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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1248 
 Before  the 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 AT  &  T  Corporation, 
 Complainant, 


 v. 
 NYNEX  Corporation,  et  al., 
 Defendants. 


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 File  No.  E-  97-  05A 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  7,  2000  Released:  June  8,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Market  Disputes  Resolution  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  On  November  1,  1996,  AT&  T  Corporation  (AT&  T)  filed  the  above-  captioned  complaint 
 against  NYNEX  Corporation,  et  al.,  (NYNEX)  alleging,  inter  alia,  that  NYNEX  had  commenced 
 unlawfully  “branding”  interexchange  calls  originated  from  certain  NYNEX  public  payphones  in  violation 
 of  sections  201,  226,  and  271  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  201,  226, 
 and  271.  In  the  time  since  the  complaint  was  filed,  NYNEX  has  been  acquired  by  Bell  Atlantic  Corporation 
 (Bell  Atlantic).  On  May  26,  2000,  AT&  T  filed  a  letter  with  the  Commission  requesting  leave  to  withdraw 
 the  complaint  pending  against  NYNEX.  We  have  contacted  Bell  Atlantic  and  they  have  no  objection  to 
 AT&  T’s  request. 


 2.  We  are  satisfied  that  dismissing  the  complaint  will  serve  the  public  interest  by  promoting 
 the  private  resolution  of  disputes  and  by  eliminating  the  need  for  further  litigation  and  the  expenditure  of 
 further  time  and  resources  of  the  parties  and  this  Commission. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  1,  4(  i),  4  (j),  201,  208,  226,  and  271 
 of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  151,  154(  i),  154(  j),  201,  208,  226,  and 
 271,  and  the  authority  delegated  in  sections  0.111  and  0.311  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§ 
 0.111  and  0.311,  that  AT&  T’s  request  to  withdraw  the  above-  captioned  complaint  IS  GRANTED. 


 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  1,  4(  i),  4  (j),  201,  208,  226,  and  271 
 of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  151,  154(  i),  154(  j),  201,  208,  226,  and 
 271,  and  the  authority  delegated  in  sections  0.111  and  0.311  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§ 
 0.111  and  0.311,  that  the  above-  captioned  complaint  IS  DISMISSED  and  that  the  proceeding  IS 
 TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Glenn  T.  Reynolds 
 Chief,  Market  Disputes  Resolution  Division 
 Enforcement  Bureau 
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