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 12-2001 Released: December 10, 2012 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU UPDATES THE LIST OF POTENTIALLY UNSERVED CENSUS BLOCKS IN PRICE CAP AREAS AND EXTENDS THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENT ON THE LIST WC Docket No. 10-90 Comment Date: January 9, 2013 Reply Comment Date: January 24, 2013 On December 5, 2012, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice seeking comment on areas shown as unserved on the National Broadband Map for Connect America Phase I incremental support, and published a list of potentially unserved census blocks in price cap areas.1 This Public Notice announces that the Bureau has updated the list based on updates and corrections to the underlying geographic information system data. To give commenters adequate time to consider and respond to the updated list, the comment cycle announced in the December 5 Public Notice is extended to the dates listed at the top of this document. The updated list is available at http://data.fcc.gov/download/unserved_fixed_broadband/ unserved_fixed_broadband-master.zip (download .csv file of census blocks), and at https://github.com/ fccdata/unserved_fixed_broadband (view list, make edits, and post in .csv format). An updated map of the potentially unserved price cap census blocks is posted to http://www.fcc.gov/maps/unserved-fixed- broadband. For commenters wishing to confirm that they are using the updated version of the .csv file, the correct file contains 1,030,073 rows. The December 5 version of the list contains 1,016,032 rows. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, interested parties may file comments or reply comments on or before the dates indicated above.2 Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).3 1 Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Areas Shown as Unserved on the National Broadband Map for Connect America Phase I Incremental Support, WC Docket No. 10-90, Public Notice, DA 12-1961 (Wireline Comp. Bur. Dec. 5, 2012). 2 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419. 3 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 2· 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 one copy of each filing. 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. o 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, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. o 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. o U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington DC 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, we request that one copy of each pleading be sent to each of the following: (1) Ryan J. Yates, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 5-B441A, Washington, DC 20554; e-mail: Ryan.Yates@fcc.gov; and (2) Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 5-A452, Washington, DC 20554; e-mail: Charles.Tyler@fcc.gov. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.4 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission 4 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 3staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Ryan Yates, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0886 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC -