[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 67371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28727]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 00-359]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Petition for 
Forbearance by Operator Communications, Inc. d/b/a Oncor 
Communications, Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends until February 20, 
2001 the date on which the petition requesting forbearance filed on 
November 22, 1999 by Operator Communications, Inc., d/b/a Oncor 
Communications, Inc. (``Oncor''), shall be deemed granted in the 
absence of a Commission decision that the petition fails to meet the 
standard for forbearance under the Act.

DATES: Effective December 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Praveen Goyal, Attorney, Common 
Carrier Bureau, Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418-7400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document in CC Docket No. 96-45 released on October 12, 2000. The full 
text of this document is available for public inspection during regular 
business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20554.

I. Introduction

    1. In this Order, pursuant to section 10(c) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended (Act), we extend until February 20, 2001 the 
date on which the petition requesting forbearance filed on November 22, 
1999 by Operator Communications, Inc., d/b/a Oncor Communications, Inc. 
(``Oncor''), shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission 
decision that the petition fails to meet the standard for forbearance 
under section 10(a) of the Act.

II. Oncor Petition for Forbearance

    2. On November 22, 1999, Operator Communications, Inc., d/b/a Oncor 
Communications, Inc. (Oncor), filed a petition for forbearance from 
enforcement of Secs. 54.709 and 54.711 of the Commission's rules (not 
published in the Federal Register). Oncor requests that, for its end-
user telecommunications revenues subject to universal service 
contributions for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, Oncor be assessed 
universal service contributions based on its current revenues for those 
years rather than revenues from the prior year.
    3. Section 10(c) of the Communications Act states that a petition 
for forbearance shall be deemed granted if the Commission does not deny 
the petition for failure to meet the requirements for forbearance under 
section 10(a) within one year after the Commission receives it, unless 
the one-year period is extended by the Commission. The Commission may 
extend the initial one-year period by an additional 90 days if the 
Commission finds that an extension is necessary to meet the 
requirements of section 10(a).
    4. Oncor's petition raises significant questions regarding whether 
forbearance from the enforcement of Secs. 54.709 and 54.711 of the 
Commission's rules meets the statutory requirements set forth in 
section 10(a). We find that a 90-day extension is warranted under 
section 10.

III. Ordering Clauses

    5. Pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 160, that the date on which the above-captioned 
request for forbearance shall be deemed granted in the absence of a 
Commission denial of the request for failure to meet the statutory 
standards for forbearance, is extended to February 20, 2001.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-28727 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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