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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  06-  638  March  21,  2006 
 WIRELINE  COMPETITION  BUREAU  GRANTS  REQUEST  FOR  EXTENSION  OF  TIME  TO  FILE  COMMENTS  ON  TIME  WARNER  CABLE’S  PETITION  FOR  PREEMPTION 
 REGARDING  THE  SOUTH  CAROLINA  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION’S  DENIAL  OF  A  CERTIFICATE  OF  PUBLIC  CONVENIENCE  AND  NECESSITY 


 WC  Docket  No.  06-  54 
 On  March  15,  2006,  COMPTEL  filed  a  request  for  a  two  week  extension  of  time  to  file  comments  on  the  petition  of  Time  Warner  Cable  (TWC)  for  preemption  of  the  South  Carolina  Public 
 Service  Commission’s  decision  to  deny  TWC  a  certificate  of  public  convenience  and  necessity  for  certain  areas  served  by  rural  local  exchange  carriers.  1  On  March  16,  2006,  the  South  Carolina  Coalition  (SCC) 
 also  filed  for  an  extension  of  time  to  file  comments  in  this  proceeding.  The  current  deadline  for  filing  comments  is  March  27,  2006.  2 


 Although  requests  for  extensions  of  time  are  not  routinely  granted,  3  we  do  occasionally  grant  limited  extensions  of  time  when  we  find  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  doing  so.  In  this  case, 
 we  believe  that  granting  an  extension  of  time  to  file  comments  and  reply  comments  in  this  proceeding  is  in  the  public  interest.  COMPTEL  and  SCC  ask  generally  for  additional  time  so  that  they  may  incorporate 
 into  their  comments  a  thorough  analysis  of  the  complicated  issues  at  hand.  In  addition,  COMPTEL  states  that  TWC  does  not  object  to  a  two  week  extension  of  the  comment  and  reply  comment  periods.  We 
 believe  that  other  parties  will  benefit  equally  from  an  extension  of  these  deadlines,  and  that  such  an  extension  will  enable  the  Commission  to  obtain  a  more  complete  and  well-  developed  record  in  this 
 proceeding.  Parties  therefore  have  until  April  10,  2006  to  file  comments  on  TWC’s  petition  in  this  docket,  and  until  April  25,  2006  to  file  reply  comments. 


 For  further  information  regarding  this  proceeding,  contact  Jennifer  Schneider,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  (202)  418-  0425. 


 1  Petition  of  Time  Warner  Cable  for  Preemption  Pursuant  to  Section  253  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 Amended,  WC  Docket  No.  06-  54  (filed  Mar.  1,  2006). 
 2  See  Pleading  Cycle  Established  for  Comments  on  Time  Warner  Cable’s  Petition  for  Preemption  Regarding  the 
 South  Carolina  Public  Service  Commission’s  Denial  of  a  Certificate  of  Public  Convenience  and  Necessity,  WC  Docket  No.  06-  54,  DA  06-  535,  Public  Notice  (rel.  Mar.  6,  2006). 


 3  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a). 
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