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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  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  02-  1309  Released:  June  4,  2002 
 COMMENT  SOUGHT  ON  BELLSOUTH  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF  LATA  BOUNDARY  TO  PROVIDE  EXPANDED  LOCAL  CALLING  SERVICE 
 BETWEEN  CERTAIN  EXCHANGES  IN  LOUISIANA 


 WC  Docket  No.  02-  134 
 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 Comments  Due:  June  18,  2002  Reply  Comments  Due:  June  25,  2002 
 On  May  2,  2002,  BellSouth  Telecommunications,  Inc.  and  BellSouth  Corporation  (BellSouth)  filed  a  petition  requesting  modification  of  a  local  access  and  transport  area  (LATA)  boundary  to  provide 
 two-  way,  flat-  rated,  non-  optional  expanded  local  calling  service  (ELCS)  between  various  exchanges  in  Louisiana.  ELCS  is  sought  between  the  Albany  exchange  and  Amite  and  Kentwood  exchanges; 
 and  the  Springfield  exchange  and  Amite,  Kentwood,  and  Independence  exchanges. 
 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  concerning  this  matter  on  or  before  June  18,  2002  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  June  25,  2002.  All  filings  must  reference  WC  Docket  No.  02-  134  and 
 should  be  sent  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  TW-  A325,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Two  copies  should  also  be  sent  to 
 Carmell  Weathers,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Competition  Policy  Division,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Suite  6-  A207,  Washington,  D.  C.,  20554. 


 The  full  text  of  the  petition  is  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-A257, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554.  This  document  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail  qualexint@  aol.  com.  For  further  information,  contact  Gregory  Cooke  of  the  Wireline  Competition 
 Bureau,  Policy  Division,  at  (202)  418-  2320,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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