[Federal Register: December 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 243)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 01-2841]
Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on Pine Belt Cellular and
Pine Belt PCS Petition for Designation as an Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier in Alabama
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this proceeding released on December 7,
2001, the Common Carrier Bureau sought comment on the Pine Belt
Cellular and Pine Belt PCS Petition for Designation as an Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier in Alabama, including the requested service
area.
DATES: Comments are due on or before January 17, 2002. Reply comments
are due on or before February 1, 2002.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for where and how to
file comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard D. Smith or Anita Cheng,
Attorney, or Sheryl Todd, Management Analyst, Common Carrier Bureau,
Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418-7400 TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 26, 2001, Pine Belt Cellular and
Pine Belt PCS (Pine Belt) filed with the Commission a petition under
section 214(e)(6) seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications
carrier (ETC) to receive federal universal service support for service
offered in Alabama. Specifically, Pine Belt contends that the Alabama
Public Service Commission has provided an affirmative statement that it
lacks jurisdiction to consider Pine Belt's petition, Pine Belt meets
all the statutory and regulatory prerequisites for ETC designation, and
designating Pine Belt as an ETC will serve the public interest. The
Common Carrier Bureau seeks comment on the Pine Belt Petition,
including the requested service area.
The petitioner must provide copies of its petition to the Alabama
Public Service Commission at the time of filing with the Commission.
The Commission will also send a copy of this Notice to the Alabama
Public Service Commission by overnight express mail to ensure that the
Alabama Public Service Commission is notified of the notice and comment
period.
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Pursuant to Secs. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules,
interested parties may file comments as follows: comments are due
January 17, 2002, and reply comments are due February 1, 2002. Comments
may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://
www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. Generally, only one copy of an
electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal
screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service
mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number.
Parties may also submit electronic comments by Internet e-mail. To
receive filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send
an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in
the body of the message, ``get form your e-mail address>.'' A sample
form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties who choose to file
by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. All
filings must be sent to the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman
Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Parties also must send three paper copies of their filing to Sheryl
Todd, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW., Room 5-B540,
Washington, DC 20554. In addition, commenters must send diskette copies
to the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II,
445 Twelfth Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
Pursuant to Sec. 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, this proceeding
will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding in which ex parte
communications are permitted subject to disclosure.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katherine L. Schroder,
Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31029 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]
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