Universal Service Comments Due January 28

On December 15, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission released a further notice of proposed rulemaking regarding high-cost universal service support for non-rural carriers, in response to the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Qwest Communications International, Inc. v. FCC. The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadlines as 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the summary of the further notice in the Federal Register. On December 29, 2009, a summary of the further notice appeared in the Federal Register. Accordingly, comments will be due on January 28, 2010, and reply comments will be due on February 12, 2010.