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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  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-  2361 
 Released:  October  11,  2001 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  FOR 
 BELLSOUTH  PETITION  FOR  WAIVER 
 CC  Docket  No.  01-  288 


 On  September  27,  2001,  BellSouth  Corporation  (BellSouth)  filed  a  petition  for  waiver  asking 
 that  it  be  allowed  to  provide  non-  local,  operator-  assisted  and  electronic  reverse  directory  services  on  an 
 integrated  basis  without  complying  with  the  Commission’s  comparably  efficient  interconnection  (CEI) 
 requirements.  BellSouth  states  that  the  requested  waiver  would  enable  it  to  expand  its  existing  operator-assisted 
 and  electronic  reverse  directory  services,  which  are  now  limited  to  local  services.  1 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  regarding  the  BellSouth  waiver  no  later  than  November  13, 
 2001,  with  the  Secretary,  FCC  at  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  B204,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Oppositions  or 
 responses  to  these  comments  may  be  filed  with  the  Secretary,  FCC  no  later  than  November  29,  2001.  All 
 pleadings  are  to  reference  CC  Docket  No.  01-  288.  Interested  parties  should  file  an  original  and  seven 
 copies  of  all  pleadings.  An  additional  copy  of  all  pleadings  must  also  be  sent  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Common 
 Carrier  Bureau,  FCC,  Room  5-  C327,  445  12  th  Street,  SW.  The  full  text  of  this  document  is  available  for 
 public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center, 
 Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC,  20554.  This  document  may  also  be 
 purchased  from  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street, 
 SW,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via 
 e-  mail  qualexint@  aol.  com. 


 Comments  filed  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  e-  file/  efcs.  html.  Generally,  only  one  copy  of  an  electronic  submission  must  be  filed.  If 
 multiple  docket  or  rulemaking  numbers  appear  in  the  caption  of  this  proceeding,  however,  commenters 
 must  transmit  one  electronic  copy  of  the  comments  for  each  docket  or  rulemaking  number  referenced  in  the 
 caption.  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full  name,  Postal  Service 
 mailing  address,  and  the  applicable  docket  or  rulemaking  number.  Parties  may  also  submit  an  electronic 
 comment  by  Internet  e-  mail.  To  get  filing  instructions  for  e-  mail  comments,  commenters  should  send  an  e-mail 
 to  efcs@  fcc.  gov,  and  should  include  the  following  words  in  the  body  of  the  message,  “get  form  <your 
 e-  mail  address.”  A  sample  form  and  directions  will  be  sent  in  reply. 


 1  On  September  27,  2001,  BellSouth  also  filed  a  request  for  special  temporary  authority  to  provide  the  services 
 addressed  in  its  petition  for  waiver.  That  request  will  be  addressed  separately. 
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 We  will  treat  this  proceeding  as  permit,  but  disclose  for  purposes  of  the  Commission’s  ex  parte 
 rules.  See  generally  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.1200-  1.1216.  Parties  making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are 
 reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentation  must  contain  a  summary  of  the  substance  of  the 
 presentation  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)(  2),  as  revised. 
 Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  as  well.  Interested 
 parties  are  to  file  with  the  Secretary,  FCC,  and  serve  Janice  M.  Myles  and  Qualex  International  with  copies 
 of  any  written  ex  parte  presentations  or  summaries  of  oral  ex  parte  presentations  in  these  proceedings  in 
 the  manner  specified  above. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Christine  Newcomb  or  Janice  M.  Myles,  Policy  and  Program 
 Planning  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1580,  e-  mail  jmyles@  fccc.  gov. 


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