[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32351-32352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13036]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 04-1445]


Parties are Invited to Comment on Petitions for Eligible 
Telecommunications Carrier Designations

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, interested parties are invited to comment on 
petitions recently filed by certain wireless telecommunications 
carriers seeking designation as eligible telecommunications carriers 
(ETCs) pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.

DATES: Comments are due on or before June 21, 2004. Reply comments are 
due on or before July 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. See Supplementary Information for further filing 
instructions.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of public notice, CC 
Docket No. 96-45, DA 04-1445, released May 21, 2004. In this public 
notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau invites parties to comment on 
the following petitions filed by wireless telecommunications carriers 
seeking designation as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) 
pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

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                      ETC petitions                         Date filed
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RCC Minnesota, Inc. and RCC Atlantic, Inc. (NH).........         3/12/04
Manchester-Nashua Cellular Telephone, L.P., NH 1 Rural Cellular, Inc., USCOC of New Hampshire RSA
 2, Inc. (NH)..................................
USCOC of Virginia RSA 3, Inc., USCOC of                 4/13/04
 Virginia RSA 2, Inc., Virginia RSA 4,
 Inc., Virginia RSA 7, Inc. Ohio State Cellular
Telephone Company, Inc. and Charlottesville Cellular
 Partnership (VA).......................................
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. and American Cellular              5/10/04
 Corporation (NY).......................................
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. and American Cellular               5/3/04
 Corporation (NY).......................................
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (FL).......................          5/6/04
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    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  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 June 21, 2004 and reply comments are due 
on or before July 6, 2004. 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 24121, 
May 1, 1998. Parties should clearly specify in the caption of all 
filings the petition(s) to which the filing relates.
    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, Natek, 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 then 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, Best Copying and 
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20054.
    Pursuant to Sec.  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.
Anita Cheng,
Assistant Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access 
Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-13036 Filed 6-8-04; 8:45 am]
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