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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-  1594  Released:  July  5,  2002 
 COMMENT  SOUGHT  ON  VERIZON  BELL  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF  LATA  BOUNDARY  TO  PROVIDE  EXPANDED  LOCAL 
 CALLING  SERVICE  BETWEEN  CERTAIN  EXCHANGES  IN  VIRGINIA 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  159 
 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 Comments  Due:  July  15,  2002  Reply  Comments  Due:  July  22,  2002 


 On  May  8,  2002,  Verizon  Virginia,  Inc.  (Verizon)  filed  four  petitions  requesting  modification  of  local  access  and  transport  area  (LATA)  boundaries  to  provide  two-  way,  non-  optional  expanded  local 
 calling  service  (ELCS)  between  the  Catoctin  and  Alexandria/  Arlington  exchanges;  Catoctin  and  Falls  Church/  McLean  exchanges;  Catoctin  and  Fairfax/  Vienna  exchanges;  and  Catoctin  and 
 Herndon  exchanges.  All  the  exchanges  are  located  in  Virginia. 
 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  concerning  this  matter  on  or  before  July  15,  2002  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  July  22,  2002.  All  filings  must  reference  CC  Docket  No.  96-  159-  and 
 should  be  sent  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  TW-  A325,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Two  copies  should  also  be  sent  to  Carmell 
 Weathers,  Network  Services  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  Dennis  Johnson  of  the  Wireline  Competition 
 Bureau,  Policy  Division,  at  (202)  418-  0809,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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