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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 
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 Released  March  16,  2001 
 MPOWER  COMMUNICATIONS  CORP.  FILES  PETITION  FOR  EXPEDITED 
 DECLARATORY  RULING  ON  TELRIC  PRICING  STANDARDS  FOR  LOOP  CONDITIONING 
 CHARGES 


 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 CCB/  CPD  No.  01-  06 


 COMMENTS:  April  16,  2001 
 REPLY  COMMENTS:  May  7,  2001 
 On  March  6,  2001,  Mpower  Communications  Corp.,  a  competitive  local  exchange  carrier,  filed  a 
 petition  for  a  declaratory  ruling  seeking  expeditious  clarification  of  the  total  element  long-  run  incremental 
 cost  (TELRIC)  pricing  methodology.  Specifically,  Mpower  asks  the  Commission  to  clarify  the 
 requirements  of  TELRIC  with  respect  to  loop  conditioning  charges. 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  no  later  than  April  16,  2001.  Reply  comments  may  be  filed 
 no  later  than  May  7,  2001.  When  filing  comments,  please  reference  CCB/  CPD  No.  01-  06. 


 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). 


 Comments  may  be  filed  using  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (ECFS)  or  by 
 filing  paper  copies.  See  Electronic  Filing  of  Documents  in  Rulemaking  Proceedings,  13  FCC  Rcd  11322 
 (1998).  Comments  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to 
 <http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  e-  file/  ecfs.  html>.  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include 
 their  full  name,  Postal  Service  mailing  address,  and  the  applicable  docket  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  ecfs@  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. 
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 Parties  who  choose  to  file  by  paper  must  file  an  original  and  five  copies  of  all  comments  and  reply 
 comments.  Paper  comments  and  reply  comments  must  be  filed  with  the  Commission’s  Secretary,  Magalie 
 Roman  Salas,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  TW-A325, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  pleading  must  be  filed  with  International 
 Transcription  Services  (ITS),  the  Commission’s  duplicating  contractor,  at  its  office  at  1231  20  th  Street, 
 N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20036.  One  copy  must  be  filed  also  with  the  Chief,  Competitive  Pricing 
 Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  5-  A225,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Shannon  Lipp,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier 
 Bureau,  (202)  418-  1520,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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