*Pages 1--2 from  Microsoft Word - 28492*
 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  1937 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of 


 Palau  National  Communications  Corporation 
 Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  that  Palau  National  Communications  Corporation 
 Is  Subject  to  FCC  Jurisdiction  and  Eligible  to  Participate  in  Universal  Service  Programs  and 
 the  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association 
 Petition  for  Related  Waivers  and  Application  for  International  Section  214  Authority 


 Federal  State  Board  on  Universal  Service 


 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 ) 


 CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  11,  2003  Released:  June  12,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division: 
 1.  On  November  16,  2001,  Palau  National  Communications  Corporation  (PNCC)  filed  the  above-  captioned  petition  for  a  declaratory  ruling  that  PNCC  is  eligible  to  participate  in 
 the  federal  universal  service  support  programs  and  the  National  Carrier  Exchange  Carrier  Association.  1  PNCC’s  Petition  also  includes  an  application  for  international  section  214 
 authority.  2 
 2.  On  June  5,  2003,  PNCC  submitted  a  request  to  hold  the  Petition  in  abeyance  “pending  potential  developments  relating  to  negotiations  between  the  Republic  of  Palau  and  the 


 United  States  and  possible  relevant  actions  by  other  branches  of  government.”  3  PNCC  also  indicated  that  it  would  notify  the  Commission  when  it  is  prepared  to  ask  the  Commission  to 
 resume  processing  the  Petition.  4 


 1  Palau  National  Communications  Corporation,  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  and  Related  Waivers  to  Enable  Palau 
 National  Communications  Corporation  to  Participate  in  Universal  Service  Programs  and  the  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association  and  Application  for  International  Section  214  Authority,  filed  Nov.  16,  2001  (Petition). 


 2  Id.  at  34. 
 3  Letter  from  David  L.  Sieradzki,  Counsel  for  the  Palau  National  Communications  Corp.,  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch, 
 Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  dated  June  5,  2003.  4 
 Id. 
1
 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  1937 
 2 
 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  the  authority  delegated  under  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  that  the  request  to 
 hold  the  above-  captioned  petition  in  abeyance  IS  GRANTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Eric  N.  Einhorn  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 
2