PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 10-644 Release Date: April 16, 2010 COMMENT SOUGHT ON ALLIED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PETITION FOR ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER DESIGNATION IN NORTH CAROLINA WC Docket No. 09-197 Comment Date: April 30, 2010 Reply Comment Date: May 7, 2010 On April 13, 2010, Allied Wireless Communications Corporation (AWCC) filed a petition seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in North Carolina pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.1 AWCC states that its petition addresses the ETC component of a pending transaction in which AWCC proposes to purchase certain markets divested as a result of the Verizon Wireless and Alltel merger.2 Interested parties may file comments on or before April 30, 2010 and reply comments on or before May 7, 2010. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 09-197. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies.3 § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. § Paper Filers: 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, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 1 See Petition of Allied Wireless for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of North Carolina, WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed Apr. 13, 2010) (AWCC Petition); see also 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). 2 AWCC Petition at 1; see also Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. and Verizon Wireless Seek FCC Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, Pleading Cycle Established, WT Docket No. 09-119, Public Notice, 24 FCC Rcd 9035 (Wireless Tel. Bur. 2009). AWCC is wholly-owned by Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. and was formed to conduct retail wireless operations in the United States, including operations in the three North Carolina cellular market areas at issue in the petition. AWCC Petition at 1-2. 3 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 2 Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 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, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington D.C. 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty). 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 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, www.bcpiweb.com; phone: (202) 488-5300 fax: (202) 488- 5563; (2) Romanda Williams, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5-A364, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: Romanda.Williams@fcc.gov; and (3) Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5-A452, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: Charles.Tyler@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, S.W., Room CY- A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone: (202) 488-5300, fax: (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail www.bcpiweb.com. This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.4 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.5 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.6 4 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 5 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 6 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). 3 For further information, please contact Romanda Williams, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC -