*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 2522.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 00- 1608 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of Illinois Bell Telephone Company (d/ b/ a Ameritech Illinois), Indiana Bell Telephone Company (d/ b/ a Ameritech Indiana), Michigan Bell Telephone Company (d/ b/ a Ameritech Michigan), The Ohio Bell Telephone Company (d/ b/ a Ameritech Ohio), and Wisconsin Bell, Inc., (d/ b/ a Ameritech Wisconsin), Complainants, v. AT& T Corporation, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File No. E- 97- 41 ORDER Adopted: July 20, 2000 Released: July 21, 2000 By the Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau: 1. On July 30, 1997, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, and Wisconsin Bell, Inc. (together “Complainants”), filed the formal complaint captioned above against AT& T alleging that AT& T had engaged in slamming in violation of sections 201( b) and 258 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. §§ 201( b), 208, and the Commission’s rules. On July 18, 2000, Complainants and AT& T filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. 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 expenditure of resources by the parties and the Commission. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 00- 1608 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), 201( b), 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 unopposed motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice IS GRANTED. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and that the proceeding IS TERMINATED effective immediately upon the Release Date of this Order. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Glenn T. Reynolds Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division Enforcement Bureau 2