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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1267 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Timothy  E.  Welch  and 
 Hill  &  Welch 


 Complainant, 
 v. 
 Midcom  Long  Distance  Network, 
 MC  Liquidating  Corporation,  and 
 Winstar  Communications,  Inc. 


 Defendants. 


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 File  No.  E-  98-  19 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  8,  2000  Released:  June  9,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Market  Disputes  Resolution  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  This  matter  comes  before  the  Commission  on  the  Joint  Motion  of  Timothy  E.  Welch  and 
 Hill  and  Welch  (Complainants)  and  Midcom  Long  Distance  Network,  MC  Liquidating  Corporation,  and 
 Winstar  Communications,  Inc.  (Defendants)  to  Dismiss  With  Prejudice  (“  Joint  Motion”)  the  above-captioned 
 complaint. 


 2.  We  are  satisfied  that  dismissing  the  complaint  with  prejudice  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  of  this  Commission. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  1,  4(  i),  4(  j),  201(  b),  and  208  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  151,  154(  i),  154(  j),  and  208,  and  the  authority 
 delegated  in  sections  0.111  and  0.311  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  that  the 
 parties’  Joint  Motion  To  Dismiss  With  Prejudice  IS  GRANTED. 
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 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  the  above-  captioned  complaint  (i.  e.,  E-  98-  19)  IS 
 DISMISSED  WITH  PREJUDICE  and  that  this  proceeding  is  TERMINATED. 


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