*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 59067.doc* 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 06- 1625 Release Date: August 11, 2006 THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS POLICY DIVISION OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU GRANTS PETITIONS REQUESTING WAIVER OF VARIOUS FILING DEADLINES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM CC Docket No. 96- 45 This Public Notice provides notice that the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau has granted the petitions for waiver of certain filing deadlines for the receipt of universal service support that are listed below. 1 Petitioner State( s) Date Petition Filed Highland Cellular, Inc. 2 WV 12/ 5/ 2003 Megagate 3 MS 3/ 30/ 2004 American Cellular Corp. 4 WI 7/ 16/ 2004 NPCR, Inc. 5 IN, HI, LA 9/ 27/ 2004 1 See, e. g., Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, RFB Cellular, Inc., Petitions for Waiver of Sections 54.314( d) and 54.307( c) of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96- 45, 17 FCC Rcd 24387 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2002); Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, Midwest Wireless Iowa, L. L. C., Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 313( d) and 54. 314( d) of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96- 45, 19 FCC Rcd 10484 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2004); Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, Grande Communications, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 307 and 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96- 45, 19 FCC Rcd 15580 (Telecom. Acc. Pol. Div. 2004). 2 See Highland Cellular, Inc. Supplement to Petition for Waiver, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Dec. 5, 2003). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 307, 54. 802 and 54. 809. 3 See Petition of Megagate Broadband, Inc. f/ k/ a XL Cellular Associates, L. P. for Waiver of Deadlines in 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 307( c), 54. 313( d)( 3), 54. 802( a) and 54. 809( c), CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Mar. 30, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 307, 54. 313, 54. 802 and 54. 809. 4 See American Cellular Corp. Petition for Waiver of 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 313 and 54. 314, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed July 16, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 313, 54. 314. 5 See NPCR, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Certification Filing Deadline Requirements of Section 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Sept. 27, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. § 54. 314. 1 2 Petitioner State( s) Date Petition Filed ACS Wireless, Inc. 6 AK 10/ 25/ 2004 ACS Wireless, Inc. 7 AK 10/ 25/ 2004 Northwest Dakota Cellular 8 ND 11/ 12/ 2004 ACS Wireless, Inc. 9 AK 12/ 16/ 2004 Centennial Cellular Tri- State Operating Partnership; Centennial Randolph Cellular, LLC; Elkhart Metronet, Inc.; Mega Comm, LLC; Michigan Metronet, Inc.; South Bend Metronet, Inc. 10 IN 1/ 18/ 2005 Dobson Cellular 11 TX 4/ 29/ 2005 Dobson Cellular 12 MI 5/ 9/ 2005 NPCR, Inc. 13 KY 5/ 17/ 2005 Western Wireless 14 MT 5/ 18/ 2005 Dobson Cellular 15 OK 8/ 3/ 2005 For further information regarding this Public Notice, please contact Vickie Robinson at (202) 418- 7400. 6 See ACS Wireless, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 314( d) and 54. 307( c) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Oct. 25, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 307( c) and 54. 314( d). 7 See ACS Wireless, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Section 54. 307( c) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Oct. 25, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. § 54. 307( c). 8 See Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 313 and 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Nov. 12, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54.313, 54.314. Northwest Dakota Cellular shall receive support for its service areas that did not need redefinition as of May 24, 2004. For those service areas for which it needed the Commission’s concurrence with the North Dakota Public Service Commission’s proposed redefinition, it shall receive support beginning September 15, 2004, the effective date of the redefinition. 9 See ACS Wireless, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 307( c), 54. 313( d), and 54. 314( d) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Dec. 16, 2004). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 307( c), 54. 313( d), and 54. 314( d). 10 See Centennial Cellular Tri- State Operating Partnership; Centennial Randolph Cellular, LLC; Elkhart Metronet, Inc.; Mega Comm, LLC; Michigan Metronet, Inc.; South Bend Metronet, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Section 54. 314( d) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Jan. 18, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. § 54. 314( d). 11 See Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54. 314( d) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Apr. 29, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. § 54. 314( d). 12 See Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 313 and 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed May 5, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 313, 54. 314. 13 See NPCR, Inc. d/ b/ a Nextel Partners Petition for Waiver of sections 54. 313 and 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed May 17, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 313, 54. 314. 14 See Western Wireless Petition for Waiver of Section 54. 313( d)( 3) of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed May 18, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. § 54. 313. 15 See Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54. 313 and 54. 314 of the Commission’s Rules, CC Docket No. 96- 45 (filed Aug. 3, 2005). See also 47 C. F. R. §§ 54. 313, 54. 314. 2