[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 234 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26748]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 
96-45; GN Docket No. 09-51; WT Docket No. 10-208; DA 20-1279; FR ID 
17232]


Wireline Competition Bureau Dismisses Seven Petitions for 
Reconsideration of Aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of dismissal of petitions for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) received no 
objections to dismissing seven petitions for reconsideration and/or 
clarification of various aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order, 
and dismisses those petitions with prejudice. One party filed an 
objection to dismissing the petition for reconsideration by the Public 
Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DC PSC), and the Bureau 
declines to dismiss that petition at this time.

DATES: This action is effective as of January 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Sacks, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division via phone at (202) 418-1540 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 20-1279, released on October 30, 2020. A full-text version 
of this document can be found at the following internet address: 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-1279A1.pdf.
    To efficiently resolve issues that are no longer contested, the 
Bureau announces through this document the dismissal of seven petitions 
for reconsideration and/or clarification of various aspects of the 
Universal Service Fund/Intercarrier Compensation (USF/ICC) 
Transformation Order. 26 FCC Rcd 17663; 76 FR 73830, November 29, 2011.
    On January 14, 2020, the Bureau released a Public Notice providing 
petitioners notice of and an opportunity to object to the Bureau's plan 
to dismiss with prejudice eight pending petitions for reconsideration 
and/or clarification of various aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation 
Order. 35 FCC Rcd 492; 85 FR 12747, March 4, 2020. No entities had 
filed comments or ex parte submissions regarding any of the eight 
petitions for several years.
    The Bureau received no objections to the dismissal of the seven 
petitions identified in the chart below, and we therefore dismiss those 
petitions with prejudice.

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                                                           Date petition
           Petitioner                    Petition              filed
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MetroPCS Communications, Inc...  Petition of MetroPCS         12/29/2011
                                  Communications, Inc.
                                  for Clarification and
                                  Limited
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
National Exchange Carrier        Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Association, Inc.;               Reconsideration and
 Organization for the Promotion   Clarification of
 and Advancement of Small         aspects of the USF/ICC
 Telecommunications Companies;    Transformation Order.
 and Western Telecommunications
 Alliance (Rural Associations).
NTCH, Inc......................  Petition for                 12/29/2011
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Onvoy, Inc. and its affiliate,   Petition for                 12/23/2011
 360networks (USA) Inc.           Clarification or
                                  Reconsideration of an
                                  aspect of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Sprint Nextel Corporation......  Petition for                 12/29/2011
                                  Reconsideration and
                                  Clarification of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
United States Telecom            Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Association.                     Reconsideration and
                                  Clarification of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
Verizon (Verizon Communications  Petition for                 12/29/2011
 Inc. and Verizon Wireless)       Clarification or, in
 (Verizon Petition).              the Alternative, for
                                  Reconsideration of
                                  aspects of the USF/ICC
                                  Transformation Order.
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    In light of an objection that we received from the Pennsylvania 
Public Utility Commission to the dismissal of a petition for 
reconsideration of an aspect of the USF/ICC Transformation Order by the 
DC PSC filed on December 28, 2011, we decline to dismiss that petition 
at this time.

Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Kahn,
Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-26748 Filed 12-3-20; 8:45 am]
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