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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  00-  2432 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  SECTION  252(  e)(  5)  PETITION  FILED  BY  WORLDCOM,  INC. 


 CC  Docket  No.  00-  218 
 Released:  October  27,  2000 
 On  October  26,  2000,  WorldCom,  Inc.  (WorldCom)  filed  a  petition  pursuant  section  252(  e)(  5)  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  which  asks  the  FCC  to  preempt  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
 Virginia  State  Corporation  Commission.  WorldCom  states  that  the  Virginia  Commission  has  failed  to  act 
 when  requested  to  arbitrate  interconnection  disputes  between  WorldCom  and  Bell  Atlantic-  Virginia,  Inc. 
 WorldCom  requests  that  the  FCC  assume  jurisdiction  over  and  arbitrate  WorldCom’s  interconnection 
 agreements  with  Bell  Atlantic-  Virginia,  Inc. 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  regarding  the  WorldCom  petition  no  later  than  November 
 13,  2000,  with  the  Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  B204, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  Oppositions  or  responses  to  these  comments  may  be  filed  with  the  Secretary, 
 FCC  no  later  than  November  20,  2000.  All  pleadings  are  to  reference  CC  Docket  No.  00-  218. 
 Interested  parties  should  file  an  original  and  seven  copies  of  all  pleadings.  An  additional  copy  of  all 
 pleadings  must  also  be  sent  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  FCC,  Room  5-  C327,  445  12  th 
 Street,  SW,  Washington,  DC  20554,  and  to  the  Commission’s  contractor  for  public  services  records 
 duplication,  International  Transcription  Services,  Inc.  (ITS),  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  The  WorldCom  petition  is  available  for  inspection  and  copying  during  normal 
 business  hours  in  the  FCC’s  Reference  Center,  Room  CY-  A257,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  Copies  also  can  be  obtained  from  ITS  at  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC  20554  or  by  calling  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3800  or  faxing  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3805. 


 Comments  filed  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  e-  file/  efcs.  html.  Generally,  only  one  copy  of  an  electronic  submission  must  be  filed. 
 If  multiple  docket  or  rulemaking  numbers  appear  in  the  caption  of  this  proceeding,  however,  commenters 
 must  transmit  one  electronic  copy  of  the  comments  for  each  docket  or  rulemaking  number  referenced  in 
 the  caption.  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full  name,  Postal 
 Service  mailing  address,  and  the  applicable  docket  or  rulemaking  number.  Parties  may  also  submit  an 
 electronic  comment  by  Internet  e-  mail.  To  get  filing  instructions  for  e-  mail  comments,  commenters 
 should  send  an  e-  mail  to  efcs@  fcc.  gov,  and  should  include  the  following  words  in  the  body  of  the 
 message,  “get  form  <your  e-  mail  address.”  A  sample  form  and  directions  will  be  sent  in  reply. 


 We  will  treat  this  proceeding  as  “permit,  but  disclose”  for  purposes  of  the  Commission’s  ex  parte 
 rules.  See  generally  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  1200-  1.1216.  Parties  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are 
 reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentation  must  contain  a  summary  of  the  substance  of  the 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500 
 Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555 
 Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 presentation  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  More  than  a  one  or  two  sentence 
 description  of  the  views  and  arguments  presented  is  generally  required.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  1206(  b)(  2),  as 
 revised.  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  as  well. 
 Interested  parties  are  to  file  with  the  Secretary,  FCC,  and  serve  Janice  M.  Myles  and  ITS,  with  copies  of 
 any  written  ex  parte  presentations  or  summaries  of  oral  ex  parte  presentations  in  these  proceedings  in  the 
 manner  specified  above. 


 For  further  information  on  WorldCom’s  petition  contact  Alexis  Johns  at  (202)  418-  1580,  and  for 
 general  information  contact  Janice  M.  Myles,  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division,  Common  Carrier 
 Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1577,  e-  mail  jmyles@  fcc.  gov. 


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