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 Released:  December  28,  2000 


 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  ISSUES  LIST  OF  BELLSOUTH  SERVICES  AND 
 MSAs  APPROVED  FOR  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY  IN  DECEMBER  15,  2000  PRICING 
 FLEXIBILITY  ORDER 


 CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  00-  20 
 On  December  15,  2000,  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau  (Bureau)  granted  BellSouth’s  petition  for  flexibility  in  the  pricing  of  access  services.  1  BellSouth’s  petition  requested  both  Phase 
 I  and/  or  Phase  II  relief  for  various  access  services  in  a  number  of  metropolitan  statistical  areas  (MSAs)  within  its  region.  The  Bureau  found  that  BellSouth  met  the  established  standard  to 
 qualify  for  Phase  I  pricing  flexibility  for  special  access  and  dedicated  transport  services  in  39  MSAs  and  Phase  II  pricing  flexibility  for  special  access  and  dedicated  transport  services  in  38 
 MSAs.  The  Bureau  also  found  that  BellSouth  met  the  established  standard  for  Phase  I  pricing  flexibility  for  special  access  channel  terminations  to  end  users  in  37  MSAs  and  Phase  II  pricing 
 flexibility  for  special  access  channel  terminations  to  end  users  in  26  MSAs.  Appendix  A,  attached  hereto,  lists  the  qualifying  services,  the  relevant  MSAs,  and  the  relief  granted. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Joi  Roberson  Nolen,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1520. 
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 1  BellSouth  Petition  for  Pricing  Flexibility  for  Special  Access  and  Dedicated  Transport  Services,  CCB/  CPD  No.  00-20, 
 Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  DA  00-  2793  (rel.  Dec.  15,  2000). 
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