Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Seeks Comment on the Merits of Using Auctions To Determine High-Cost Universal Service Support, 50420-50421 [06-7161]
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[WC Docket No. 05–337 and CC Docket No.
96–45; FCC 06J–1]
Federal–State Joint Board on Universal
Service Seeks Comment on the Merits
of Using Auctions To Determine HighCost Universal Service Support
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Federal–State Joint Board on Universal
Service seeks comment on the use of
reverse auctions (competitive bidding)
to determine high cost universal service
funding to eligible telecommunications
carriers pursuant to section 254 of the
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Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
October 10, 2006. Reply comments are
due on or before November 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. See
Supplementary Information for further
filing instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Dillner, Office of Commissioner Tate,
(202) 418–2500, or Thomas Buckley,
Wireline Competition Bureau, (202)
418–7400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of Federal–State Joint Board
on Universal Service Seeks Comment on
the Merits of Using Auctions to
Determine High-Cost Universal Service
Support, WC Docket No. 05–337 and CC
Docket No. 96–45, FCC 06J–1, released
August 11, 2006. In this Public Notice,
the Federal–State Joint Board on
Universal Service (Joint Board) invites
parties to comment on the use of reverse
auctions (competitive bidding) to
determine high cost universal service
funding for eligible telecommunications
carriers pursuant to section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act). The Joint Board,
among other things, asks that interested
parties provide comment regarding
whether and how competitive bidding
could be utilized to further the goals of
the Act and the Commission’s universal
service goals. In particular, the Joint
Board seeks comment on a variety of
issues concerning competitive bidding,
including the appropriateness of using
auctions as part of the universal service
program, as well as legal issues
concerning such a methodology. The
Joint Board further encourages parties to
submit specific, comprehensive auction
proposals, in addition to auction
proposals that have been referenced in
past Commission universal service
proceedings. The Joint Board also seeks
comment on how competitive bidding
could be utilized to further address any
other criteria or issues related to the
receipt of universal service support
described in the Joint Board’s August
2004 Public Notice, 69 FR 53917,
September 3, 2004. Commenters are
further invited to supplement the record
with respect to any additional issues or
facts that have been raised since
previous comment periods closed in
this proceeding.
Comment Filing Procedures
1. Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
§§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may
file comments are due on or before
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October 10, 2006 and reply comments
are due on or before November 8, 2006.
Comments should be filed in WC Docket
No. 05–337 only. Comments may be
filed using: (1) The Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s
eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing
paper copies. See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,
63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998.
2. Electronic Filers: Comments may be
filed electronically using the Internet by
accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
3. Filers should follow the
instructions provided on the Web site
for submitting comments.
4. For ECFS filers, if multiple docket
or rulemaking numbers appear in the
caption of this proceeding, filers must
transmit one electronic copy of the
comments for each docket or
rulemaking number referenced in the
caption. In completing the transmittal
screen, filers 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, filers should send an
e-mail to ecfs.@fcc.gov, and include the
following words in the body of the
message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample form and
directions will be sent in response.
5. Paper Filers: 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, filers must submit two
additional copies for each additional
docket or rulemaking number.
6. 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). All filings must be addressed to
the Commission’s Secretary, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
7. The Commission’s contractor will
receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered 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.
8. Commercial overnight mail (other
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
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9. U.S. Postal Service first-class,
Express, and Priority mail should be
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
10. People With Disabilities: To
request materials in accessible formats
for people with disabilities (braille,
large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an e-mail to
fcc502@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–
418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (TTY).
11. In addition, one copy of each
pleading must be sent to the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554; Web site:
www.bcpiweb.com; phone: 1–800–378–
3160; Antoinette Stevens,
Telecommunications Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
445 12th Street, SW., Room 5–B540,
Washington, DC 20554; e-mail:
Antoinette.Stevens.@fcc.gov.
12. Filings and comments are also
available for public inspection and
Trans No.
copying during regular business hours
at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
Copies may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
BCPI, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–
B402, Washington, DC 20554.
Customers may contact BCPI through its
Web site: www.bcipweb.com, by e-mail
at fcc@bcpiweb.com, by telephone at
(202) 488–5300 or (800) 378–3160, or by
facsimile at (202) 488–5563.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Granting of Request for Early
Termination of the Waiting Period
Under the Premerger Notification
Rules
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Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, requires
persons contemplating certain mergers
or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade
Commission and the Assistant Attorney
General advance notice and to wait
designated periods before
consummation of such plans. Section
7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies,
in individual cases, to terminate this
waiting period prior to its expiration
and requires that notice of this action be
published in Federal Register.
The following transactions were
granted early termination of the waiting
period provided by law and the
premerger notification rules. The grants
were made by the Federal Trade
Commission and the Assistant Attorney
General for the Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice. Neither agency
intends to take any action with respect
to these proposed acquisitions during
the applicable waiting period.
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15
U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the
Acquiring
Acquired
Entities
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co ...
Paul G. Desmarais ......................
Yarde Metals, Inc .........................
MetLife, Inc ..................................
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First Data Corporation .................
20061438 ...............
20061440 ...............
Cash America International, Inc ..
Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II,
LP.
Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II,
LP.
Peace Software International
Limited.
The Check Giant, LLC .................
Brock Maintenance, Inc ...............
20061441 ...............
Brock Holdings, Inc ......................
Yarde Metals, Inc.
General American Life Insurance Company.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
New England Life Insurance Company.
Peace Software International Limited.
The Check Giant, LLC.
Brock Maintenance, Inc.
Brock Holdings, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/25/2006
20061344 ...............
20061387 ...............
20061397
20061422
20061425
20061427
20061443
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Filtronic plc ...................................
Babcock & Brown Environmental
Investments Ltd.
Tata Tea Limited ..........................
Secure Computing Corporation ...
Energy Partners, Ltd ....................
CHS Private Equity V LP .............
Spectrum Equity Investors V, L.P
Powerwave Technologies, Inc .....
Robert M. Beren ..........................
Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
Trenton Agri Products LLC.
Gryphon Partners II, L.P ..............
Jay Chaudhry ...............................
Stone Energy Corporation ...........
Suture Express, Inc .....................
Patrick J. Kilkenny .......................
Eight O’Clock Holdings, Inc.
CipherTrust, Inc.
Stone Energy Corporation.
Suture Express, Inc.
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/26/2006
20061400 ...............
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company ....
Thilman & Filippini, L.L.C ............
Thilman & Filippini, L.L.C.
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David and Anne Elizabeth Black
Syngenta AG ...............................
The McClatchy Company ............
Conrad Fafard, Inc .......................
The Beacon Journal Publishing Company.
Conrad Fafard, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/28/2006
20061364 ...............
20061426 ...............
20061442 ...............
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Partnership.
Oak Investment Partners XI, Limited Partnership.
H.I.G. Capital Partners III, L.P .....
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L. Francis Rooney, III ..................
Hope Lumber & Supply Company, L.P.
Brazos Equity Fund, L.P ..............
Cheddar’s Holding Corp.
Goldline Holdings, Inc ..................
Goldline Holdings, Inc.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[WC Docket No. 05-337 and CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 06J-1]
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Seeks Comment on
the Merits of Using Auctions To Determine High-Cost Universal Service
Support
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service seeks comment on the use of reverse auctions (competitive
bidding) to determine high cost universal service funding to eligible
telecommunications carriers pursuant to section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
DATES: Comments are due on or before October 10, 2006. Reply comments
are due on or before November 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. See Supplementary Information for further filing
instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Dillner, Office of Commissioner
Tate, (202) 418-2500, or Thomas Buckley, Wireline Competition Bureau,
(202) 418-7400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of Federal-State Joint
Board on Universal Service Seeks Comment on the Merits of Using
Auctions to Determine High-Cost Universal Service Support, WC Docket
No. 05-337 and CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 06J-1, released August 11,
2006. In this Public Notice, the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service (Joint Board) invites parties to comment on the use of reverse
auctions (competitive bidding) to determine high cost universal service
funding for eligible telecommunications carriers pursuant to section
254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). The Joint
Board, among other things, asks that interested parties provide comment
regarding whether and how competitive bidding could be utilized to
further the goals of the Act and the Commission's universal service
goals. In particular, the Joint Board seeks comment on a variety of
issues concerning competitive bidding, including the appropriateness of
using auctions as part of the universal service program, as well as
legal issues concerning such a methodology. The Joint Board further
encourages parties to submit specific, comprehensive auction proposals,
in addition to auction proposals that have been referenced in past
Commission universal service proceedings. The Joint Board also seeks
comment on how competitive bidding could be utilized to further address
any other criteria or issues related to the receipt of universal
service support described in the Joint Board's August 2004 Public
Notice, 69 FR 53917, September 3, 2004. Commenters are further invited
to supplement the record with respect to any additional issues or facts
that have been raised since previous comment periods closed in this
proceeding.
Comment Filing Procedures
1. Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR Sec. Sec. 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file
comments are due on or before October 10, 2006 and reply comments are
due on or before November 8, 2006. Comments should be filed in WC
Docket No. 05-337 only. Comments may be filed using: (1) The
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal
Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121,
May 1, 1998.
2. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using
the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
3. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site
for submitting comments.
4. For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear
in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one electronic
copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number referenced in
the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers 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,
filers should send an e-mail to ecfs.@fcc.gov, and include the
following words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form
and directions will be sent in response.
5. Paper Filers: 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, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
6. 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). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
7. The Commission's contractor 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.
8. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
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East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
9. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
10. People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc502@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (TTY).
11. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be sent to the
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554; Web site:
www.bcpiweb.com; phone: 1-800-378-3160; Antoinette Stevens,
Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
445 12th Street, SW., Room 5-B540, Washington, DC 20554; e-mail:
Antoinette.Stevens.@fcc.gov.
12. Filings and comments are also available for public inspection
and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. Copies may also be purchased from the
Commission's duplicating contractor, BCPI, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI through its
Web site: www.bcipweb.com, by e-mail at fcc@bcpiweb.com, by telephone
at (202) 488-5300 or (800) 378-3160, or by facsimile at (202) 488-5563.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-7161 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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