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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1673 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554  July  13,  2001 


 Mr.  Gordon  Evans  Vice  President  –  Federal  Regulatory 
 Verizon  Communications  Inc.  1300  I  Street  NW,  Suite  400  West 
 Washington,  DC  20005 
 Dear  Mr.  Evans, 
 This  letter  further  extends  the  deadline  for  Verizon  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Verizon”)  to  file  the  performance  measurement  data  required  by  the  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order  while  the  Commission 
 considers  Verizon’s  request  to  terminate  the  reporting  requirement.  1  Specifically,  the  deadline  is  extended 
 from  July  15,  2001  to  August  15,  2001. 


 In  the  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order,  the  Commission  required  Verizon  to  file  performance  data  for  22  performance  measurements  that  gauge  Verizon’s  progress  in  opening  its  local  network  to 
 competition.  2  Verizon  files  the  performance  data  with  the  Commission  on  a  quarterly  basis,  45  days  after 
 the  end  of  each  quarter.  3  Verizon’s  next  scheduled  filing  date  is  July  15,  2001  for  first  quarter  2001,  based 
 on  an  extension  the  Bureau  granted  Verizon  on  June  15,  2001.  4  Verizon’s  last  filing  would  be  November 
 15,  2001  for  the  third  quarter  of  2001.  5 


 On  March  8,  2001,  Verizon  asked  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau  to  relieve  the  company  of  its 
 remaining  reporting  obligations  under  the  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order.  6  On  March  30,  2001,  the 
 Bureau  sought  comment  on  Verizon’s  request.  7  The  Bureau,  on  its  own  motion,  herein  further  extends  the 
 deadline  for  Verizon  to  file  its  first  quarter  2001  performance  data  from  July  15,  2001  to  August  15,  2001.  8  This  extension  provides  additional  time  for  the  Commission  to  consider  Verizon’s  pending  request 


 1  Applications  of  NYNEX  Corporation,  Transferor,  and  Bell  Atlantic  Corporation,  Transferee,  For  Consent  to 
 Transfer  Control  of  NYNEX  Cooperation  and  Its  Subsidiaries,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  NSD-  L-  96-  10, 
 12  FCC  Rcd  19985,  20107-  08,  20113-  23  (1997)  (“  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order”). 


 2  Id.  at  20107-  08. 


 3  Id. 
 4  Letter  from  Kenneth  Moran,  Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  to  Gordon  Evans, 
 Vice  President,  Federal  Regulatory,  Verizon  (June  15,  2001). 
 5  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order,  12  FCC  Rcd  at  20070.  This  requirement  sunsets  48  months  after  release  of 
 the  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order. 
 6  Letter  from  Gordon  Evans,  Vice  President,  Federal  Regulatory,  Verizon,  to  Dorothy  Attwood,  Chief,  Common 
 Carrier  Bureau  (Mar.  8,  2001). 
 7  Common  Carrier  Bureau  Seeks  Comment  on  Verizon’s  Request  to  Eliminate  Reporting  Requirements  Under  the 
 Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  Merger  Order,  Public  Notice,  DA  01-  810  (Mar.  30,  2001). 
 8  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.3. 
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 to  terminate  the  Bell  Atlantic/  NYNEX  reporting  obligations. 
 Please  do  not  hesitate  to  contact  me  if  I  can  be  of  further  assistance.  You  may  also  contact  Mark  Stone  directly  at  (202)  418-  0816  for  further  information  on  this  matter. 


 Sincerely, 
 Kenneth  P.  Moran 
 Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division 
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