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 __________________  Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  2720 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Promotion  of  Competitive  Networks  in  Local 
 Telecommunications  Markets 


 )  ) 
 )  )  WT  Docket  No.  99-  217 


 ORDER  EXTENDING  PLEADING  CYCLE 
 Adopted:  December  1,  2000  Released:  December  4,  2000 
 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Commercial  Wireless  Division: 
 1.  On  November  21,  2000,  the  Real  Access  Alliance  filed  a  motion  for  extension  of  time  to  file  comments  and  reply  comments  on  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking 
 in  WT  Docket  No.  99-  217.  1 
 2.  Although  it  is  the  policy  of  the  Commission  that  motions  for  extensions  of  time  shall  not  be  routinely  granted,  2  we  find  that  the  record  for  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed 
 Rulemaking  might  not  be  adequately  developed  unless  additional  time  is  granted  to  all  interested  parties  to  prepare  comments  and  reply  comments.  Therefore,  we  extend  the 
 pleading  cycle  for  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  WT  Docket  No.  99-  217  to  January  22,  2001  for  comments  and  February  21,  2001  for  reply  comments. 


 3.  Accordingly,  it  is  ORDERED  that  the  request  for  extension  of  time  filed  by  the  Real  Access  Alliance  in  WT  Docket  No.  99-  217  is  GRANTED  to  the  extent  described 
 above. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISION 


 Jeffrey  S.  Steinberg  Deputy  Chief,  Commercial  Wireless  Division 
 Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 


 1  The  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  WT  Docket  No.  99-  217  was  issued  on  October  25,  2000 
 under  FCC  00-  366. 


 2  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  46(  a). 
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