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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2159 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Sprint  Communications  Company,  L.  P.  v.  CTC 
 Telecom,  Inc. 


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 File  No.  EB-  01-  MDIC-  0016 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  September  14,  2001  Released:  September  14,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Market  Disputes  Resolution  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  On  January  12,  2001,  pursuant  to  section  1.716  of  our  rules,  1  Sprint  Communications 
 Company,  L.  P.  (“  Sprint”)  filed  an  informal  complaint  against  CTC  Telcom,  Inc.  (“  CTC”).  On  March  22, 
 2001,  CTC  filed  a  report  pursuant  to  section  1.717  of  the  Commission’s  rules  2  denying  the  allegations  in 
 Sprint’s  informal  complaint.  Pursuant  to  section  1.718  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  3  Sprint  is  required  to 
 convert  these  informal  complaints  into  a  formal  complaint  on  or  before  September  22,  2001,  to  ensure  that 
 the  formal  complaint  relates  back  to  the  January  12,  2001  filing  date  of  the  informal  complaint. 


 2.  In  light  of  the  parties’  continuing  efforts  to  settle  these  matters  and  the  pendency  of  other 
 proceedings  at  the  Commission  that  may  impact  this  complaint,  on  September  12,  2001,  Sprint  filed  a 
 Consent  Motion  to  extend  the  time  in  which  to  convert  its  informal  complaint  to  a  formal  complaint.  4 
 Sprint  requests  a  waiver  of  section  1.718  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  and  an  extension  of  time  until  October 
 10,  2001  in  which  to  convert  the  referenced  informal  complaint  into  a  formal  complaint.  At  a  meeting  with 
 Commission  staff  and  Sprint  on  September  10,  2001,  CTC  orally  consented  to  Sprint’s  request. 


 3.  We  are  satisfied  that  granting  Sprint’s  motion  will  serve  the  public  interest  by  promoting 
 the  private  resolution  of  disputes  and  by  postponing  the  need  for  further  litigation  and  expenditure  of 
 further  time  and  resources  of  the  parties  and  of  this  Commission  until  such  time  as  may  actually  be 
 necessary. 


 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  4(  i),  4(  j),  and  208  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  i),  154(  j),  and  208,  and  sections  1.3  and 
 1.718  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.3,  1.718,  and  the  authority  delegated  in  sections  0.111 
 and  0.311  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  that  the  Consent  Motion  of  Sprint  IS 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.716. 


 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.717. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.718. 
 4  Consent  Motion,  Sprint  Communications  Company,  L.  P.  v.  CTC  Telcom,  Inc.,  EB-  o1-  MDIC-  016  (filed 
 Jan.  12,  2001). 
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 GRANTED. 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that,  unless  otherwise  extended  by  order,  the  deadlines  that 
 would  otherwise  apply  under  section  1.718  of  our  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.718,  are  hereby  waived,  and  the 
 date  on  which  Sprint  must  convert  the  above-  captioned  informal  complaint  into  a  formal  complaint 
 pursuant  to  section  1.718  of  our  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.718,  is  extended  to  October  10,  2001. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Alexander  P.  Starr 
 Chief,  Market  Disputes  Resolution  Division 
 Enforcement  Bureau 
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