*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 38921* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 04- 1628 DUE DATE EXTENDED FOR REPLY COMMENTS CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTED PETITIONS FOR ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER DESIGNATIONS CC Docket No. 96- 45 Release Date: June 3, 2004 On April 12, 2004, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice inviting interested parties to update the record pertaining to pending petitions for designation as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) filed pursuant to section 214( e)( 6) of the Communications Act, as amended. 1 The Public Notice stated that supplements for pending ETC petitions and petitions concerning related proceedings were due May 14, 2004, comments were due May 28, 2004, and reply comments would be due June 4, 2004. 2 Due to delays in the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), some comments that were filed May 28, 2004 did not appear on ECFS in a timely manner. Accordingly, by this Public Notice, the Bureau extends the deadline for reply comments to June 9, 2004. For further information, contact Thomas Buckley, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418- 7400, TTY (202) 418- 0484. 1 See Parties are Invited to Update the Record Pertaining to Pending Petitions for Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designations, CC Docket 96- 45, Public Notice, DA 04- 999 (rel. Apr. 12, 2004) (Refresh the Record Public Notice); 47 U. S. C. § 214( e)( 6). 2 The due dates for supplements, comments, and reply comments were finalized upon publication of the Refresh the Record Public Notice in the Federal Register. See Parties Are Invited to Update the Record Pertaining to Pending Petitions for Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designations, 69 Fed. Reg. 22029- 02 (April 23, 2004). 1