*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 49973.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, 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 05- 1953 Released: July 6, 2005 DARIEN TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., LOGAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC., AND ROANOKE & BOTETOURT TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUEST REVIEW OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY’S DECISIONS REGARDING SAFETY NET ADDITIVE SUPPORT PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket No. 96- 45 Comments Due: August 5, 2005 Reply Comments Due: August 22, 2005 On May 2, 2005, Darien Telephone Company, Inc., Logan Telephone Cooperative, Inc., and Roanoke & Botetourt Telephone Company filed Requests for Review of an Administrator Decision, pursuant to sections 54.719 and 54.722 of the Commission’s rules. 1 The companies request that the Wireline Competition Bureau review decisions by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that reduced the companies’ safety net additive support. 2 Interested parties may file comments on or before August 5, 2005 and reply comments on or before August 22, 2005. 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 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to . Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this 1 See 47 C. F. R. §§ 54.719, 54.722; Darien Telephone Company, Inc., CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 & 00- 256, Request for Review of an Administrator Decision (filed May 2, 2005); Logan Telephone Cooperative, Inc., CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 & 00- 256, Request for Review of an Administrator Decision (filed May 2, 2005); Roanoke & Botetourt Telephone Company, CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 & 00- 256, Request for Review of an Administrator Decision (filed May 2, 2005). 2 See 47 C. F. R. § 36.605. 1 2 proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U. S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To get filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the subject line “get form .” 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. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U. S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U. S. Postal Service mail). The Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive hand- delivered or messenger- delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 110, Washington, D. C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U. S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U. S. Postal Service first- class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D. C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be sent to each of the following: (1) The Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554, www. bcpiweb. com; phone: (202) 488- 5300 fax: (202) 488- 5563; (2) Katie King, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12 th Street, S. W. Room 5- B544, Washington, D. C. 20554; e- mail: Katie. King@ fcc. gov.; (3) Sheryl Todd, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room 5- B540, Washington, D. C. 20554; e- mail: sheryl. todd@ fcc. gov. Filings and comments are also available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- A257, Washington, DC, 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone: (202) 488- 5300, fax: (202) 488- 5563, or via e- mail www. bcpiweb. com. 2 3 This matter shall be treated as a “permit- but- disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 3 Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented generally is required. 4 Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permit- but- disclose proceedings are set forth in section 1.1206( b) of the Commission’s rules. 5 For further information, please contact Katie King at (202) 418- 7491. 3 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 4 See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206( b)( 2). 5 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206( b). 3