DA 96-74 Federal Communications Commission Record 
Before the 
Federal C.Ommunications C.Ommission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
PUBLIC NOTICE 
Releasd: January 25, 1996 
COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF 
SECTION 61.41(C)(2) AND THE DEFINITION OF 
"STUDY AREA" CONTAINED IN THE 
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE 
COMMISSION'S RULES AAD 95-66 
Comment Date: Original December 28, 1995, 
Revised January 16, 1996 
Reply Date: Original January 16, 1996, 
Revised February 9, 1996 
On April 28, 1995, United Telephone Company of East­
ern Kansas ("United")and Bluestem Telephone Company 
("Bluestem"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MJD Commu­
nications, Inc. ("MJD"), filed a joint petition for waiver of 
the definition of "Study Area" as set forth in the Appen­
dix-Glossary of Part 36 of the Commission's rules. The 
Kansas Corporation Commission has stated , in a letter 
dated November 2, 1995, that it does not object to the 
interstate study area waivers and does not prejudge the 
effect, if any, such waivers may have upon the intrastate 
operations of the affected parties. 
In a Public Notice (DA 95-2362) released November 28, 
1995, comment dates concerning Bluestem, MJD, and 
United's joint petition were established. Comments were 
due on December 28, 1995 and Reply Comments were due 
January 16, 1996. In a Public Notice (DA 96-2) released 
January 11, 1996, the FCC's Managing Director announced 
that all filings due during the period when the Commission 
was closed due to lack of appropriations (December 18, 
1995 to January 5, 1996) or because of weather (during the 
interval from January 8, 1996 to January 12, 1996) would 
be due no later than 5:30 p.m. on January 16, 1996. As a 
result, this notice extends the date for filing Reply Com­
ments to February 9, 1996. 
For further information contact Adrian Wright at (202) 
418-0830. 
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