Universal Service for High Cost Areas 2007 Headlines
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
Commission’s rules. Comments on the petition are due by January 25, 2008,
and reply comments are due by February 11, 2008.
Public Notice: Word | 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 study areas in the state of Missouri.
Comments in the proceeding are due by January 25, 2008, and reply comments
are due by February 11, 2008.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
12/20/07
Order: In this order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau approves NECA's and USAC's proposed 2008 high-cost
loop and local switching support formulas for providing universal service
support to average schedule companies.
Order: Word | Acrobat
12/13/07
Public Notice: Virgin Mobile: The Wireline
Competition Bureau seeks comment on four petitions filed by Virgin Mobile
USA, L.P. (Virgin Mobile). One petition requests that the Commission
forbear from applying the requirement in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the
Act that an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) offer services
supported by the universal service fund using either its own facilities
or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carrier’s
services. In the remaining three petitions, Virgin Mobile seeks designation
as an ETC, only for purposes of participation in the Lifeline/Link Up
program, in the state of New York and the commonwealths of Pennsylvania
and Virginia. Comments are due January 14, 2008 and reply comments are
due January 29, 2008.
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12/13/07
Public Notice: TracFone: The Wireline
Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions filed by TracFone Wireless,
Inc. seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC),
only for purposes of participating in the Lifeline program, in the states
of Delaware and New Hampshire. Comments are due January 14, 2008 and
reply comments are due January 29, 2008.
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12/12/07
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
released an order granting a request from Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership
(Bristol Bay), a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier in Alaska,
for a waiver of section 54.307(b) of the Commission’s rules. Specifically,
due to the unique circumstances presented by Bristol Bay, the order waives
the requirement that subscriber line count data submitted for purposes
of obtaining universal service support be based on the subscriber’s billing
address.
Order: Word | Acrobat
12/4/07
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Osirus Communications, Inc.,
seeking waiver of Commission rules to allow it to join the National Exchange
Carrier Association (NECA) and to receive immediate universal service
support. Comments are due January 3, 2008 and reply comments are due
January 18, 2008.
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11/29/07
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by CC Cellular, seeking waiver
of the March 30, 2007, filing deadline associated with the receipt of
universal service funds pursuant to sections 54.307(c)(4) of the Commission's
rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before December 29,
2007 and reply comments on or before January 13, 2008.
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11/29/07
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Hargray Wireless, LLC, pursuant
to section 54.207 of the Commission's rules, requesting the Commission's
agreement with the decision of the South Carolina Public Service Commission
to redefine the service area of United Telephone Company of the Carolinas
d/b/a Embarq at the wire center level. Interested parties may file comments
on or before December 29, 2007 and reply comments on or before January
13, 2008.
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11/26/07
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau released a Public Notice initiating a proceeding to consider Triangle
Communication System, Inc.'s petition for redefinition of certain rural
telephone company study areas in the state of Montana. Comments in the
proceeding are due by December 26, 2007, and reply comments are due by
January 10, 2008.
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11/20/07
Recommended Decision: Federal-State
Joint Board on Universal Service Issues Recommended Decision on High-Cost
Reform.
Recommended Decision: Word | Acrobat
11/9/2007
Public Notice: Comment is sought on
petitions filed by Saddleback Communications, Gila River Telecommunications,
Inc., and Pine Belt Cellular, Inc. seeking waivers of the October 1,
2007, deadline for Commission-designated eligible telecommunications
carriers to file annual reports pursuant to section 54.209 of the Commission’s
rules. Comments are due by November 23, 2007 and reply comments are due
by November 30, 2007. 11/9/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
11/6/2007
Public Notice: Comment is sought 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. Comments are due by December
6, 2007 and reply comments are due by December 21, 2007. 11/6/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
10/22/2007
Public Notice: TCA High-Cost Waiver
Petition: Comment is sought on a petition by The Community Cable Television
Agency of O'Brien County d/b/a The Community Agency and TCA (TCA) seeking
wavier of the December 31, 2006, filing deadlines associated with the
receipt of universal service funds pursuant to sections 54.307 and 54.802
of the Commission's rules. Comments are due by November 21, 2007 and
reply comments are due by December 6, 2007. 10/22/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
10/22/2007
Public Notice: United States Cellular
Redefinition: Comment is sought on a petition filed by United States
Cellular requesting the Commission’s agreement with the decision of the
Nebraska Public Service Commission to redefine the service areas of certain
rural telephone companies in Nebraska at the wire center level. Comments
are due by November 21, 2007 and reply comments are due by December 6,
2007. 10/22/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
10/5/2007
Public Notice: Comment is sought on
the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.'s 2008 modification of
average schedule universal service high-cost loop support formula, and
on the Universal Service Administrative Company's 2008 average schedule
company local switching support formula. Comments are due November 5,
2007 and reply comments are due November 20, 2007. 10/5/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
10/5/2007
Public Notice: Comment is sought on
the petition for study area waiver filed jointly by Beaver Creek Cooperative
Telephone Company and Qwest Corporation. Comments on the petition are
due November 5, 2007 and reply comments are due November 20, 2007. 10/5/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
9/27/2007
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a high-cost filing deadline waiver petition filed
by Dixie-Net Communications, Inc. Dixie-Net is seeking a waiver of the
June 30, 2007 filing deadline required by section 54.802 of the Commission's
rules. Comments on the petition are due October 29, 2007 and reply comments
are due November 13, 2007. 9/27/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
9/27/2007
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by USCOC of Greater Missouri,
Inc. d/b/a U.S. Cellular requesting the Commission’s agreement with the
decision of the Missouri Public Service Commission to redefine the service
areas of certain rural telephone companies in Missouri at the wire center
level. Comments on the petition are due October 29, 2007 and reply comments
are due November 13, 2007. 9/27/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
9/20/2007
Order: The Telecommunications Access
Policy Division adopted a protective order to provide limited access
to confidential information in Centennial USVI Operations Corp.'s petition
for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. 9/20/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
9/20/2007
Order: The Telecommunications Access
Policy Division adopted a protective order to provide limited access
to confidential information in Choice Communications LLC's petition for
designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. 9/20/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/30/2007
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Decatur Telephone Company
seeking waiver of the June 30, 2007, filing deadline associated with
the receipt of universal service funds pursuant to section 54.904 of
the Commission's rules. Comments on the petition are due October 1, 2007
and reply comments are due October 15, 2007. 8/30/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/29/2007
Public Notice: Triangle Communication
Redefinition: The Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) seeks comment on
a petition filed by Triangle Communication System Inc. requesting the
Commission’s agreement with the decision of the Montana Public Service
Commission to redefine the service areas of certain rural telephone companies
in Montana at the wire center level. Comments on the petition are due
September 28, 2007 and reply comments are due October 15, 2007. 8/29/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/16/2007
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by ICORE, Inc. on behalf of
Pattersonville Telephone Company, seeking waiver of the June 30, 2007
filing deadline associated with the receipt of interstate common line
support universal service funds pursuant to section 54.903 of the Commission's
rules. Comments on the petition are due September 17, 2007 and reply
comments are due October 2, 2007. 8/16/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/15/2007
Order: The Telecommunications Access
Policy Division adopted a protective order to provide limited access
to confidential information in Corr Wireless Communications LLC's petition
for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier in Alabama. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/15/2007
Order: The Telecommunications Access
Policy Division adopted a protective order to provide limited access
to confidential information in NEP Cellcorp, Inc.'s petition for designation
as an eligible telecommunications carrier in Pennsylvania. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/15/2007
Order: The Telecommunications Access
Policy Division adopted a protective order to provide limited access
to confidential information in Cingular Wireless LLC's petition for designation
as an eligible telecommunications carrier in Georgia. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/15/2007
Public Notice: In this Public Notice,
the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions seeking
eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designations. One petition
was filed by NEP Cellcorp, Inc., which is seeking ETC designation in
Pennsylvania, and the other was filed by Corr Wireless Communications
LLC, which is seeking ETC designation in Alabama. Comments on the petitions
are due August 29, 2007 and reply comments are due September 5, 2007. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/13/2007
Order: In this order, Telecommunications
Access Policy Divisuion grants Sagebrush Cellular, Inc. (Sagebrush) a
waiver of the certification filing deadline in section 54.904(d) of the
Commission's rules to allow Sagebrush to receive Interstate Common Line
Support from the date of its ETC designation. 8/8/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/8/2007
Public Notice: In this Public Notice,
the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a study area waiver
petition filed by Qwest. Qwest seeks a waiver of the study area boundary
freeze to allow it to transfer a territory in Wyoming to RT Communications.
Comments on the petition are due September 7, 2007, and reply comments
are due September 24, 2007. 8/8/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/6/2007
Order: The Commission denied a petition
filed by Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. requesting that the Commission
forbear from enforcing certain sections of the Commission’s rules to
permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for high-cost universal service support
under the non-rural mechanism, rather than under the high-cost loop support
mechanism for rural carriers. 8/6/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/1/2007
Public Notice: In this Public Notice,
comment is sought on two petitions for waiver of universal service line
count filing rules, filed by Vantage Point and WeavTel Communications
LLC. Comments on the petitions are due August 31, 2007, and reply comments
are due September 17, 2007. 8/1/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
8/1/2007
Order: This order grants Centennial
Communications Corp.'s request to extend the reply comment deadline on
its request for review and reversal of a decision by USAC regarding the “true-up” of
interstate common line support (ICLS) universal service payments disbursed
to Centennial Puerto Rico in 2004. The deadline for filing reply comments
is extended from August 13, 2007 to August 31, 2007. 8/1/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
7/9/2007
Public Notice: Comment is sought on
a petition filed by TDS, FairPoint, and Burke's Garden Telephone Company,
seeking revocation of Sprint/Nextel's ETC designation in Virginia. Comments
on the petition are due August 8, 2007, and reply comments are due August
23, 2007. 7/9/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
6/27/2007
Public Notice: Comment sought on Centennial
Communications Corp.’s request for review of a USAC decision regarding
the true-up of interstate common line support universal service payments
for Puerto Rico in 2004. Comments on the request for review are due July
27, 2007, and reply comments are due August 13, 2007. 6/27/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
6/19/2007
Public Notice: The Bureau released
a Public Notice seeking comment on six petitions seeking waivers of various
filing requirements associated with the receipt of universal service
support pursuant to the Commission’s rules. The petitions were filed
by the Illinois Commerce Commission; Pine Cellular Phones, Inc.; Grande
Communications Network, Inc.; Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc.; Prairie
Wave Black Hills, L.L.C.; and Farmers Mutual Telephone Company. Comments
on the petitions are due July 19, 2007 and reply comments are due August
3, 2007. 6/19/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
6/19/2007
Public Notice: The Bureau released
a Public Notice seeking comment on petitions for waiver of section 36.611
and 36.612 of the Commission’s rules filed by Allband Communications
Cooperative and Direct Communications Cedar Valley. Comments on the petitions
are due July 19, 2007 and reply comments are due August 3, 2007. 6/19/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
6/19/2007
Public Notice: The Bureau released
a Public Notice seeking comment on a petition for study area waiver filed
by El Paso Telephone Company and Qwest Corporation. Comments on the petition
are due July 19, 2007 and reply comments are due August 3, 2007. 6/19/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
6/12/2007
Order: On June 12, 2007, the Commission
released an order granting an extension of time for parties to file reply
comments in response to the May 14, 2007 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
which sought comment on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service’s
recommendation that the Commission adopt an interim, emergency cap on
high-cost universal service support for competitive eligible telecommunications
carriers. The reply comment date is changed from June 13, 2007, to June
21, 2007. 6/12/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
5/23/2007
Public Notice: On May 14, 2007, the
Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking comment
on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service’s recommendation
that the Commission adopt an interim, emergency cap on high-cost universal
service support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers.
The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadlines as 14 and
21 days, respectively, after publication of the Notice in the Federal
Register. On May 23, 2007, a summary of the Notice appeared in the Federal
Register. Accordingly, comments will be due on June 6, 2007, and reply
comments will be due on June 13, 2007. 5/23/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
5/14/2007
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: In this
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), we seek comment on the recommendation
of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Joint Board) that
the Commission take immediate action to rein in the explosive growth
in high-cost universal service support disbursements. Specifically, we
seek comment on the Joint Board’s recommendation that the Commission
impose an interim, emergency cap on the amount of high-cost support that
competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) may receive.
The Joint Board also recommended that both it and the Commission further
explore comprehensive high-cost distribution reform, and sought comment
on various reform proposals in a Public Notice released on the same day
as the Recommended Decision. 5/14/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
4/25/2007
Public Notice: Public Notice seeks
comment on a petition for declaratory ruling and preemption of a Texas
PUC order filed by a group of rural carriers. The petitioners request
that the Commission issue a declaratory ruling affirming that rooftop
or pole-mounted antenna used with fixed satellite service and mobile
handset and accessories used with mobile satellite service do not satisfy
the "facilities" requirement of sec. 214(e) of the Act. The petitioners
also seek an order preempting the Texas PUC's designation of DialToneServices
(DTS) as an ETC, because DTS does not meet section 214(e)'s facilities
requirement. Comments on the petition are due May 25, 2007, and reply
comments are due June 11, 2007. 4/25/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
4/6/2007
Order: In this order, pursuant to section
10(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), the Wireline
Competition Bureau extend by 90 days the date by which the petition requesting
forbearance filed by Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom)
shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission decision that
the petition fails to meet the standards for forbearance under section
10(a) of the Act. 4/6/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
4/3/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant a joint request from SRT Communications, Inc.
(SRT) and North Dakota Telephone Company (NDTC) (collectively, the Petitioners)
for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze codified in the Appendix-Glossary
of Part 36 of the Commission’s rules. This waiver will permit NDTC to
remove the Velva exchange comprising approximately 720 lines from its
North Dakota study area and will permit SRT to add that exchange to its
existing North Dakota study area. We also grant SRT’s request for waiver
of section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commission’s rules so that it can include
the acquired exchange in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
common line tariff. 4/3/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/29/2007
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) grant Cellular South's petition for waiver of sections 54.904(d)
of the Commission's rules to enable Cellular South to receive Interstate
Common Line Support as of its ETC designation date. Specifically, Cellular
South seeks waiver of a filing deadline that occurred prior to its ETC
designation date. We find that Cellular South has demonstrated good cause
to grant this waiver. 3/29/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/26/2007
Public Notice: The Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a petition filed by Missouri RSA No.
5 Partnership pursuant to section 54.207 of the Commission’s rules, 47
C.F.R. § 54.207 requesting the Commission’s agreement with the decision
of the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) to redefine the study
areas of four rural telephone companies at the wire center level. 3/26/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/16/2007
Order: The National Exchange Carrier
Association (NECA) files annually a proposed formula for calculating
high-cost loop support for average schedule members of the common line
pool. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued orders modifying
each of NECA’s proposed formulas for the years 2000 through 2005. In
turn, NECA filed Applications for Review (Applications) or Petitions
for Reconsideration (Petitions) of each of the Bureau orders, requesting
in each instance that the Commission or the Bureau adopt NECA’s preferred
formula. 3/16/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/14/2007
Order: On May 19, 2005, GTA Wireless,
LLC (GTA), filed a Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications
Carrier (Petition) in the above-captioned proceeding. In its Petition,
GTA sought designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier throughout
the Territory of Guam, pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended. On October 3, 2006, Pulse Mobile, LLC, formerly
GTA, submitted a request to withdraw the Petition. We grant the GTA request
for withdrawal. 3/14/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/14/2007
Public Notice: On February 21, 2007,
Alltel Communications, Inc. (Alltel) requested that the Commission resolve
previously filed petitions for declaratory ruling seeking preemption
of the Arkansas Telecommunications Reform Act of 1997. Specifically,
Alltel requests that Commission consider whether Section 5 of the Arkansas
Telecommunications Regulatory Reform Act of 1997 (Arkansas Act) conflicts
with federal law and the Commission’s implementing regulations. Interested
parties are invited to comment on Alltel’s request. 3/14/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/14/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau (Bureau) grant in part and deny in part a petition
by Corr Wireless Communications, LLC (Corr), an eligible telecommunications
carrier (ETC), for waiver of certain filing deadlines set forth in sections
54.313(d)(3) and 54.307(c) of the Commission’s rules. 3/14/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/13/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau deny three separate requests for waiver filed by three
eligible telecommunications carriers - NPI-Omnipoint Wireless, LLC, SouthEast
Telephone, Inc., and SEI Data, Inc. - of certain filing deadlines required
for receipt of high-cost universal support service as set forth in sections
54.307(c), 54.802(a), 54.809(c), and 54.903 of the Commission's rules.
3/13/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
3/12/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau dismiss as moot the request of the Telecommunications
Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Board) for clarification
or, in the alternative, waiver of section 54.311(b) of the Commission’s
rules. 3/12/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
2/12/2007
Public Notice : In this Public Notice,
the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by
Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. and American Cellular Corporation pursuant
to section 54.207 of the Commission’s rules, requesting the Commission’s
agreement with the decision of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to
redefine the service areas of certain rural telephone companies in Oklahoma
at the wire center level. 2/12/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
2/8/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant a petition filed by Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI)
seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) on
the Navajo Reservation (Reservation) in Utah pursuant to section 214(e)(6)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). 2/8/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
2/8/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau adopted a protective order granting limited access
to Exhibit E of the Cingular petition for designation as an eligible
telecommunications carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 2/8/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
2/5/2007
Order : In this Public Notice, the
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) extended the comment cycle for the
Cingular ETC petition for designation in Georgia. Comments are due February
20 and replies due February 27. 2/5/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/31/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.’s (Hopi) request
to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) on the
Hopi Reservation and on a small portion of the Navajo Reservation in
Arizona [1] pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (the Act). Hopi, a tribally-owned wireline carrier,
seeks ETC designation in the study area where it purchased three local
exchanges of CenturyTel of the Southwest (CenturyTel), a rural incumbent
local exchange, to provide telecommunications services to areas, including
underserved and unserved areas, on tribal lands. Applying the Commission’s
two-step analysis for ETC designations for tribal lands, we first conclude
that the Commission has jurisdiction to determine whether Hopi should
be designated an eligible telecommunications carrier. We also conclude
that Hopi has satisfied the statutory eligibility requirements of section
214(e)(1) to be designated an ETC on the Reservation in Arizona. 1/31/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/26/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant Pine Cellular Phones, Inc.'s petition for waiver
of 54.307 of the Commission’s rules. Pine Cellular, through its contractor,
filed its data one day late. We find that Pine Cellular has demonstrated
that there is good cause to grant its petition. 1/26/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/26/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant MTA Communications Inc. d/b/a MTA Wireless’ (MTAW)
petition for waiver of 54.314(d). MTAW was designated an eligible telecommunications
carrier (ETC) prior to the 2005 amendment to 54.314 to allow newly designated
ETCs to receive funding as of their designation date. We find that MTAW
has demonstrated that there is good cause to grant its petition so it
can receive funding as of its designation date. 1/26/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/26/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant the Kansas Corporation Commission’s (Kansas
Commission) petition for waiver of sections 54.313 and 54.314 of the
Commission's rules. The Kansas Commission missed the deadline for filing
the annual certification for a newly designated eligible telecommunications
carrier (ETC). We find that the Kansas Commission has demonstrated that
there is good cause to grant its petition and allow the ETC to receive
support as of its designation date. 1/26/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/26/2007
Order : In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau grant AT&T Communications of NY and AT&T
Communications of California’s (collectively, AT&T) petition
for waiver of 54.802(a) of the Commission’s rules. AT&T filed
its line count data four days after the September 29, 2006 deadline.
We find that AT&T has demonstrated that there is good cause to
grant its petition. 1/26/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/25/2007
Public Notice : In this Public Notice,
WCB seeks comment on the petition filed by Cingular Wireless, LLC seeking
designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in the state
of Georgia pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended. 1/25/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/18/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau 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 forth, we find that NPCR
has demonstrated that good cause warrants granting this waiver. 1/18/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/09/2007
Order: In this Order, the Wireline
Competition Bureau approves National Exchange Carrier Association’s (NECA)
proposed high-cost loop formula and Universal Service Administrative
Company’s (USAC) proposed local switching support formula. As we have
done previously, we direct NECA and USAC to provide support to average
schedule carriers consistent with this Order retroactive to January 1,
2007. 1/09/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
1/04/2007
Public Notice: In this Public Notice,
Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by American
Cellular Corporation pursuant to section 54.207 of the Commission’s rules,
requesting the Commission’s agreement with the decision of the Minnesota
Public Utilities Commission to redefine the service areas of certain
rural telephone companies in Minnesota at the wire center level. 1/04/07. Word | Acrobat| Text
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