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DA 10-821
Released:  May 11, 2010
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINES FOR COMMENTS 
ON PUERTO RICO SECOND NPRM REGARDING ADDITIONAL LINK-UP SUPPORT
WC Docket No. 03-109
Comment Date:  June 7, 2010
Reply Comment Date:  June 21, 2010
On April 16, 2010, the Commission released an order and notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) that, among other things, sought comment on a proposal to provide additional universal service 
Link Up support to help defray charges incurred by telecommunications carriers when they must build 
special facilities to serve certain customers in Puerto Rico.1
The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadline for the Puerto Rico Order and 
Second NPRM as 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the summary of the NPRM in the 
Federal Register.2 On May 7, 2010, a summary of the NPRM appeared in the Federal Register.3  
Accordingly, comments will be due on June 7, 2010, and reply comments will be due on June 21, 2010.
For comment and reply comment filing requirements, please consult the Puerto Rico Order and 
Second NPRM.4 For further information regarding this proceeding, please contact Elizabeth Valinoti 
McCarthy, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 
or TTY (202) 418-0484.
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1 High-Cost Universal Service Support, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Lifeline and Link-Up, WC 
Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No. 03-109, Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
FCC 10-57 (Apr. 16, 2010) (Puerto Rico Order and Second NPRM).
2 Id.
3 75 Fed Reg. 25113 (May 7, 2010).
4 Puerto Rico Order and Second NPRM at paras. 62-66.