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 Released:  March  22,  2001 


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


 CCB/  CPD  FILE  NO.  01-  07 
 COMMENTS:  April  4,  2001  REPLY  COMMENTS:  April  16,  2001 


 On  March  20,  2001,  Frontier  Telephone  of  Rochester,  Inc.  and  Frontier  Communications 
 of  Seneca-  Gorham,  Inc.  (Frontier)  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.  In  accordance  with  Section  1.774(  c)  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  c),  comments  and  oppositions  shall  be  filed  no  later  than 
 April  4,  2001,  15  days  after  the  petition  was  filed.  Pursuant  to  Section  1.774(  e)(  2)(  i)  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  i),  interested  parties  may  file  comments 
 electronically  through  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Tariff  Filing  System  (ETFS).  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,  in 
 accordance  with  Section  1.774(  d)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  d),  Frontier  may 
 file  a  reply  no  later  than  April  16,  2001.  Any  such  reply  must  be  filed  through  ETFS.  See  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  and  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  Shannon  Lipp,  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1520. 
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