[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47563-47564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20323]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 03-2330]


NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners' Petition for Designation as an 
Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks 
comment on the NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners' (NEXTEL) petition. 
NEXTEL is seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier 
(ETC) to receive federal universal service support for service offered 
in those portions of NEXTEL licensed service area located in rural and 
non-rural areas in Alabama.

DATES: Comments are due on or before August 21, 2003. Reply comments 
are due on or before September 4, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. See Supplementary Information for further filing 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Yockus, Attorney, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division (202) 
418-7400, TTY (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, CC Docket No. 96-45, released July 16, 2003. On April 4, 2003, 
NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners (NEXTEL), a commercial mobile radio 
service (CMRS) carrier, 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 designated rural and non-rural areas of its licensed service 
area in the state of Alabama. NEXTEL contends that the Alabama Public 
Service Commission (Alabama Commission) has provided an affirmative 
statement that it does not regulate CMRS carriers; NEXTEL satisfies all 
the statutory and regulatory

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prerequisites for ETC designation; and designating NEXTEL as an ETC 
will serve the public interest.
    The petitioner must provide copies of its petition to the Alabama 
Commission. The Commission will also send a copy of this Public Notice 
to the Alabama Commission by overnight express mail to ensure that the 
Alabama Commission is notified of the notice and comment period.
    Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 
CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments as follows: 
comments are due on or before August 21, 2003, and reply comments are 
due on or before September 4, 2003. 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 Fed. Reg. 24121, May 1, 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. If multiple 
docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, 
however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments 
to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In 
completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full 
name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or 
rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by 
Internet e-mail. To get 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 .'' 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. If more than one docket or rulemaking number 
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two 
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. 
Postal Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Vistronix, Inc., 
will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 
p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or 
fasteners. Any envelopes 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 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, 
Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the 
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
    Parties also must send three paper copies of their filing to Sheryl 
Todd, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th 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 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20054.
    Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.1206, this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose 
proceeding in which ex parte communications are permitted subject to 
disclosure.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Paul Garnett,
Acting Assistant Division Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
Telecommunications Access Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 03-20323 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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