*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 17832* Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 1199 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of Investigation of NYNEX Telephone Companies New Virtual Expanded Interconnection Offerings Verizon Telephone Companies Revisions to Tariff F. C. C. No. 11 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 98- 240 Transmittal No. 192 ORDER Adopted: May 20, 2002 Released: May 20, 2002 By the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau 1. On May 6, 2002, Verizon Telephone Companies (Verizon) filed Transmittal No. 192 to revise its Tariff FCC No. 11, 1 Access Service, to become effective May 21, 2002. Verizon proposes to introduce IntelliLight® Broadband Transport (IBT) to its Virtual Collocated Interconnection Service. IBT, among other things, can provide high speed, synchronous, full duplex transmission between a customer designated premises and a Virtual Expanded Interconnection arrangement. 2. The revisions in this transmittal raise the same issues regarding rate levels, rate structures, and terms and conditions of collocation services that are subject to the investigation of the NYNEX Telephone Companies New Virtual Expanded Interconnection Offerings. Therefore, with respect to the rates, terms and conditions affecting Virtual Expanded Interconnection Service, Transmittal No. 192 is suspended for one day and will be subject to the investigation initiated in the NYNEX New Virtual Expanded Interconnection Suspension Order. 2 This transmittal will also be subject to an accounting order to facilitate refunds that may later prove necessary. 1 Verizon Tariff FCC No. 11 was previously Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Tariff FCC No. 11. This tariff was reissued as Verizon Tariff FCC No. 11 on April 13, 2001 under Verizon Transmittal No. 24. 2 Investigation of NYNEX Telephone Companies New Virtual Expanded Interconnection Offerings, CC Docket No. 98- 240, Order, 14 FCC Rcd 1982 (1998) (NYNEX New Virtual Expanded Interconnection Suspension Order). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 1199 2 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 204( a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 204( a), and the authority delegated pursuant to sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91 and 0.291, the revisions to Verizon’s Virtual Collocated Expanded Interconnection Service filed in Tariff FCC No. 11 under Transmittal No. 192 ARE SUSPENDED for one day from the May 21, 2002 effective date, and investigation of the referenced transmittal IS INSTITUTED and incorporated into CC Docket No. 98- 240. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 4( i) and 204( a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. §§ 4( i) and 204( a), Verizon SHALL KEEP accurate account of all amounts received by the reason of the rates that are subject of this investigation. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Verizon SHALL FILE tariff revisions within five business days of the release of this order to reflect this suspension. Verizon should cite the “DA” number of this order as its authority to make this filing. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Tamara L. Preiss Chief, Pricing Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 2