**DA 05-1114**

**April 21, 2005**

**WIRELINE COMPETITON BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME ESTABLISHED IN
SECTIONS 54.409(a) and 54.415(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**WC DOCKET No. 03-109**

**Comment Date: May 15, 2005**

**Reply Comment Date: May 23, 2005**

On March 22, 2005, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
filed a Request for an Extension of Time to comply with sections
54.409(a) and 54.415(a) of the Commission's rules.[^1] Under sections
54.409(a) and 54.415(a), states seeking reimbursement from the federal
Lifeline/Link-Up program must comply with certain requirements by June
22, 2005.[^2] CPUC seeks an extension until March 1, 2006 to come into
compliance.[^3]

We invite comment on CPUC's Request for an Extension of Time. Pursuant
to applicable procedures set forth in sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the
Commission's rules, interested parties may file comments on or before
**May 15, 2005**; and reply comments on or before **May 23, 2005**.
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 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998).

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 \<ecfs@fcc.gov\>, and should include the
following words in the body of the message, "get form \<your e-mail
address\>." 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, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The
filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 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, D.C. 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, S.W., Room
5-B540, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, commenters must send
diskette copies to the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402,
Washington, D.C. 20054.

Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
1.1206, this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose
proceeding in which ex parte communications are permitted subject to
disclosure.

For further information, contact Mark Seifert, Telecommunications Access
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400, TTY
(202) 418-0484,

or Mark.Seifert@fcc.gov.

[^1]: *Request of the California Public Utilities Commission for an
    Extension of Time*, filed March 22, 2005.

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409(a), 54.425(a) (Office of Management and Budget
    approval under *Paperwork Reduction Act* pending).

[^3]: *Request of the California Public Utilities Commission for an
    Extension of Time*, at 2.