Application Window on Puerto Rico, USVI USF Fund Now Open

The FCC Wireline Bureau tied up loose ends on a USF telecom rebuild program for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see 2002250038). The application window for the Stage 2 competitive process opened Thursday and closes Sept. 3, the bureau said in Friday's Daily Digest. The bureau also released an updated list of the eligible minimum geographic areas and associated annual reserve prices, and location counts for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for Stage 2 fixed support. It agreed to waive some letter of credit requirements for participants (see 2004080036).