` August 27, 1996  Y-  ! xOn June 18, 1996, Bryant Pond Telephone Company; Lincolnville Telephone Company;  x/Maine Telephone Company; MidMaine Telecom., Inc.; Northland Telephone Company of  xMaine, Inc.; Oxford West Telephone Company; Sidney Telephone Company; Standish  xTelephone Company; and Tidewater Telecom., Inc. ("the Maine Companies") filed a joint  xpetition for waiver of the definition of "study area" as set forth in the AppendixGlossary of Part  x36 of the Commission's rules. That definition constitutes a rule freezing all study area  xboundaries. These waivers would allow the Maine Companies to realign the existing statewide  xlstudy area, consisting of the entirety of the former GTEMaine territory, in a manner that  x<reflects the operations of these companies subsequent to the sale of GTEMaine to several of the  x=Maine Companies. In sum, the petitioners seek waivers to expand existing study areas, and to establish two new study areas.   xThe Maine Companies further request that the Commission not cap their postacquisition  xlevels of assistance from the Universal Service Fund. In addition, Oxford West Telephone  x Company requests waiver of Section 69.605(c) of the Commission's access charge rules, 47  xC.F.R.  69.605(c), to permit it to convert to average schedule status for interstate settlement  x<purposes. Petitioners state that the proposed waiver requests have been approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission.  Y"-  >xInterested parties may file comments on the joint petition on or before August 12, 1996 ,  Y#- xand reply comments on or before August 27, 1996 , with the Secretary, Federal Communications  xzCommission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222, Washington, D.C. 20554. Comments and reply  xycomments should reference AAD 9670. Four (4) copies should also be sent to Adrian Wright,  xCompetitive Safeguards Branch, Common Carrier Bureau, and one (1) copy should be sent to  xthe Commission's contractor for public service record duplication: International Transcription  xmService (ITS), 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037. Copies of the  xzpetition may be obtained from the Accounting and Audits Division's public reference room,  xRoom 812, 2000 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Copies are also available from ITS at (202) 8573800.1+,,,!*e@d;[! ,L(# a4Right Pa] '#l -A] haph NumbersԌ-+,,,!*e@d;[!,L H\ '#k \ h@ Ԍ X-  ԙxWe will treat this proceeding as nonrestricted for purposes of the Commission's ex parte  X- xkrules. See generally, 47 C.F.R.  1.12001.1206. If the waiver petition is opposed, however  X- xthis proceeding becomes restricted under the Commission's ex parte rules. See generally, 47 C.F.R.  1.12081.1216. For further information contact Adrian Wright at (202) 4180830.  X-T Ã  X-V FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ă