[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46541-46542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17546]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 04-2067]


Parties Are Invited To Comment on Carolina West Wireless' 
Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in 
the State of North Carolina

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 
a petition filed on June 8, 2004, by North Carolina RSA 3 Cellular 
Telephone Company d/b/a Carolina West Wireless (Carolina West), a 
provider of commercial mobile radio services (CMRS) seeking designation 
as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) throughout its licensed 
service area in the State of North Carolina pursuant to section 
214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act).

DATES: Comments are due on or before August 13, 2004. Reply comments 
are due on or before August 27, 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 96-45, DA 04-2067, released July 9, 2004. In this public notice, 
the Wireline Competition Bureau invites parties to comment on the 
petition filed on June 8, 2004, by North Carolina RSA 3 Cellular 
Telephone Company d/b/a Carolina West Wireless (Carolina West), a 
provider of commercial mobile radio services (CMRS) seeking designation 
as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) throughout its licensed 
service area in the State of North Carolina pursuant to section 
214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). In 
its petition, Carolina West also requests that the Commission redefine 
certain service areas of rural telephone companies pursuant to Sec.  
54.207 of the Commission's rules.
    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 August 13, 2004, and reply comments are 
due on or before August 27, 2004. Comments may be filed using the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) of 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 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, Best Copy and Printing, 
Inc. (BCPI), 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.
[FR Doc. 04-17546 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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