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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  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 
 DA  01  –  1067 
 April  24,  2001 


 ALLTEL  Files  Petition  to  Extend  Current  Interim  Waiver  of  Section  61.  41  To  Allow  Aliant  to  Continue  Under  Price  Cap  Regulation 
 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 CCB/  CPD  NO.  99-  1 


 COMMENTS:  May  8,  2001 
 REPLY  COMMENTS:  May  15,  2001 


 On  April  18,  2001,  ALLTEL  Corporation,  which  acquired  Aliant  Communications,  Inc.  in  1999,  filed  a  petition 
 to  extend  the  interim  waiver  of  section  61.41  of  the  Commission’s  rules  to  allow  Aliant  exchanges  to  continue  operating 
 under  price  cap  regulation  for  another  year,  effective  July  1,  2001.  ALLTEL  asserts  that  the  waiver  is  appropriate  because 
 of  special  circumstances  in  this  case  that  serve  the  public  interest  and  is  justified  because  efficiencies  resulting  from  the 
 waiver  of  section  61.  41  outweigh  any  potential  harms  that  the  rule  is  designed  to  guard  against. 


 This  matter  shall  be  treated  as  a  "permit-  but-  disclose"  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission's  ex  parte 
 rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.1200,  1.1206.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda 
 summarizing  the  presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  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).  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  ex  parte  presentations  in  permit-  but-  disclose 
 proceedings  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  no  later  than  May  8,  2001.  Reply  comments  may  be  filed  no  later  than  May  15,  2001.  When  filing  comments,  please  reference  the  internal  file  number:  CCB/  CPD  99-  1. 


 An  original  and  four  copies  of  all  comments  and  reply  comments  must  be  filed  with  the  Commission's  Secretary,  Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  -  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  pleading  must  be  filed  with  International  Transcription  Services  (ITS),  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  at  its  office  at  1231  -  20th  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20036,  and  one 
 copy  with  the  Chief,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  445  –  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  T.  W.  –  A225,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Marvin  Sacks,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  (202)  418-2017. 
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