*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 21203.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 2230 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by Qwest Communications International Inc. Consolidated Application for Provision of In- Region, InterLATA Services in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota Application by Qwest Communications International Inc. for Authorization To Provide In- Region, InterLATA Services in the states of Montana, Utah, Washington and Wyoming ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 02- 148 WC Docket No. 02- 189 ORDER Adopted: September 10, 2002 Released: September 10, 2002 By the Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. On June 13, 2002, Qwest Communications International Inc. filed a multi- state application on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, Qwest Corporation and Qwest Communications Corporation (collectively “Qwest”) for authority to provide in- region, interLATA service in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota pursuant to section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 271. On July 12, 2002, Qwest filed a multi- state application for authority to provide in- region, interLATA service in Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming pursuant to section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 271. On September 10, 2002, Qwest filed an ex parte letter in this docket withdrawing its applications. 1 Accordingly, we hereby terminate these two dockets. Qwest further expressed its intention to “file a new application soon” with respect to these states, and to request that the Commission incorporate the existing records in these dockets into the new application. We will consider such a request once Qwest files its new application. 1 Letter from Peter A. Rohrbach, Counsel for Qwest Communications International Inc. to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WC Dockets No. 02- 148 and 02- 189 (filed September 10, 2002). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 2230 2 2. Accordingly IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91 and 0.291, that the proceedings in WC Dockets 02- 148 and 02- 189 ARE TERMINATED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William F. Maher, Jr. Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau 2