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                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. )
                                )       AAD 97-82
Petition for Waiver             )
of Section 36.611 of the Commission's)       
Rules and Request for Clarification)

                                 
                ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME
                                
Adopted:  March 19, 1998                    Released:  March 19, 1998
                                
By the Chief, Universal Service Branch:

     On February 3, 1998 the Common Carrier Bureau, Accounting and Audits Division issued
an order granting in part and denying in part Sandwich Isles's petition seeking clarification or, to
the extent necessary, waiver of the definition of "incumbent local exchange carrier" for the
purpose of application of Part 69 rules and for calculation of high cost loop support.  On March
5, 1998, GTE Service Corporation (GTE) filed an Application for Review of that order.  On
March 17, 1998, Sandwich Isles filed a motion requesting an extension of time to reply to GTE's
Application for Review.  Sandwich Isles states that, due to a typographical error, GTE's pleading
did not reach Sandwich Isles's counsel until March 16, 1998, approximately one week later than it
would have arrived under ordinary circumstances.  Sandwich Isles, therefore, seeks a one-week
extension to respond to GTE's Application for Review.  Sandwich Isles further states that, in
accordance with section 1.46(c) of the Commission's rules, Sandwich Isles has notified GTE of its
motion, and GTE's counsel has indicated that it does not object to such motion.

     We find that, although extensions of time are not routinely granted, the facts presented by
Sandwich Isles demonstrate that its request is reasonable and should be granted.  Accordingly, we
grant Sandwich Isles' request for an extension until March 27, 1998 to respond to GTE's
Application for Review.




                              Lisa S. Gelb
                              Chief, Universal Service Branch