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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2431 
 DISMISSAL  OF  EPIC  TOUCH  CO.  ’S  PETITION  FOR  REDEFINITION  OF  SERVICE  AREA  OF 
 PIONEER  TELEPHONE  ASSOCIATION,  INC. 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 
 Released:  September  8,  2005 


 On  June  27,  2005,  Epic  Touch  Co.  (Epic  Touch)  filed  a  petition  with  the  Commission  for  redefinition  of  Pioneer  Telephone  Association.  Inc.  ’s  (Pioneer)  service  area.  1  Epic  Touch  first 
 petitioned  Kansas  Corporation  Commission  (KCC)  for  redefinition  of  Pioneer’s  service  area;  KCC  conditioned  redefinition  of  the  service  area  on  the  Commission’s  approval.  2  On  February 
 8,  2005,  RCC  Minnesota,  Inc.  (RCC)  petitioned  the  Commission  for  approval  of  redefinition  of  the  same  service  area,  which  the  Commission  approved.  3  In  light  of  the  Commission’s  approval 
 of  RCC’s  petition,  Epic  Touch’s  petition  is  moot.  Redefinition  of  Pioneer’s  service  area  is  already  approved  by  both  the  Commission  and  KCC.  Therefore,  Epic  Touch  no  longer  needs  to 
 seek  further  approval  from  the  Commission  and  has  petitioned  to  withdraw  its  redefinition  petition  currently  pending  before  the  Commission.  4  We  dismiss  Epic  Touch’s  petition  as  moot. 


 1  Epic  Touch  Co.  Petition  for  Redefinition  of  Pioneer  Telephone  Association,  Inc.  ’s  Service  Area,  filed 
 June  27,  2005. 
 2  Epic  Touch  Co.  Motion  to  Withdraw  Petition  for  Redefinition,  filed  July  22,  2005. 


 3  RCC  Minnesota,  Inc.  Petition  for  Redefinition  of  Rural  Telephone  Company  Service  Areas,  filed 
 February  8,  2005.  The  Commission  issued  a  public  notice  soliciting  comment  on  RCC’s  request  for  service  area  redefinition.  FCC  Public  Notice,  20  FCC  Rcd  4002  (Feb.  22,  2005).  Pursuant  to  section 


 54.207(  c)(  3)(  ii)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  because  the  Commission  did  not  initiate  a  proceeding,  RCC’s  proposed  redefinition  of  Pioneer’s  service  areas  became  effective  on  May  23,  2005.  See  47  CFR  § 
 54.207(  c)(  3)(  ii). 
 4  Epic  Touch  Co.  Motion  to  Withdraw  Petition  for  Redefinition,  filed  July  22,  2005. 
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