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 17-1150 Released: November 29, 2017 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON CHAMPAIGN TELEPHONE COMPANY PETITION FOR WAIVER OF ACCOUNTING RULE WC Docket No. 17-330 Comment Date: December 19, 2017 Reply Comment Date: January 3, 2018 On November 20, 2017, Champaign Telephone Company (CTC) filed a petition for waiver of “the requirement adopted in the 1980s’ Cost Separation proceeding that ‘investments once allocated to nonregulated use may not be reallocated to regulated use,’ consistent with the waiver process contemplated at that time.” 1 CTC states that a waiver would allow it to “allocate its loop investment to regulated costs, which will bring CTC into compliance with the Commission’s 2005 Wireline Broadband Order, the Commission’s allocation and tariffing rules” as defined in the Rate-of-Return Reform Order, and “will further the Commission’s objective of supporting broadband-capable networks in areas served by rate-of-return carriers.” 2 Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated above. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). ? 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. Paper 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 hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12 th St., SW, Room TW-A325, 1 Petition of Champaign Telephone Company for Waiver of Accounting Rule, WC Docket No. 17-330 (filed Nov. 20, 2017) (CTC Petition) at 1 (citing Separation of Costs of Regulated Telephone Service from Costs of Nonregulated Activities, et al., Order on Further Reconsideration, 3 FCC Rcd 6701, 6705, para. 29 (1988). 2 CTC Petition at 1-2. 2Washington, 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. All envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. ? Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. ? U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12 th 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). The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 3 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 staff 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 Amy Goodman, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, at (202) 418-1520 or via email at Amy.Goodman@fcc.govmailto:. - FCC - 3 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq.