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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 November  6,  2000 
 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  EXTENDS 
 TRANSITION  PERIOD  FOR  DETARIFFING  CONSUMER  LONG  DISTANCE 
 SERVICES 


 DA  00-  2489 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  61 


 On  May  1,  2000,  the  Commission’s  1996  Order  detariffing  the  interstate, 
 domestic,  interexchange  services  of  nondominant  interexchange  carriers  (IXCs)  became  effective.  1 
 On  May  9,  2000,  pursuant  to  a  grant  of  delegated  authority,  2  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau 
 implemented  a  nine-  month  transition  period  ending  January  31,  2001,  in  the  manner  specified  by 
 the  Commission  in  the  Detariffing  Order,  and  sought  comment  on  possible  modifications  to  the 
 requirements  for  that  transition  period.  3 


 By  this  Public  Notice  the  Bureau  extends  the  transition  period  until  April  30,  2001,  for 
 mass  market  consumer  services  only.  IXCs  must  still  complete  the  process  of  detariffing  domestic 
 contract-  type  services  by  January  31,  2001. 


 For  additional  information,  contact  Judy  Nitsche,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  (202) 
 418-  1520. 


 1  Policy  and  Rules  Concerning  the  Interstate,  Interexchange  Marketplace,  Implementation  of  254(  g)  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  CC  Docket  No.  96-  61,  Second  Report  and  Order,  11  FCC  Rcd  20730 
 (1996)(  Detariffing  Order);  Policy  and  Rules  Concerning  the  Interstate,  Interexchange  Marketplace, 
 Implementation  of  Section  254(  g)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  CC  Docket  No.  96-  61,  Order  on 
 Reconsideration,  12  FCC  15014  (1997)(  Reconsideration  Order);  Policy  and  Rules  Concerning  the  Interstate, 
 Interexchange  Marketplace,  Implementation  of  Section  254(  g)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  CC  Docket  No. 
 96-  61,  Second  Order  on  Reconsideration  and  Erratum,  14  FCC  Rcd  6004  (1999)(  Second  Reconsideration  Order). 


 2  See  Reconsideration  Order,  12  FCC  Rcd  at  15044,  para.  52. 


 3  Domestic,  Interexchange  Carrier  Detariffing  Order  Takes  Effect,  CC  Docket  No.  96-  61,  Public  Notice,  DA  00- 
 1028  (Com.  Car.  Bur.  May  9,  2000). 
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