*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 18835.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 00- 532 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Graphnet, Inc. ) Complainant, ) ) v. ) File No. E- 94- 77 ) MCI International, Inc. ) Defendant. ) ORDER Adopted: March 8, 2000 Released: March 9, 2000 By the Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau: 1. On August 9, 1994, Graphnet, Inc. (Graphnet), filed the above- captioned formal complaint against MCI International, Inc. (MCI), alleging, among other things, a violation of section 202 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 202. Subsequent to that filing, the parties entered into negotiations in an effort to settle the matter in controversy. On March 7, 2000, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaint pending against MCI with prejudice. 2. We are satisfied that dismissing the complaint will serve the public interest by promoting the private resolution of disputes and by eliminating the need for further litigation and the expenditure of further time and resources of the parties and of this Commission. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4( i), 4( j), 202, and 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. §§ 151, 154( i), 154( j), 202, and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.111, and 0.311, that the joint motion to dismiss the above- captioned complaint with prejudice IS GRANTED. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above- captioned complaint IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and that the proceeding IS TERMINATED. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 00- 532 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is effective immediately upon release thereof. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Frank G. Lamancusa Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division Enforcement Bureau 2