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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-  268 
 Release  Date:  February  1,  2005 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  SEEKS  COMMENT  ON  PETITIONS  REQUESTING  WAIVER  OF  VARIOUS  FILING  DEADLINES  RELATED 
 TO  THE  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE  PROGRAM 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 
 Comment  Date:  February  15,  2005 
 Reply  Comment  Date:  February  22,  2005 
 Interested  parties  are  invited  to  comment  on  petitions  recently  filed  by  the  following  telecommunications  carriers  seeking  waivers  of  various  filing  deadlines  associated  with  the 


 receipt  of  universal  service  support  pursuant  to  the  Commission’s  rules. 
 Petitioner  Rule  Date  Filed  North  Dakota  Limited  Partnership  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  54.313  and 
 54.314  11/  12/  04  ACS  Wireless,  Inc.  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  54.307(  c), 
 54.313(  d),  and  54.314(  d)  12/  16/  04  Valor  Telecommunications  of  Texas,  L.  P.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.802(  a)  12/  23/  04 
 MCI,  Inc.  and  MCImetro  Access  Transmission  Services,  Inc.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.802(  a)  1/  7/  05 
 Centennial  Cellular  Tri-  State  Operating  Partnership,  Centennial  Randolph  Cellular,  LLC,  Elkhart 
 Metronet,  Inc.,  Mega  Comm,  LLC,  Michiana  Metronet,  Inc.,  South  Bend  Metronet,  Inc. 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.314(  d)  1/  18/  05 


 Mississippi  Public  Service  Commission  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.314(  d)  1/  21/  05  Centennial  Cellular  Tri-  State  Operating  Partnership 
 and  Centennial  Claiborne  Cellular  Corp.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.314(  d)  1/  21/  05 


 Pursuant  to  Sections  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.415,  1.419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  or  before  February  15,  2005,  and  reply 
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 copies  to  the  Commission’s  copy  contractor,  Best  Copy  and  Printing,  Inc,  Portals  II,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  D.  C.  20054. 
 Pursuant  to  section  1.1206  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206,  this  proceeding  will  be  conducted  as  a  permit-  but-  disclose  proceeding  in  which  ex  parte 
 communications  are  permitted  subject  to  disclosure.  A  copy  of  this  Public  Notice  will  be  sent  by  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  to  the  relevant  state  commissions. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Thomas  Buckley,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  7400,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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