10 FCC Red NO. 19 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 95-1884
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
PUBLIC NOTICE
Released: September 5, 1995
COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITION FOR WAIVER
OF THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA"
CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF
PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES
AAD 95-126
Comment Date: September 29, 1995 
Reply Date: October 13, 1995
On August 23, 1995, Pond Branch Telephone Company 
("Pond Branch") and Ridge Telephone Company ("Ridge 
Telephone") filed a joint petition for waiver of the defini 
tion of "study area" as set forth in the Appendix-Glossary 
of Part 36 of the Commission's rules. That definition con 
stitutes a rule freezing all study area boundaries. The re 
quested waiver would allow Pond Branch and Ridge 
Telephone to alter the boundaries of their South Carolina 
study areas when merging the Ridge Telephone study area 
into the Pond Branch study area. The petitioners state that 
the South Carolina Public Service Commission has ap 
proved the merger.
Interested parties may file comments on the joint peti 
tion on or before September 29, 1995, and reply comments 
on or before October 13, 1995, with the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 
222, Washington, D.C. 20554. Comments and reply com 
ments should reference AAD 95-126. Four (4) copies 
should also be sent to Adrian Wright, Cost Analysis 
Branch, Common Carrier Bureau, Room 812, 2000 L 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and one (1) copy 
should be sent to the Commission's contractor for public 
service record duplication: International Transcription Ser 
vice (ITS), 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, 
D.C. 20037. Copies of the petition may be obtained from 
the Accounting and Audits Division's public reference 
room, Room 812, 2000 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
Copies are also available from ITS at (202) 857-3800.
We will treat this proceeding as non-restricted for pur 
poses of the Commission's ex parte rules. See generally, 47 
C.F.R. §§ 1.1200-1.1206. If the waiver petition is opposed, 
however this proceeding becomes restricted under the 
Commission's ex parte rules. See generally, 47 C.F.R. §§ 
1.1208-1.1216. For further information contact Adrian 
Wright at (202) 418-0830.
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