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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  455  12  th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  01-  3003  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:  December  21,  2001 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  PETITIONS  FOR  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY  FOR  SPECIAL  ACCESS  AND  DEDICATED  TRANSPORT  SERVICES  FILED  BY 
 AMERITECH  OPERATING  COMPANIES,  SOUTHWESTERN  BELL  TELEPHONE  COMPANY,  PACIFIC  BELL  TELEPHONE  COMPANY,  AND  SOUTHERN  NEW 
 ENGLAND  TELEPHONE  COMPANY 
 AMERITECH  OPERATING  COMPANIES  CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  32  PACIFIC  BELL  TELEPHONE  COMPANY  CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  33 
 SOUTHERN  NEW  ENGLAND  TELEPHONE  COMPANY  CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  34  SOUTHWESTERN  BELL  TELEPHONE  COMPANY  CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  35 


 COMMENTS:  January  3,  2002  REPLY  COMMENTS:  January  14,  2002 
 On  December  19,  2001,  Ameritech  Operating  Companies  (Illinois,  Indiana,  Michigan, 
 Ohio,  Wisconsin),  Pacific  Bell  Telephone  Company,  Southern  New  England  Telephone 
 Company,  and  Southwestern  Bell  Telephone  Company  (collectively  referred  to  as  “Petitioners”) 
 filed  petitions  for  pricing  flexibility  for  dedicated  transport  and  special  access  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.  Comments  and  oppositions  may  be  filed  no  later  than  January  3,  2002,  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,  the  Petitioners  may  file  replies  no  later  than  January  14,  2002,  10 
 days  after  the  expiration  of  the  comment  period.  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 
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 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  Calvin  Osborne,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1530. 
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