Federal Communications Commission	DA 18-1096


DA 18-1096
Released:  October 25, 2018

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINES FOR OPPOSITIONS AND REPLIES IN RESPONSE TO PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE
THIRD WIRELINE INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT AND ORDER AND DECLARATORY RULING

WC Docket No. 17-84
Opposition Date: November 9, 2018
Reply Date:  November 19, 2018

In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the pleading schedule for oppositions and replies to the four petitions for reconsideration of the Third Wireline Infrastructure Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling. See Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment; Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, WT Docket No. 17-79, Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling, FCC 18-111 (rel. Aug. 3, 2018) (Together the Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling.  Separately, the Third Report and Order and the Declaratory Ruling).  The Smart Communities and Special Districts Coalition and the County Road Association of Michigan have each filed a petition seeking reconsideration of the Declaratory Ruling, the City of New York has filed a petition seeking reconsideration of the Declaratory Ruling and of a portion of the Third Report and Order, and the Coalition of Concerned Utilities has filed a petition seeking reconsideration of the Third Report and Order.  See Petition for Reconsideration of the Smart Communities and Special Districts Coalition, WC Docket No. 17-84, WT Docket No. 17-79 (filed Sept. 4, 2018); Petition for Reconsideration of County Road Association of Michigan, WC Docket No. 17-84, WT Docket No. 17-79 (filed Sept. 4, 2018); Petition for Reconsideration of the City of New York, WC Docket No. 17-84, WT Docket No. 17-79 (filed Sept. 4, 2018); Petition for Reconsideration of the Coalition of Concerned Utilities, WC Docket No. 17-84, WT Docket No. 17-79 (filed Oct. 15, 2018).  
  In a previous Public Notice dated September 10, 2018, the Bureau established uniform deadline for oppositions and replies to oppositions to all petitions for reconsideration of the Third Wireline Infrastructure Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling to avoid administrative inefficiency resulting from separate pleading deadlines for responding to petitions for reconsideration of the Report and Order and the Declaratory Ruling. Wireline Competition Bureau Establishes Uniform Deadlines for Oppositions and Replies Regarding Petitions for Reconsideration of the Third Wireline Infrastructure Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling, WC Docket No. 17-84, Public Notice, DA 18-932 (WCB Sept. 10, 2018).
  The Bureau determined that the pleading cycle would be governed by the Commission’s rules pertaining to petitions for reconsideration in a rulemaking proceeding. 47 CFR § 1.106(g).
  Oppositions to such petitions are due 15 days after the Commission publishes notice in the Federal Register of the timely filing of a petition for reconsideration, and replies to oppositions are due 10 days after the filing deadline for oppositions. Id.
  
On October 25, 2018, the Federal Register published notice of the timely filing of the four petitions for reconsideration. Federal Communications Commission, Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in a Rulemaking Proceeding, 83 Fed. Reg. 53822 (Oct. 25, 2018).
  Therefore, oppositions to the petitions will be due no later than November 9, 2018 and replies to oppositions will be due no later than November 19, 2018.  
For further information, please contact Adam Copeland of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418-1037 or Adam.Copeland@fcc.gov. 

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