[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 156 (Friday, August 11, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20407]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 00-1783]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting 
Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, 
Including Tribal and Insular Areas; Extension of Comment Cycle

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment dates.

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SUMMARY: In this document the Commission extends the comment cycle for 
a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) released by the 
Commission on June 30, 2000 in FCC 00-208. The Commission has extended 
the comment cycle to give the public more time to respond. The 
Commission extends the original comment date by twenty-five days to 
September 1, 2000. The reply comment date has been extended by eighteen 
days to September 15, 2000.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 1, 2000 and reply 
comments on or before September 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Washington, DC 20554, Room TW-B204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Fullano (202) 418-7400 TTY: (202) 
418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2000, the Commission released 
the Twelfth Report and Order, 65 FR 47883 (August 4, 2000), and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 65 FR 47941 (August 4, 2000). This Order 
adopts measures to promote telecommunications subscribership and 
infrastructure deployment within federally recognized tribal lands. In 
the FNPRM, the Commission sought comment on issues relating to the 
designation of eligible telecommunications carriers, establishing 
comment and reply comment dates of August 7 and August 28, 2000, 
respectively.
    We extend the comment and reply comment dates to September 1 and 
September 15, 2000, respectively. All comments should be filed pursuant 
to the instructions provided in the FNPRM.

Katherine L. Schroder,
Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 00-20407 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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