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X4WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554hh]pp&  Xxx DA 971854   yx\ dddhy  aE#6\  P6QwÐP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov   X'wv #XP\  P6QW XP#FLORALA TELEPHONE COMPANY, GULF TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND ST. {JOSEPH TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH FILED A PETITION FOR WAIVER OF ~THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES  X '~  AAD 9781 Đ X 4c#XP\  P6QW XP# #XP\  P6QW XP# #6\  P6QwÐP#` `  ,hh]pp& #XP\  P6QW XP#`(# Released: August 28, 1997 ă  Xg ' Comment Date: September 18, 1997  XP'Reply Date: ` ` September 29, 1997  x  On July 8, 1997, Florala Telephone Company ("Florala"), Gulf Telephone Company  !<("Gulf"), and St. Joseph Telephone & Telegraph Company ("St. Joe") filed a petition for waiver  !of the definition of "Study Area" as set forth in the AppendixGlossary of Part 36 of the  !Commission's rules. That definition constitutes a rule freezing all study area boundaries, effective  !November 15, 1984. This waiver would allow the consolidation of the Florala and Gulf study  !areas with that of the St. Joe study area in conjunction with the merger of the three affiliated  !operating companies. The petitioners also request that, upon grant of the petition, the study area  !Vconsolidation be effective as of October 1, 1997. On August 25, 1997, the petitioners submitted  !a Florida Public Service Commission ("Florida PSC") order indicating that it does not object to  !the changes in the study area boundaries caused by the merger of the three operating companies.  !In addition, the Florida PSC indicated that it prefers that the service areas of the three companies  !}remain separate for the purpose of designating eligible telecommunications carriers for universal service funding.  X4 x+Interested parties may file comments on the petition on or before September 18, 1997 ,  X4 ! and reply comments on or before September 29, 1997 , with the Secretary, Federal  !Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222, Washington, D.C. 20554.  !Comments and reply comments should reference AAD 9781. Four (4) copies should also be  !sent to Adrian Wright, Competitive Safeguards Branch, Common Carrier Bureau, Room 257,  !q2000 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and one (1) copy should be sent to the  !Commission's contractor for public service record duplication: International Transcription Service  !(ITS), 1231 20Th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Copies of the petition may be obtained  !Rfrom the Accounting and Audits Division's public reference room, Room 812, 2000 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Copies are also available from ITS at (202) 8573800.  X&4 xWe will treat this proceeding as nonrestricted for purposes of the Commission's ex parte  X'4 !}rules. See generally, 47 C.F.R.  1.12001.1206. However, if this waiver petition is opposed,  X(4 !git will be treated as a restricted proceeding under the Commission's ex parte rules. See generally, 47 C.F.R.  1.12081.1216. For further information contact Adrian Wright at (202) 4180840.  Xv+4V  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ă