**DA 04-2551**

**Release Date: August 19, 2004**

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS POLICY DIVISION

OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU

GRANTS PETITIONS REQUESTING WAIVER OF VARIOUS FILING DEADLINES RELATED
TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM

**CC Docket No. 96-45**

The Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline
Competition Bureau has granted petitions for waiver of certain filing
deadlines associated with the receipt of universal service support.[^1]
These petitions and related information are listed below:

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  **Petitioner**                                **State**   **Date Petition
                                                            Filed**
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  United States Cellular Corporation            WI          1/15/03

  RCC Minnesota                                 WA          7/11/03[^2]

  NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners              MS          11/04/03

  Michiana Metronet Inc., Centennial Michigan   MI          11/04/03
  RSA 6 Cellular Corp., Centennial Michigan RSA             
  7 Cellular Corp.[^3]                                      

  NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners[^4]          WI          11/07/03

  NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners              IA          12/11/03

  RCC Atlantic, Inc.                            VT          1/14/04

  Alaska DigiTel, LLC                           AL          1/21/04

  Centennial Lafayette Communications, LLC;     LA          5/28/04
  Centennial Beauregard Cellular LLC;                       
  Centennial Caldwell Cellular Corp.;                       
  Centennial Morehouse Cellular, LLC                        
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For further information regarding this Public Notice, please contact
Gina Spade or Tom Buckley at (202) 418-7400.

[^1]: *See, e.g*., *Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, RFB
    Cellular, Inc., Petitions for Waiver of Sections 54.314(d) and
    54.307(c) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations*, Order, CC
    Docket No. 96-45, 17 FCC Rcd 24387 (2002); *Federal-State Joint
    Board on Universal Service, Midwest Wireless Iowa, L.L.C., Petition
    for Waiver of Sections 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's
    Rules and Regulations,* Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, DA 04-1688
    (Telecomms. Access Pol. Div. rel. June 14, 2004); *Federal-State
    Joint Board on Universal Service, Grande Communications, Inc.
    Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307 and 54.314 of the
    Commission's Rules and Regulations,* Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, DA
    04-2534 (Telecomms. Access Pol. Div. rel. August 16, 2004).

[^2]: On August 19, 2003, RCC Minnesota filed a supplement to its
    initial petition. *See* RCC Minnesota, Inc., Petition for Waiver of
    Sections 54.313 and 54.314 of the Commission's Rules, Supplement and
    Erratum to Petition for Waiver, filed Aug. 19, 2003.

[^3]: On December 10, 2003, CenturyTel, Inc. (CenturyTel) filed an
    opposition to the above petition and a separate petition filed by
    Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership and Centennial
    Claiborne Cellular Corp. (Centennial Mississippi) seeking waiver of
    the April 1, 2003 certification filing deadline set forth in section
    54.313(d) of the Commission's rules. *See* *Federal-State Joint
    Board on Universal Service*, CC Docket No. 96-45, Opposition of
    CenturyTel, Inc., filed Dec. 10, 2003. In addition, on December 29,
    2003, CenturyTel filed an opposition to a petition listed above
    filed by NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners seeking a waiver of the
    September 30, 2003 certification filing deadline set forth in
    section 54.314(d) of the Commission's rules. *See* *Federal-State
    Joint Board on Universal Service*, CC Docket No. 96-45, Opposition
    of CenturyTel, Inc., filed Dec. 29, 2003. CenturyTel's arguments
    raised in its oppositions are addressed in a recent order granting
    Centennial Mississippi's waiver request. *See* *Federal-State Joint
    Board on Universal Service,* Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating
    Partnership and Centennial Claiborne Cellular Corp.*, Petition for
    Waiver of Section 54.313(d) of the Commission's Rules and
    Regulations*, Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, DA 04-2535 (Telecomms.
    Access Pol. Div. rel. Aug. 16, 2004).

[^4]: *See id.*