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23 Id. § 54.8(e)(3). 

24 Id. § 54.8(e)(5). 

25 Id. The Commission may reverse a debarment, 

or may limit the scope or period of debarment, 

upon a finding of extraordinary circumstances, 

following the filing of a petition by you or an 

interested party or upon motion by the 

Commission. Id. § 54.8(f). 

26 Id. § 54.8(d), (g). We note that under the Plea 

Agreement Q Link shall not participate, directly or 

indirectly, in any program administered by the FCC 

as of the time of sentencing currently scheduled for 

January 15, 2025. Plea Agreement, supra note 1, at 

para. 8. 

27 47 CFR 54.8(g). 

28 Id. § 54.8(e)(4). 

29See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(a); see also Lifeline 

and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Lifeline 

and Link Up; Federal-State Joint Board on 

Universal Service; Advancing Broadband 

Availability Through Digital Literacy Training, WC 

Docket Nos. 11–42, 03–109, 96–45, and 12–23, 

Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656, 6813, para. 368 

(2012) (2012 Lifeline Order) (establishing the 

Lifeline compliance plan requirement as a 

condition to receiving forbearance from the statute’s 

requirement that ETCs offer service at least in part 

over their own facilities). 

30 2012 Lifeline Order, 27 FCC Rcd at 6816, para. 

379. 

31 Id. 

32See Wireline Competition Bureau Approves the 

Compliance Plans for Birch Communications, 

Boomerang Wireless, IM Telecom, Q Link Wireless, 

and TAG Mobile, WC Docket Nos. 09–197 and 11– 

42, Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 9184 (WCB 2012). 

33See Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds 

Carriers of Eligible Telecommunications Carrier 

Designation and Compliance Plan Approval 

Requirements for Receipt of Federal Lifeline 

Universal Service Support, WC Docket Nos. 09–197 

and 11–42, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 9144, 9145 

(WCB 2014). 

34See id. 

As with the suspension process, you may 

contest the proposed debarment or its scope 

by filing arguments and any relevant 

documentation within thirty (30) calendar 

days of receipt of this letter or its publication 

in the Federal Register, whichever occurs 

first.23 The Bureau, in the absence of 

extraordinary circumstances, will notify you 

of its decision to debar within ninety (90) 

calendar days of receiving any information it 

may have filed.24 If the Bureau decides to 

debar the you, its decision will become 

effective upon either your receipt of a 

debarment notice or publication of the 

decision in the Federal Register, whichever 

occurs first.25

If and when your debarment becomes 

effective, you will be prohibited from 

participating in activities associated with or 

related to all federal universal service 

support mechanisms, including the Lifeline 

program for at least three years from the date 

of debarment.26 The Bureau may set a longer 

debarment period or extend an existing 

debarment period if necessary to protect the 

public interest.27 Pursuant to the 

Commission’s rules, should you choose to 

contest the scope or length of any such 

debarment, you must file arguments and any 

relevant documentation within thirty (30) 

calendar days of receipt of notice or 

publication in the Federal Register of such 

debarment, whichever is earlier.28

III. Non-Compliance 

In the 2012 Lifeline Order, the Commission 

implemented a compliance plan requirement 

for any carrier that is seeking to become an 

ETC without offering service, at least in part, 

over its own facilities.29 In its Lifeline 

compliance plan, a carrier must describe and 

adhere to certain protections designed to 

protect consumers and the Universal Service 

Fund.30 The Lifeline compliance plan must: 

(1) outline the measures the carrier will take 

to comply with program rules, including 

requirements related to enrollment, 

submitting claims for reimbursement, 

materials related to certifications, and 

program integrity safeguards, and (2) provide 

a detailed description of how the carrier 

offers service, the geographic areas in which 

it offers service, and a description of the 

carrier’s corporate structure and Lifeline 

service plan offerings.31 Q Link submitted a 

Lifeline compliance plan to receive 

forbearance from the statute’s facilities 

requirement, and that Lifeline compliance 

plan was approved on August 8, 2012.32

Following an investigation led by the 

Department of Justice, on October 14, 2024, 

Q Link pleaded guilty to conspiring to 

defraud and commit related offenses in 

connection with a scheme involving the 

Lifeline program which indicates Q Link has 

violated and is not in compliance with the 

terms of its compliance plan. The 

Commission is also aware [REDACTED] 

Corporate operations related to the control 

of an ETC are material aspects of a Lifeline 

compliance plan.33 As such, any change to 

the control of a non-facilities-based ETC 

without prior approval from the Wireline 

Competition Bureau is a violation of the 

Lifeline compliance plan requirement.34

Please direct any response as follows: 

If sent by messenger or hand delivery, or 

by commercial overnight mail (other than 

U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Priority 

Mail Express, and Priority Mail), the 

response must be sent to Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, to the attention of Christopher 

J. Sova, Acting Chief, Investigations and 

Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission, 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. Hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the Commission’s 

Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. by the FCC’s mailing contractor at 

9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. All hand deliveries must be held 

together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed of 

before entering the building. 

If sent by First-Class Mail, Priority Mail 

Express, or Priority Mail, the response must 

be sent to Christopher J. Sova, Acting Chief, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Enforcement Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

You must also transmit an electronic copy 

of the response and all Documents produced 

with the response via email to IHDTelecom@

fcc.gov. The electronic copy shall be 

produced in a format that allows the 

Commission to access and use it, together 

with instructions and all other materials 

necessary to use or interpret the data, 

including record layouts, data dictionaries, 

and a description of the data’s source. If you 

have any questions, please contact Christina 

Thomas at Christina.Thomas@fcc.gov or 

(202) 418–1879. 

Sincerely, 

Christopher J. Sova 

Acting Chief 

Investigations and Hearings Division 

Enforcement Bureau 

cc: Fred Theobald, Universal Service 

Administrative Company (via email) 

Matthew Menchel, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP 

(via email) 

Michael Sherwin, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP (via 

email) 

Evelyn Sheehan, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP (via 

email) 

[FR Doc. 2024–29140 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 24–1130; FR ID 264820] 

Notice of Suspension and 

Commencement of Proposed 

Debarment Proceedings; Federal 

Lifeline Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau 

(Bureau) gives notice of the suspension 

of Q Link Wireless LLC (Q Link) from 

the federal Lifeline program (Lifeline 

Program) and all federal universal 

service support mechanisms. 

Additionally, the Bureau gives notice 

that debarment proceedings are 

commencing against Q Link. Q Link, or 

any person who has an existing contract 

with or intends to contract with Q Link 

to provide or receive services in matters 

arising out of activities associated with 

or related to the Lifeline Program, may 

respond by filing an opposition request, 

supported by documentation. 

DATES: Opposition requests must be 

submitted within 30 days of receiving 

the suspension letter or by January 13, 

2025, whichever comes first. The 

Bureau will decide on any opposition 

request within 90 days. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 45 

L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Thomas, Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and 

Hearings Division, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. Christina 


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1Any further reference in this letter to 

‘‘conviction’’ refers to Q Link’s guilty plea 

agreement and factual proffer in United States v. Q 

Link Wireless LLC, Criminal Docket No. 1:24–cr– 

20363–RAR, Plea Agreement (S.D. Fla., filed Oct. 

15, 2024) (Plea Agreement). See also Lifeline and 

Link Up Reform and Modernization, WC Docket No. 

11–42, CC Docket No. 96–45, WC Docket No. 03– 

109, Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656 (2012) 

(Lifeline Reform Order). 

2United States v. Q Link Wireless LLC, Criminal 

Docket No. 1:24–cr–20363–RAR, Factual Proffer, at 

3 (S.D. Fla., filed Oct. 15, 2024) (Proffer). 

3 47 CFR 54.8. 

4 Id.; 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating to the Bureau 

authority to resolve universal service suspension 

and debarment proceedings). In 2007, the 

Commission extended the debarment rules to apply 

to all federal universal service support mechanisms, 

including Lifeline. See Comprehensive Review of 

the Universal Service Fund Management, 

Administration, & Oversight, Report and Order, 22 

FCC Rcd 16372, 16410–12 (2007) (Program 

Management Order) (renumbering Section 54.521 of 

the universal service debarment rules as Section 

54.8 and amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), 

(e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)). 

5 47 C.F.R § 54.8(b); Plea Agreementat 3–4. 

6Program Management Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 

16387, para. 32. The Commission’s debarment rules 

define a ‘‘person’’ as ‘‘[a]ny individual, group of 

individuals, corporation, partnership, association, 

unit of government or legal entity, however 

organized.’’ 47 CFR 54.8(a)(6). 

7See Lifeline Reform Order, supra note 1, 27 FCC 

Rcd at 6662–67, paras. 11–18; see also 47 CFR 

54.400–54.424. 

8See 47 CFR 54.407(d). 

9United States Attorney’s Office, Southern 

District of Florida, Press Release, Nationwide 

Telecommunications Provider and its CEO Plead 

Guilty to Massively Defrauding Federal Government 

Programs Meant to Aid the Needy, October 15, 

2024, https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/ 

nationwide-telecommunications-provider-and-itsceo-plead-guilty-massively-defrauding (last visited 

Oct. 22, 2024). 

10Proffer, supra note 2, at 2–5. 

11See generally Proffer, supra note 2. 

12 Id., at 6. 

13 Id. 

14 47 CFR 54.8(a)(4); see Program Management 

Order, supra note 4, 22 FCC Rcd at 16387, para. 32. 

15 47 CFR 54.8(a)(1), (d). 

16 Id. § 54.8(e)(1). 

17 Id. § 54.8(e)(4). 

18 Id. 

19 Id. § 54.8(f). 

20 Id. §§ 54.8(e)(5), (f). 

Thomas may be contacted by phone at 

(202) 418–1879 or email at 

Christina.Thomas@fcc.gov. If Ms. 

Thomas is unavailable, you may contact 

Mr. Christopher J. Sova, Acting Chief, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, by 

telephone at (202) 418–1868 or by email 

at Christopher.Sova@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau has suspension and debarment 

authority pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8 and 

47 CFR 0.111(a)(14). Suspensions 

ensure that suspended parties cannot 

continue to benefit from the Lifeline 

Program pending resolution of the 

debarment process. Attached is the 

public redacted version of the 

suspension letter, DA 24–1130, which 

was mailed to Q Link and released on 

December 12, 2024. The complete text 

of the notice of suspension and 

initiation of debarment proceedings is 

available on the FCC’s website at 

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/ 

attachments/DA-24-1130A1.pdf. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Christopher Sova, 

Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings 

Division, Enforcement Bureau. 

November 8, 2024 

DA 24–1130 

Via Email 

Mr. Issa Asad, Chief Executive Officer, Q 

Link Wireless LLC, 499 E Sheridan St., Ste. 

400, Dania, FL 33004, issa@

quadrantholdings.com 

Via Email and Hand Delivery 

John T. Nakahata, Esq., HWG LLP, 1919 M 

Street NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 

20036, JNakahata@hwglaw.com 

Samuel L. Feder, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, 

1099 New York Avenue NW, Suite 900, 

Washington, DC 20001, SFeder@

jenner.com 

Re: Notice of suspension and initiation of 

debarment proceeding File No. EB–IHD– 

24–00037461 

Dear Messrs. Asad, Nakahata, and Feder: 

The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(Commission or FCC) has received notice of 

the conviction of Q Link Wireless, LLC (Q 

Link or Company) for conspiring to commit 

offenses against the United States, 

specifically, (a) wire fraud, (b) theft of 

government funds, and (c) defrauding the 

United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, 

641, and 371, respectively, all in connection 

with fraudulent claims against the federal 

Lifeline program (Lifeline program).1 The 

conspiracy involved submitting and causing 

to be submitted ‘‘false and fraudulent claims 

to the FCC Lifeline program for [Q Link] 

customers who were not using their 

cellphones according to the FCC usage 

rules.’’ 2 Consequently, pursuant to 47 CFR 

54.8(e)(1), this letter constitutes official 

notice of Q Link’s suspension from the 

Lifeline program and all federal universal 

service support mechanisms as set forth 

below.3

Effective immediately upon receipt of this 

letter, Q Link is prohibited from participating 

in or receiving any benefit associated with 

the Lifeline program as well as any other 

program funded by federal universal service 

support mechanisms. 

The Bureau hereby is also commencing a 

proceeding to debar Q Link from future 

participation in all federal universal support 

mechanisms.4 The Commission is required 

by its rules to debar Q Link ‘‘absent 

extraordinary circumstances,’’ 

notwithstanding any criminal process to 

which Q Link is subject.5

I. Notice of Suspension 

Any corporation that has ‘‘defrauded the 

government or engaged in similar acts 

through activities associated with or related 

to the [Lifeline program]’’ may be prohibited 

from receiving the benefits associated with 

that program.6 The Lifeline program is a 

government program that provides support to 

eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) 

that in turn offer discounts on telephone and 

broadband service for eligible low-income 

consumers.7 An ETC may receive 

reimbursement in connection with the 

Lifeline program only if it certifies as part of 

its reimbursement request that it is in 

compliance with the Lifeline rules.8

Q Link has participated in the Lifeline 

program since 2012. On October 15, 2024, Q 

Link pleaded guilty to ‘‘conspiring to defraud 

and commit offenses against the United 

States in connection with a years-long 

scheme to steal over $100 million from a 

celebrated federal program providing 

discounted phone service to people in 

need.’’ 9 Q Link’s misleading practices, 

deceptive call activity, falsified documents 

and threatening customer service scripts 

coerced customers into accepting Lifeline 

services and agreeing to remain its 

customers.10 Q Link knew that the Lifeline 

usage requirements required it to disenroll 

and stop seeking reimbursement for 

customers who had not used their cellphones 

in a 45-day window (90-day window for 

2016), yet it continued to bill the Lifeline 

program for Q Link customers that were no 

longer eligible because they were not using, 

and in some instances, no longer even had 

their cellphones.11 Between 2013 and 2019, 

Q Link received $618,736,494 from the 

Lifeline program.12 Approximately 21 

percent of Q Link’s payments during this 

period were due to its fraudulent scheme.13

Pursuant to Section 54.8(b) of the 

Commission’s rules,14 Q Link’s conviction 

requires the Bureau to suspend it, absent 

extraordinary circumstances, from: (a) 

participating in any activities associated with 

or related to the Lifeline program, including 

receiving funds or discounted services 

through the Lifeline program, or consulting 

with, assisting, or advising applicants or 

service providers regarding the Lifeline 

program; and (b) participating in any 

activities associated with or related to all 

federal universal service support 

mechanisms.15 Q Link’s suspension becomes 

effective upon either (i) its receipt of this 

letter, or (ii) publication of the suspension in 

the Federal Register, whichever occurs 

first.16

In accordance with the Commission’s 

suspension and debarment rules, Q Link may 

contest this suspension or its scope by filing 

arguments, with any relevant documents, 

within thirty (30) calendar days of its receipt 

of this letter or publication of the suspension 

in the Federal Register, whichever occurs 

first.17 Such requests, however, will not 

ordinarily be granted.18 The Bureau may 

reverse or further limit the scope of a 

suspension only upon a finding of 

extraordinary circumstances.19 The Bureau 

will decide any request to reverse or modify 

a suspension within ninety (90) calendar 

days of its receipt of such request.20


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21 ‘‘Causes for suspension and debarment are 

conviction of or civil judgment for attempt or 

commission of criminal fraud, theft, embezzlement, 

forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of 

records, making false statements, receiving stolen 

property, making false claims, obstruction of justice 

and other fraud or criminal offense arising out of 

activities associated with or related to the schools 

and libraries support mechanism, the high-cost 

support mechanism, the rural healthcare support 

mechanism, and the low-income support 

mechanism.’’ Id. § 54.8(c). Associated activities 

‘‘include the receipt of funds or discounted services 

through [the federal universal service] support 

mechanisms, or consulting with, assisting, or 

advising applicants or service providers regarding 

[the federal universal service] support 

mechanisms.’’ Id. § 54.8(a)(1). 

22 Id. § 54.8(b), (e)(1). 23 Id. § 54.8(e)(3). 24 Id. § 54.8(e)(5). 25 Id. The Commission may reverse a debarment, 

or may limit the scope or period of debarment, 

upon a finding of extraordinary circumstances, 

following the filing of a petition by you or an 

interested party or upon motion by the 

Commission. Id. § 54.8(f). 26 Id. § 54.8(d), (g). We note that under the Plea 

Agreement Q Link shall not participate, directly or 

indirectly, in any program administered by the FCC 

as of the time of sentencing currently scheduled for 

January 15, 2025. Plea Agreement, supra note 1, at 

para. 8 27 47 CFR 54.8(g). 28 Id. § 54.8(e)(4). 

29See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(a); see also Lifeline 

and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Lifeline 

and Link Up; Federal-State Joint Board on 

Universal Service; Advancing Broadband 

Availability Through Digital Literacy Training, WC 

Docket Nos. 11–42, 03–109, 96–45, and 12–23, 

Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656, 6813, para. 368 

(2012) (2012 Lifeline Order) (establishing the 

Lifeline compliance plan requirement as a 

condition to receiving forbearance from the statute’s 

requirement that ETCs offer service at least in part 

over their own facilities). 

30 2012 Lifeline Order, 27 FCC Rcd at 6816, para. 

379. 

31 Id. 

32See Wireline Competition Bureau Approves the 

Compliance Plans for Birch Communications, 

Boomerang Wireless, IM Telecom, Q Link Wireless, 

and TAG Mobile, WC Docket Nos. 09–197 and 11– 

42, Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 9184 (WCB 2012). 

33See Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds 

Carriers of Eligible Telecommunications Carrier 

Designation and Compliance Plan Approval 

Requirements for Receipt of Federal Lifeline 

Universal Service Support, WC Docket Nos. 09–197 

and 11–42, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 9144, 9145 

(WCB 2014). 

34See id. 

II. Initiation of Debarment Proceedings 

In addition to Q Link’s immediate 

suspension from all universal service support 

mechanisms as described above, including 

the Lifeline program, its conviction is cause 

for debarment as defined in Section 54.8(c) 

of the Commission’s rules.21 Therefore, 

pursuant to Section 54.8(b) of the 

Commission’s rules, Q Link’s conviction 

requires the Bureau to commence debarment 

proceedings against it.22

As with the suspension process, Q Link 

may contest the proposed debarment or its 

scope by filing arguments and any relevant 

documentation within thirty (30) calendar 

days of receipt of this letter or its publication 

in the Federal Register, whichever occurs 

first.23 The Bureau, in the absence of 

extraordinary circumstances, will notify Q 

Link of its decision to debar within ninety 

(90) calendar days of receiving any 

information it may have filed.24 If the Bureau 

decides to debar the Company, its decision 

will become effective upon either Q Link’s 

receipt of a debarment notice or publication 

of the decision in the Federal Register, 

whichever occurs first.25

If and when Q Link’s debarment becomes 

effective, it will be prohibited from 

participating in activities associated with or 

related to all federal universal service 

support mechanisms, including the Lifeline 

program, for at least three years from the date 

of debarment.26 The Bureau may set a longer 

debarment period or extend an existing 

debarment period if necessary to protect the 

public interest.27 Pursuant to the 

Commission’s rules, should Q Link choose to 

contest the scope or length of any such 

debarment, it must file arguments and any 

relevant documentation within thirty (30) 

calendar days of receipt of notice or 

publication in the Federal Register of such 

debarment, whichever is earlier.28

III. Non-Compliance 

In the 2012 Lifeline Order, the Commission 

implemented a compliance plan requirement 

for any carrier that is seeking to become an 

ETC without offering service, at least in part, 

over its own facilities.29 In its Lifeline 

compliance plan, a carrier must describe and 

adhere to certain protections designed to 

protect consumers and the Universal Service 

Fund.30 The Lifeline compliance plan must: 

(1) outline the measures the carrier will take 

to comply with program rules, including 

requirements related to enrollment, 

submitting claims for reimbursement, 

materials related to certifications, and 

program integrity safeguards, and (2) provide 

a detailed description of how the carrier 

offers service, the geographic areas in which 

it offers service, and a description of the 

carrier’s corporate structure and Lifeline 

service plan offerings.31 Q Link submitted a 

Lifeline compliance plan to receive 

forbearance from the statute’s facilities 

requirement, and that Lifeline compliance 

plan was approved on August 8, 2012.32

Following an investigation led by the 

Department of Justice, on October 14, 2024, 

Q Link pleaded guilty to conspiring to 

defraud and commit related offenses in 

connection with a scheme involving the 

Lifeline program. The Commission is also 

aware that [REDACTED] 

Corporate operations related to the control 

of an ETC are material aspects of a Lifeline 

compliance plan.33 As such, any change to 

the control of a non-facilities-based ETC 

without prior approval from the Wireline 

Competition Bureau is a violation of the 

Lifeline compliance plan requirement.34

Given these concerns and Q Link’s recent 

criminal plea, Q Link is not in compliance 

with the terms of its approved Lifeline 

compliance plan. 

Please direct any response as follows: 

If sent by messenger or hand delivery, or 

by commercial overnight mail (other than 

U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Priority 

Mail Express, and Priority Mail), the 

response must be sent to Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, to the attention of Christopher 

J. Sova, Acting Chief, Investigations and 

Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission, 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD, 

20701. Hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the Commission’s 

Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. by the FCC’s mailing contractor at 

9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, 

MD, 20701. All hand deliveries must be held 

together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed of 

before entering the building. 

If sent by First-Class Mail, Priority Mail 

Express, or Priority Mail, the response must 

be sent to Christopher J. Sova, Acting Chief, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Enforcement Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

You must also transmit an electronic copy 

of the response and all Documents produced 

with the response via email to IHDTelecom@

fcc.gov. The electronic copy shall be 

produced in a format that allows the 

Commission to access and use it, together 

with instructions and all other materials 

necessary to use or interpret the data, 

including record layouts, data dictionaries, 

and a description of the data’s source. If you 

have any questions, please contact Christina 

Thomas at Christina.Thomas@fcc.gov or 

(202) 418–1879. 

Sincerely, 

Christopher J. Sova, 

Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings 

Division, Enforcement Bureau. 

cc: Fred Theobald, Universal Service 

Administrative Company (via email) 

Matthew Menchel, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP 

(via email) 

Michael Sherwin, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP 

(via email) 

Evelyn Sheehan, Esq., Kobre & Kim LLP 

(via email) 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1219; FR ID 267681] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 


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