The FCC Wireline Bureau granted a petition for...

The FCC Wireline Bureau granted a petition for partial reconsideration filed by Farmers Telephone Co. of Riceville, Iowa, it said in an order on reconsideration Friday (http://bit.ly/OFVup9). “As a result, five census blocks previously deemed as unserved in the Connect America Phase I challenge process will now be treated as served,” wrote Deputy Chief Carol Mattey. Windstream had elected to serve 27 locations in the five disputed census blocks, the order said. Windstream has until April 7 to elect to receive the $19,800 in incremental support it was going to receive, by identifying an appropriate number of replacement locations in previously authorized blocks, the notice said.