of WCCU(TV), Urbana, Illinois, pursuant to the satellite exception to the duopoly rule, Section 73.3555, Note 5, of the Commission's rules, IS GRANTED. FURTHERMORE, the above-referenced applications for consent to assign the licenses for WRSP-TV, Springfield, Illinois and WCCU(TV), Urbana, Illinois to GOCOM Media of Illinois LLC ARE GRANTED.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Kreisman

Chief, Video Division

Media Bureau

FILING WINDOW FOR NEW DIGITAL NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL RESERVED CHANNEL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR CHANNEL *46 AT KALISPELL, MONTANA; CHANNEL *21 AT GREAT FALLS, MONTANA; AND CHANNEL *16 AT BILLINGS, MONTANA

The Media Bureau announces a filing window for the following new digital noncommercial educational reserved channel television stations located at Kalispell, Montana, Great Falls, Montana, and Billings, Montana.

Kalispell, Montana, Channel *46, at reference coordinates 48-00-48 N. and 114-21-55 W. Great Falls, Montana, Channel *21, at reference coordinates 47-32-08 N. and 111-17-02 W. Billings, Montana, Channel *16, at reference coordinates 45-45-35 N. and 108-27-14 W.

An application, in order to be considered with any other application filed during the window for the above noted allotments, must be electronically filed on FCC Form 340, and must be substantially complete and tendered for filing with the Commission in accordance with Section 0.401 of the Commission's Rules no later that the close of the window on August 9, 2006.

Mutually exclusive applications will be resolved by the Commission's procedures for selecting among mutually exclusive noncommercial educational applicants. See Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Applicants, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 7386 (2000), clarified on reconsideration, 16 FCC Rcd 5074 (2001), reconsideration denied, 17 FCC Rcd 13132 (2002), appeal docketed, American Family Association v. F.C.C., No. 00-1310 (D.C. Cir. July 14, 2000) (subsequent history concerning non-reserved spectrum omitted).

FC PUBLIC NOTICE

Each year, eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) are required to verify the continued eligibility of a statistically valid sample of their Lifeline subscribers.' Under the terms of the Lifeline Order, states that have their own state-based Low Income programs are required to have established procedures concerning verification procedures. These state procedures should include how ETCs should verify continued eligibility and to whom the results should be submitted.3 States that do not have statebased low-income programs are designated "federal default states." ETCs in federal default states must follow the certification and verification procedures set out in the Lifeline Order.*

In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau announces that an ETC in a state with its own state-based Low Income program must submit a certification, signed by an officer of the company to USAC by August 31, 2006, attesting that the ETC has complied with the state verification procedures. All ETCs in federal default states must also submit their annual Lifeline verification survey results to USAC by August 31, 2006.

The Wireline Competition Bureau and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) have also received several inquiries concerning the Lifeline certification and verification procedures. In this Public Notice, we therefore provide answers to frequently asked questions.

The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CYA257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.COM. To request this document in an accessible format for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

For more information, contact Mark Seifert, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,

Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400, TTY (202) 418-0484.

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Lifeline and Link-Up, WC Docket No. 03-109, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 8302 (2004) (Lifeline Order).

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Which states are "federal default states"?

Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New Hampshire, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands have identified themselves as "federal default states." If your state is not included in this list, you should contact the state commission for its certification and verification procedures. If a state changes its designation, the state commission should notify the Federal Communications Commission.

2. What is the deadline for filing the results of the statistically valid sampling of Lifeline customers for purposes of verification and how should filings be made?

For federal default states, all verification sampling results must be submitted to USAC by August 31, 2006. ETCs in federal default states should submit a signed paper copy of the results to:

Universal Service Administrative Company

Attention: Pam Gallant, Director of Low-Income Programs

2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036

Carriers wishing to file a signed copy electronically may send a .pdf file to

<www.liverifications@universalservice.org>. The verification results and certification must be signed by an officer of the ETC."

If an ETC in a federal default state does not receive replies from all of its sample recipients, the ETC should note the number of outstanding replies on its submission separate from those found to be ineligible and update the verification results upon completing the survey. Updates must be submitted to USAC by October 31, 2006. ETCs need only submit one update.

3. How do ETCs in states that have their own state-based Lifeline and Link-Up programs comply with the verification survey deadline?

ETCs in states that have their own state-based Lifeline and Link-Up programs must comply with their states' certification and verification procedures, including any deadlines set by those states. ETCs must also send USAC a certification indicating that they have complied with state verification procedures. These certifications must be submitted by August 31, 2006. USAC will post a sample certification to their website to assist ETCs.

Id. at 8355, Appendix G. Since the release of the Lifeline Order, additional states have notified USAC of the change in their status. The list in this Public Notice represents the most current information available. USAC will update its website as the list is updated. See <http://www.universalservice.org/li/tools/frequently-askedquestions/faq-lifeline-linkup-order.aspx#ql>.

verification procedures direct ETCs to submit their verification results to USAC. Is this permissible?

Yes. States with state-based Lifeline and Link-Up programs may either (1) collect the verification results on a date that the state chooses or (2) direct ETCs in their states to send the verification results to USAC. If companies are submitting the results to USAC, they should do so by August 31, 2006. Results submitted directly to USAC will be processed in the same manner as those received from ETCS in federal default states.

5. How should the verification sample be taken?

In federal default states, the verification sample should be drawn from the company's Lifeline customers on a state-wide basis, not on a study area or nation-wide basis.

ETCs in states that have their own state-based Lifeline and Link-Up programs should consult the state verification procedures.

6. How do I determine the number of customers that constitutes a statistically valid sample?

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As explained in Appendix J of the Lifeline Order, the size of a statistically valid sample is based on (1) the number of Lifeline subscribers and (2) the percentage of Lifeline subscribers that inappropriately took Lifeline service in the immediate prior year." Using these two numbers and the chart attached to Appendix J of the Lifeline Order (and attached to this Public Notice), ETCs can determine how many Lifeline subscribers should be surveyed.10 Values for the number of Lifeline subscribers are listed in the first column. Values for the percentage of inappropriate Lifeline subscribers are listed in the first row. By plotting the intersection of the two values, the ETC can determine the number of Lifeline subscribers that constitutes a statistically valid sample.

b. Determine the number of Lifeline subscribers that were surveyed last year. (b).

c. Determine the number of Lifeline subscribers that were surveyed last year that had their service terminated because they were found to be inappropriately taking Lifeline: (c).

d. Divide line (c) by line (b), which is the percentage of surveyed Lifeline customers that were found to be taking Lifeline inappropriately: (d).

Lifeline Order, at 8365, Appendix J. In the first year of verification, all ETCs assumed that the percentage of subscribers inappropriately taking Lifeline was one percent or .01. Thereafter, ETCs use actual figures to determine the percentage of subscribers inappropriately taking Lifeline.

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Id. Under the terms of the Lifeline Order, companies can calculate its sample size directly by using the formulas set out in footnote 13 of Appendix J.