Wireline Competition Bureau Dismisses Seven Petitions for Reconsideration of Aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order, 78325 [2020-26748]
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DA 20–1279; FR ID 17232]
Wireline Competition Bureau
Dismisses Seven Petitions for
Reconsideration of Aspects of the
USF/ICC Transformation Order
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of dismissal of petitions
for reconsideration.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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
marvin.sacks@fcc.gov.
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-201279A1.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.
Date petition
filed
Petitioner
Petition
MetroPCS Communications, Inc .................................................
Petition of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. for Clarification
and Limited Reconsideration of aspects of the USF/ICC
Transformation Order.
Petition for Reconsideration and Clarification of aspects of the
USF/ICC Transformation Order.
National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.; Organization for
the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies; and Western Telecommunications Alliance (Rural Associations).
NTCH, Inc ...................................................................................
Onvoy, Inc. and its affiliate, 360networks (USA) Inc ..................
Sprint Nextel Corporation ...........................................................
United States Telecom Association ............................................
Verizon (Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless)
(Verizon Petition).
Petition for Reconsideration of aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order.
Petition for Clarification or Reconsideration of an aspect of the
USF/ICC Transformation Order.
Petition for Reconsideration and Clarification of aspects of the
USF/ICC Transformation Order.
Petition for Reconsideration and Clarification of aspects of the
USF/ICC Transformation Order.
Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, for Reconsideration of aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order.
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.
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Daniel Kahn,
Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
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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.
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