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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  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-  1567 
 RELEASED:  July  2,  2002 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  GLOBAL  NAPS  PETITION  FOR  PREEMPTION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  252(  e)(  5) 


 WC  DOCKET  NO.  02-  180 
 Comments  Due:  July  23,  2002  Reply  Comments  Due:  August  1,  2002 


 On  June  19,  2002,  Global  NAPs  South,  Inc.  (Global  NAPs)  filed  a  petition,  pursuant  to  section  252(  e)(  5)  of  the  Telecommunications  Act  of  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.  In  the  petition 
 Global  NAPs  requests  that  the  Commission  preempt  the  Virginia  State  Corporation  Commission  (Virginia  Commission)  and  arbitrate  an  interconnection  agreement  between  Global  NAPs  and 
 Verizon-  Virignia,  Inc. 
 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  generally  is  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). 


 FILING  PROCEDURES 
 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  the  Petition  for  Preemption  on  or  before  July  23,  2002  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  August  1,  2002.  An  Original  plus  five  (5)  copies  should 


 be  addressed  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  B204,  Washington,  DC  20554.  A  courtesy  copy  should  be  addressed  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  5- 
 C327,  Washington,  DC  20554.  A  courtesy  copy  should  also  be  addressed  to  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. 
 Comments  may  be  filed  using  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (“  ECFS”)  or  by  filing  paper  copies.  Comments  filed  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 
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 transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full  name,  Postal  Service  mailing  address,  and  the  docket  number  of  this  proceeding.  Only  one  copy  of  an  electronic  submission  must  be 
 filed.  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. 


 If  you  are  sending  this  type  of  document  or  using  this  delivery  method  --  Hand-delivered  or  messenger-  delivered  paper  filings  for  the  Commission’s  Secretary  must  be  delivered 
 to  Vistronix,  Inc.,  236  Massachusetts  Avenue,  NE,  Suite  110,  Washington,  DC  20002  (8:  00  to  7:  00  p.  m. 


 If  you  are  sending  this  type  of  document  or  using  this  delivery  method  --  Other  messenger-  delivered  documents,  including  documents  sent  by  overnight  mail  (other  than  United 
 States  Postal  Service  Express  Mail  and  Priority  Mail;  9300  East  Hampton  Drive,  Capitol  Heights,  MD  20743  (8:  00  a.  m.  to  5:  30  p.  m.) 


 Filings  and  comments  are  also  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.  They  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  regarding  this  proceeding  contact  Janice  M.  Myles,  jmyles@  fcc.  gov  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1580. 
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