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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  455  12  th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  01-  2665  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  0484  202/  418-  0485  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 Released:  November  20,  2001 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  SPRINT  PETITION  FOR  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY  FOR  SPECIAL  ACCESS  AND  DEDICATED  TRANSPORT  SERVICES 


 CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  22 
 COMMENTS:  December  3,  2001  REPLY  COMMENTS:  December  13,  2001 


 On  November  16,  2001,  Sprint  local  telephone  companies  (Sprint)  filed  a  petition  for 
 pricing  flexibility  for  special  access  and  dedicated  transport  services  pursuant  to  Sections  1.774 
 and  69.701  et  seq.  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  774  and  69.701  et  seq.  1  Comments 
 and  oppositions  may  be  filed  no  later  than  December  3,  2001,  15  days  after  the  petition  was  filed. 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  c).  Interested  parties  are  strongly  encouraged  to  file  comments  electronically 
 through  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Tariff  Filing  System  (ETFS),  although  they  are  not 
 required  to  do  so.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  i).  The  ETFS  provides  instructions  for  filing  both 
 public  and  confidential  versions  of  comments,  and,  if  interested  parties  require  additional 
 assistance,  they  may  call  the  ETFS  Information  Line  at  (202)  418-  7700.  Parties  electing  to  file 
 comments  through  a  method  other  than  ETFS  must  file  such  comments  in  accordance  with 
 Section  1.774(  e)(  2)(  ii)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  ii).  In  addition,  Sprint 
 may  file  a  reply  no  later  than  December  13,  2001,  10  days  after  comments  are  filed.  47  C.  F.  R.  § 
 1.774(  d).  Any  such  reply  must  be  filed  through  ETFS.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  3).  For  additional 
 information  about  the  filing  and  service  of  comments  and  replies,  see  Sections  1.774(  c)-(  e)  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  774(  c)-(  e). 


 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). 


 For  further  information,  contact  Julie  Saulnier,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1530. 
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 1  The  November  16  petition  replaces  a  Petition  for  Pricing  Flexibility  filed  by  Sprint  on  November  13,  2001,  which, 
 as  requested  by  Sprint,  is  hereby  dismissed  without  prejudice.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.748,  1.  774(  f)(  1). 
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