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Universal Service 2005 Headlines
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
grants a joint request for waiver of the study area boundary freeze filed
by Sully Telephone Association, Inc. (Sully) and Reasnor Telephone Company,
LLC (Reasnor). This waiver permits Sully to remove one exchange from its
Iowa study area, and permits Reasnor to create a new Iowa study area for
the acquired exchange. Reasnor is also granted a waiver of section 69.605(c)
of the Commission’s rules to allow it to operate its new study area
in Iowa as an interstate average schedule company. DA 05-3106. CC Docket
No. 96-45. Word | Acrobat
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
grants a joint request for waiver of the study area boundary freeze filed
by Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC (Direct Communications) and
Qwest Corporation (Qwest). This waiver allows the territory served by
Eagle Mountain City’s municipal telephone system (EMC) to be removed
from Qwest’s study area and will allow Direct Communications to
establish a new study area in the state of Utah. Direct Communications
is also granted waiver of certain of the Commission's rules to allow
it to become a member of the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA),
to receive interstate access settlements and universal service support
pursuant to NECA’s average schedule formulas, and to receive, to
the extent it is eligible, federal universal service support on the date
that it would otherwise be entitled to receive such support. DA 05-3105.
CC Docket No. 96-45. Word | Acrobat
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
grants a joint request for waiver of the study area boundary freeze filed
by Madison River Telephone Company, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary
MebTel, Inc. d/b/a MebTel Communications (Madison River) and BellSouth
Telecommunications, Inc. (BellSouth). The waiver permits BellSouth to
remove two exchanges from its North Carolina study area, and permits
Madison River to add these exchanges to its MebTel study area in North
Carolina. Madison River is also granted a waiver of section 69.3(e)(11)
of the Commission’s rules to allow it to continue to use the National
Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) as its tariff pool administrator.
DA 05-3104. CC Docket No. 96-45. Word | Acrobat
Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau
grants a joint request for waiver of the study area boundary freeze filed
by United Telephone Company of Kansas (United) and Blue Valley Telecommunications,
Inc. (Blue Valley). The waiver permits United to remove two exchanges
from its Kansas study area, and permits Blue Valley to add these exchanges
to its existing Kansas study area. Blue Valley is also granted a waiver
of section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commission’s rules to allow it to
continue to use the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) as its
tariff pool administrator. DA 05-3103. CC Docket No. 96-45. Word | Acrobat
9/21/05
Hurricane Katrina Relief Order: We
waived our procedural rules relating to the Universal Service Fund ("USF")
on an emergency interim basis. FCC 05-178 CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 02-6
WC Docket Nos. 02-60 and 03-109 Word | Acrobat
9/21/05
Waived Commission's procedural rules relating
to universal service fund submissions. We waived our procedural
rules relating to the Universal Service Fund ("USF") on an emergency
interim basis. DA 05-2484 CC Docket Nos. 02-6 and 96-45; WC Docket Nos.
02-60 and 03-109 Word | Acrobat
6/14/05
News Release: The Federal Communications
Commission launched a broad inquiry into the management, administration
and oversight of the Universal Service Fund. 6/14/05. Word | Acrobat
6/14/05
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: In this NPRM we initiated a broad
inquiry into the management and administration of the Universal Service
Fund (USF), as well as the Commission's oversight of the USF and the
USF Administrator. We sought comment on ways to improve the management,
administration, and oversight of the USF, including simplifying the process
for applying for USF support, speeding the disbursement process, simplifying
the billing and collection process, addressing issues relating to the
Universal Service Administrative Company, and exploring performance measures
suitable for assessing and managing the USF programs. We sought comment
on ways to further deter waste, fraud, and abuse through audits of USF
beneficiaries or other measures, and on various methods for recovering
improperly disbursed funds. 6/14/05. Word | Acrobat| Text
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