Order in the matter of the Connect America Fund

In this Order, the Federal Communications Commission dismisses as untimely a petition filed by the American Cable Association and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association requesting reconsideration of the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau’s Phase II Challenge Process Guidance Public Notice.

However, as separate and independent grounds, the FCC concludes that the arguments raised by the petitioners do not justify reconsideration of the Phase II Challenge Process Guidance Public Notice.

Parties have 30 days from public notice of a Commission or Bureau action to file a petition for reconsideration. The Challenge Process Guidance Public Notice was released on June 20, 2014. Petitions for reconsideration were due on July 21, 2014. Petitioners filed the Joint Petition on July 22, 2014, after the 30-day window for filing had elapsed.