Universal Service 2002 Headlines
12/17/02
Order: DA 02-3474, CC DKT 96-45 and
97-21 ABC Cellular Corp. Page Now, Inc. ABC Paging, Inc. RE: Grants ABC
Cellular's petition requesting that USAC accept its late-filed, revised
Form 499-Q.
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12/4/02
Memorandum Opinion and Order: DA 02-3317,
CC DKT 96-45 Cellular South License, Inc. RE: Grants the Petition of
Cellular to be designated as an ETC throughtout its licensed service
area under section 214(e)(6) of the Act.
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11/27/02
Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 02-3181, CC DKT 96-45 RCC Holdings,
Inc. RE: Grants the Petition of RCC to be designated as an ETC throughtout
its licensed service area in the state of Alabama.
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11/8/02
Order, FCC 02-307, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service RE: The Commission asks the Joint Board to review the Commission's
rules relating to high-cost universal service support in study areas
in which a competitive ETC is providing service and support.
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10/4/02
Public Notice, DA 02-2551, CC DKT 96-45 Rural Health Care RE: New Universal
Service Deadline for Completing Funding Year 2001 Rural Healthcare
Appplication Process.
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7/10/02
Recommended Decision, FCC 02J-1, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board
on Universal Service RE: The Joint Board recommends that the Commission
retain the existing list of services supported by universal service
by Recommended Decision.
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6/28/02
Order, FCC 02-196, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service Children's Internet Proctection Act (CIPA) RE: The Commission
adopted interim measures to ensure that our implementation of the CIPA
compiles with the recent decision issued by a 3-judge panel in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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6/13/02
Order, DA 02-1419, CC DKT 96-45 AT&T Corp. RE: Denied petition for
waiver filed on 12/13/01, to access its contributions to universal service
on projected, rather than historical, revenies.
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5/6/02
Order, DA 02-1027, CC DKTS 96-262, 94-1, 99-249 and 96-45 National Association
of State Utility Consumer Advocates RE: Granted in part the request
for limited modifications of Interim Protective Order to permit limited
access to certain carrier-filed line count information.
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4/8/02
Order, DA 02-774, CC DKT 96-45 Roseville Telephone Company RE: Granted
the request to withdraw the petition for limited waiver, and dismissed
without prejudice for limited waiver of section 54.309.
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4/8/02
Order, DA 02-775, CC DKT 96-45 WJG Maritel Corporation RE: Granted the
request to withdraw petition for waiver, and dismissed withut prejudice
the petition for waiver of section 54.706.
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4/8/02
Order, DA 02-776, CC DKT 96-45 Cellular South License, Inc. RE: Granted
the request to withdraw the petition for waiver, and dismissed without
prejudice the petition for waiver of section 54.313.
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3/28/02
FCC 02-97, Order, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service RE: The Commission appoints the Honorable Billy Jack Gregg,
West Virginia Consumer Advocate, to serve on the Federal-State Joint
Board on Universal Service.
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3/22/02
FIRST ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION IN CC DOCKET NO. 00-256, TWENTY-FOURTH
ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION IN CC DOCKET NO. 96-45 Re Multi-Association
Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange
Carriers. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. Modifying
the Commission's procedures with respect to the initial filing by rate-of-return
carriers of data necessary for the Universal Service Administrative
Company to calculate Interstate Common Line Support. (FCC 02-89, CC
Dockets 00-256 & 96-45).
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3/8/02
Public Notice. Proposed Second Quarter 2002 Universal Service Contribution
Factor. (CC Docket No. 96-45, DA 02-562).
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2/26/02
FNPRM and Report and Order. The Commission released a Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order seeking comment on Connection-Based
System to Provide Certainty, Reduce Administrative Costs and Avoid
Marketplace Distortions. The FCC took further steps toward reform of
the sytem for assessment and recovery of USF contributions. Comments
are due on April 12, 2002, and Reply Comments are due on April 29,
2002. (Dkt No. 96-45,98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 99-200, FCC No. 02-43).
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2/15/02
NPRM. The Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking
comment on the regulatory classification of telephone-based broadband
Internet access services. The Commission tentatively concluded that
wireline broadband Internet access service is an information service
with a telecommunications component. The Notice also seeks comment
on whether providers of broadband Internet access should be required
to contribute to universal service. (Dkt. No. CC 02-33, 95-20, 98-10)
FCC 02-42.
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2/15/02
NPRM and Order. The Commision released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
seeking comment on The NPRM seeks comment on: (1) how the Commission
should define the key statutory terms "reasonably comparable" and "sufficient";
(2) whether, in light of the interpretation of those key statutory
terms, the Commission can and should maintain the previously established
benchmark or, in the alternative, should adopt a new benchmark or benchmarks;
and (3) how the Commission should induce states to implement state
universal service policies. the Commission released an NPRM and Order
seeking comment on the issues in the Ninth Report and Order remanded
by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and referring the
record to the Joint Board on Universal Service for a recommended decision
by August 15, 2002. Comments Due: 30 days after publication in Federal
Register. Reply Comments Due: 45 days after publication in Federal
Register. (Dkt No. CC 96-45, 95-116, 98-170) FCC No. 02-41
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2/6/02
Order. The Commission released an Order concerning the "Deployment
of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable
and Timely Fashion." (Dkt. No. CC 98-146) FCC 02-33.
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1/29/02
Order. The Commission released an Order dismissing approximately 100
petitions for reconsideration in the Universal Service and Local Competition
Dockets (Dkt Nos. CC 96-45, 96-98.
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1/25/02
NPRM and Order. The Commission released an NPRM and Order seeking comment
on a variety of ways to streamline the administrative and procedural
processes of the schools and libraries program, and denies certains
petitions for reconsideration. Comments are due April 5, 2002, and
reply comments are due May 6, 2002. ( Dkt No. 02-6, FCC 02-8) Text | Word 1/25/02 Commissioner
Copps' Statement 1/25/02
1/25/02
Order. The Common Carrier Bureau released an Order that grants the petition
of Guam Cellular and Paging for designation as an eligible telecommunications
carrier in Guam under section 214(e)(6). (Dkt No. CC-96-45, Released
1/25/01) DA 02-174 Text | Word
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