Compliance Plans Approved for Nine ETCs

On December 26, 2012, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (“WCB”) released a Public Notice announcing the approval of the compliance plans of nine wireless Lifeline ETC resellers:  AirVoice Wireless, LLC; AmeriMex Communications Corp., Blue Jay Wireless, LLC; Millennium 2000, Inc.; Nexus Communications, Inc.; PlatinumTel Communications, LLC; Sage Telecom, Inc.; Telrite Corporation; and Telscape Communications, Inc. d/b/a Telscape Wireless.  The WCB’s action ends a hiatus of nearly five months since the last round of compliance plan approvals were announced in early August.  The WCB has now approved 20 compliance plans.  According to FCC records, 54 compliance plans remain pending at the WCB.