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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1771 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  re:  Applications  of 
 SPRINT  CORPORATION, 
 Transferor, 


 And 
 MCI  WORLDCOM,  INC. 
 Transferee 


 For  Consent  to  Transfer 
 Control  of  Corporations  Holding 
 Commission  Licenses  and  Authorizations 
 Pursuant  to  Section  214  and  310(  d)  of  the 
 Communications  Act  and 
 Parts  1,  21,  24,  63,  73,  78,  90,  and  101 


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 CC  Docket  No.  99-  333 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  August  3,  2000  Released:  August  4,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division: 
 1.  On  November  17,  1999,  MCI  WorldCom,  Inc.  1  and  Sprint  Corporation 
 (Applicants),  filed  joint  applications,  pursuant  to  section  214  and  310  of  the  Communications  Act, 
 for  approval  to  transfer  control  of  certain  licenses  and  authorizations  from  Sprint  to  MCI 
 WorldCom  in  connection  with  their  proposed  merger.  2  Upon  the  Commission’s  request,  the 
 Applicants  submitted  confidential  documents  pursuant  to  the  Protective  Order  issued  on  February 
 2,  2000.  3 


 1  On  May  1,  2000,  MCI  WorldCom,  Inc.  officially  changed  its  corporate  name  to  WorldCom,  Inc.  See  Letter 
 from  Brad  Stillman,  Senior  Policy  Counsel,  MCI  WorldCom  to  Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Secretary,  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  CC  Docket  No.  99-  333  (filed  May  11,  2000). 


 2  Application  by  Sprint  Corporation,  Transferor,  and  MCI  WorldCom,  Inc.,  Transferee,  for  Consent  to  Transfer 


 Control  of  Corporations  Holding  Commission  Licenses  and  Authorizations  Pursuant  to  Section  214  and  310(  d)  of 
 the  Communications  Act  and  Parts  1,  21,  24,  63,  73,  78,  90  and  101,  CC  Docket  No.  99-  333  (filed  November  17, 
 1999). 


 3  See  Order  Adopting  Protective  Order,  CC  Docket  No.  99-  333,  DA  00-  186,  (February  2,  2000).  The  order 


 provides  that  “Stamped  Confidential  Documents  and  all  copies  of  same,  shall  be  returned  to  the  Submitting  Party.” 
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 2.  On  July  13,  2000,  Applicants  submitted  a  letter  withdrawing  their  application  from 
 Commission  consideration.  4  On  July  21,  2000,  the  Applicants  requested  the  return  of  confidential 
 documents  filed  in  this  proceeding.  5 


 3.  We  hereby  grant  the  Applicants’  request  for  the  return  of  confidential  documents, 
 including  those  maintained  on  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System,  pursuant  to 
 the  terms  set  forth  in  the  Commission’s  February  2,  2000,  Protective  Order. 


 4.  Accordingly  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154  (i)-(  j),  that 
 WorldCom’s  and  Sprint’s  request  to  withdraw  its  application  in  CC  Docket  99-  333  IS 
 GRANTED.  The  proceeding  in  CC  Docket  99-  333  IS  TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Michelle  Carey 
 Chief,  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau 


 4  See  Letter  from  Sue  D.  Blumenfeld,  Willkie  Farr  &  Gallagher,  and  Richard  Metzger,  Jr.,  Lawler,  Metzger  & 
 Milkman  (Counsel  for  WorldCom  and  Sprint)  to  Magalie  R.  Salas,  Secretary,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  CC  Docket  No.  99-  333,  (filed  July  13,  2000). 


 5  See  Letter  from  Sue  Blumenfeld,  Willkie  Farr  &  Gallagher,  and  Ruth  Milkman,  Lawler,  Metzger  &  Milkman 


 to  Magalie  R.  Salas,  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  CC  Docket  No.  99-  333  (filed  July  21, 
 2000). 
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