Federal Communications Commission DA 17-347
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Connect America Fund
Universal Service Reform  - Mobility Fund
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WC Docket No. 10-90
WT Docket No. 10-208
WC Docket No. 11-10
WT Docket No. 17-80
ORDER
Adopted:  April 11, 2017 Released:  April 11, 2017
Revised Comment Date:  April 26, 2017
Revised Reply Comment Date:  May 11, 2017
Revised Deadline for Justifications for Confidentiality: April 26, 2017
By the Senior Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
1. In this Order, we extend comments and reply comments deadlines for 14 days in response 
to CTIA’s extension request
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with respect to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (MF-II FNPRM) 
in the above captioned dockets, regarding the challenge process involving areas that will be eligible for 
Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) support.
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  Commenters will now have until April 26, 2017, to file initial 
comments and until May 11, 2017 to file reply comments in response to the MF-II FNPRM.  We also 
extend by 14 days the deadline for interested service providers to file justifications for confidential 
treatment of their previously filed Form 477 minimum advertised or expected speeds for 4G LTE mobile 
service, until April 26, 2017.
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2. On March 7, 2017, the Commission released the MF-II R&O and FNPRM, adopting the 
framework for MF-II to promote the deployment of 4G LTE in all areas where such service would not be 
offered by the private sector in the absence of universal service support.
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In the MF-II Report and Order, 
the Commission explained that, prior to an MF-II auction, it would compile a list of potentially eligible 
areas for MF-II support from the most recently available Form 477 data submissions and provide a robust 
process for interested parties to challenge this list.
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Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments and Reply Comments, and for Extension of Time to File 
Confidentiality Requests, WTB/WCB Docket Nos. 10-90 and 10-208 at 4, CTIA, filed April 7, 2017 (Motion for 
Extension).
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Connect America Fund; Universal Service Reform – Mobility Fund Phase II, Report and Order and Further Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-11 (rel. Mar. 7, 2017) (MF-II R&O and FNPRM).
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Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 9887 (2013); WTB and WCB 
Propose to Release Form 477 4G LTE Mobile Speed Data to Facilitate Implementation of Mobility Fund II Support, 
Public Notice, FCC 17-286 at para. 2, (rel. March 29, 2017) (MF-II Form 477 Data Release Public Notice). 
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See generally MF-II R&O and FNPRM.
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See id. at para. 66.
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3. In its MF-II FNPRM, the Commission sought general comment on two options for
potential structures for the challenge process and explained that it intended to take the most effective 
parameters from the options presented, as well as possible additional alternatives offered by commenters, 
to assemble a “best in class” structure for the challenge process.
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  Dates for filing comments and reply 
comments were set as April 12, 2017 and April 27, 2017, respectively.
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4. On March 29, 2017, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Wireline 
Competition Bureau released a Public Notice proposing to provide additional information about the 
geographical areas eligible for MF-II support by releasing minimum advertised or expected 4G LTE 
speeds included in the December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2016 Form 477 filings (and any subsequent Form 
477 filings) in order to facilitate Mobility Fund II analysis.
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  Form 477 filers were given a deadline of 
April 12, 2017 to provide a full justification in support of requests for confidential treatment of their 4G 
LTE mobile speeds, pursuant to Section 0.459(b) of the Commission’s rules.
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5. On April 7, 2017, CTIA filed a Motion for Extension of Time seeking to extend the 
comment deadlines for the MF-II FNPRM by 14 days, to April 26, 2017 and May 11, 2017, 
respectively.
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  CTIA also requested a 14-day extension of time for the April 12, 2017 deadline to file
confidentiality justifications for previously-filed Form 477 data.
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  CTIA argues that a brief extension is 
consistent with precedent and the public interest because the extra time will allow the parties to 1) 
establish a full and complete record, and 2) better address technically complex and complicated questions.  
CTIA states that the additional time will increase the possibility of its developing an industry consensus 
proposal, which it claims will address the Commission’s goals and facilitate prompt resolution of the 
issues relating to the challenge process without any impact on the Commission’s anticipated timeline for 
resolving challenges.
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  Additionally, CTIA argues that an extension for the deadline to respond to the
Public Notice regarding the release of Form 477 4G LTE speed data is also warranted insofar as the 
Commission has not yet established the parameters of the challenge process, and grant of an extension
would harmonize the filing deadlines of these related matters.
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6. Section 1.46 of the Commission’s rules provides that “[i]t is the policy of the 
Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted.”
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  Upon review of the arguments 
raised in this matter, we agree that a limited extension of the pleading cycle is warranted. We find that a 
brief extension of the filing deadlines to allow parties to build industry consensus will facilitate the 
compilation of a complete record and will further the Commission’s goal of reaching a prompt resolution 
of this matter.  We further find that a 14-day extension of the deadline to submit justifications for 
confidentiality requests for the minimum advertised or expected 4G LTE mobile speeds included in their 
Form 477 filings is also warranted to allow the related deadlines to remain aligned.  
7. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 5, and 303(r) of the 
                                                     
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Id. at para. 231.
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Federal Communications Commission, Connect America Fund; Universal Service Reform --Mobility Fund, 
Proposed Rule, 82 Fed. Reg. 13413 (rel. March 13, 2017).  
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WTB and WCB Propose to Release Form 477 4G LTE Mobile Speed Data to Facilitate Implementation of Mobility 
Fund II Support, Public Notice, FCC 17-286 at para. 2, (March 29, 2017) (MF-II Form 477 Data Release PN). 
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Id. at para. 4.
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Motion for Extension at 4.
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Motion for Extension at 5.
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See Motion for Extension at 2-4.
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See Motion for Extension at 5.
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47 C.F.R. § 1.46. 
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Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 155, and 303(r), and sections 0.131, 
0.331, 1.46, and 1.415 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.131, 0.331, 1.46, and 1.415, that the
Motion for Extension of Time filed by CTIA, IS GRANTED to the extent described herein, and the 
deadlines for filing comments in response to the MF-II FNPRM and justifications for confidentiality of 
Form 477 speed data are extended to April 26, 2017, and the deadline for filing reply comments to the 
MF-II FNPRM is extended until May 11, 2017.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
James D. Schlichting
Senior Deputy Chief 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau