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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-1074

NOTICES

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION

Telecommunications; Commonwealth Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Communications; Commonwealth Telephone Company; Frontier Communications of Breezewood, LLC; Frontier Communications of Canton, LLC; Frontier Communications of Pennsylvania, LLC; CTSI, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI, LLC; Doc. No. P-00971281

[51 Pa.B. 3691]
[Saturday, July 3, 2021]

 The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) invites comments on the following amended petition for expansion of existing eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) status. The petition was filed because the joint petitioners were awarded Federal high-cost support moneys from the Federal Communications Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction: Commonwealth Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Communications; Commonwealth Telephone Company; Frontier Communications of Breezewood, LLC; Frontier Communications of Canton, LLC; Frontier Communications of Pennsylvania, LLC; CTSI, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI, LLC; Docket No. P-00971281

 On August 2, 2010, the Commission entered an Order adopting a final policy statement on ETC designation and ETC annual recertification and reporting requirements for all telecommunications carriers at Docket No. M-2010-2164741. See 52 Pa. Code § 69.2501 (relating to standards applicable for designation and annual certification as an eligible telecommunications carrier, for purposes of obtaining Federal universal service support) for the Final Policy Statement, Standards applicable for designation and annual certification as an ETC, for purposes of obtaining Federal universal service support. The Final Policy Statement became effective on October 2, 2010.

 This notice is to inform telecommunications providers and interested parties that on May 11, 2021, the previously-mentioned joint petitioners filed a supplement amending the ETC Petition to: (1) include CTSI, LLC, d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI, LLC (CTSI) as a joint petitioner; and (2) to incorporate CTSI's request for designation as an ETC. The Commission intends to act on the previously-referenced amended ETC petition pending before the Commission.

 By this notice, the Commission extends the time for filing an answer to the amended petition under 52 Pa. Code § 5.61 (relating to answers to complaints, petitions, motions and preliminary objections). Interested persons may file and serve an answer on or before 20 days after this notice is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Thereafter, the petitioner has 10 days to file and serve its response. Filings must reference Docket No. P-00971281.

 In accordance with the Commission's Emergency Order at Docket No. M-2020-3019262 (issued on March 20, 2020; ratified on March 26, 2020; modified by Secretarial Letter issued September 27, 2020), all parties participating in matters pending before the Commission are required to eFile their submissions by opening an eFiling account and accepting eService. Individuals can sign up for a free eFiling account with the Secretary of the Commission through the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.puc.pa.gov/efiling/Default.aspx. Documents filed relative to this docket are available for inspection by searching under the petitioner's docket number on the Commission's web site at https://www.puc.pa.gov/search/document-search/.

 Confidential filings should be clearly marked as such and e-mailed directly to Commission Secretary Rosemary Chiavetta at rchiavetta@pa.gov.

 The contact person for questions regarding this notice is Tiffany L. Tran, Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau, (717) 783-5413, tiftran@pa.gov.

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1074. Filed for public inspection July 2, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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