FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed N.D. Study Area Waiver

The FCC Wireline Bureau sought comment Friday on a joint petition by Northwest Communications Co-op (NCC) and Midstate Telephone for a waiver of the definition of “study area.” The two said the waiver would “permit Midstate to remove the Portal exchange, and associated customer base, from its North Dakota study area and for NCC to expand its study area to incorporate the exchange as a new exchange in its study area,” the bureau said. Comments are due Jan. 9, replies Jan. 16, in docket 96-45.