[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65210-65211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31029]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 01-2841]


Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on Pine Belt Cellular and 
Pine Belt PCS Petition for Designation as an Eligible 
Telecommunications Carrier in Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this proceeding released on December 7, 
2001, the Common Carrier Bureau sought comment on the Pine Belt 
Cellular and Pine Belt PCS Petition for Designation as an Eligible 
Telecommunications Carrier in Alabama, including the requested service 
area.

DATES: Comments are due on or before January 17, 2002. Reply comments 
are due on or before February 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for where and how to 
file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard D. Smith or Anita Cheng, 
Attorney, or Sheryl Todd, Management Analyst, Common Carrier Bureau, 
Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418-7400 TTY: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 26, 2001, Pine Belt Cellular and 
Pine Belt PCS (Pine Belt) filed with the Commission a petition under 
section 214(e)(6) seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications 
carrier (ETC) to receive federal universal service support for service 
offered in Alabama. Specifically, Pine Belt contends that the Alabama 
Public Service Commission has provided an affirmative statement that it 
lacks jurisdiction to consider Pine Belt's petition, Pine Belt meets 
all the statutory and regulatory prerequisites for ETC designation, and 
designating Pine Belt as an ETC will serve the public interest. The 
Common Carrier Bureau seeks comment on the Pine Belt Petition, 
including the requested service area.
    The petitioner must provide copies of its petition to the Alabama 
Public Service Commission at the time of filing with the Commission. 
The Commission will also send a copy of this Notice to the Alabama 
Public Service Commission by overnight express mail to ensure that the 
Alabama Public Service Commission is notified of the notice and comment 
period.

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    Pursuant to Secs. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
interested parties may file comments as follows: comments are due 
January 17, 2002, and reply comments are due February 1, 2002. Comments 
may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in 
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the 
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. Generally, only one copy of an 
electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal 
screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service 
mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. 
Parties may also submit electronic comments by Internet e-mail. To 
receive filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send 
an e-mail to [email protected], and should include the following words in 
the body of the message, ``get form your e-mail address>.'' A sample 
form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties who choose to file 
by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. All 
filings must be sent to the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman 
Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    Parties also must send three paper copies of their filing to Sheryl 
Todd, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW., Room 5-B540, 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition, commenters must send diskette copies 
to the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 
445 Twelfth Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
    Pursuant to Sec. 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, this proceeding 
will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding in which ex parte 
communications are permitted subject to disclosure.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katherine L. Schroder,
Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31029 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]
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