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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  591 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Review  of  the  Section  251  Unbundling  Obligations  of  Incumbent  Local  Exchange 
 Carriers 
 Implementation  of  the  Local  Competition  Provisions  of  the  Telecommunications  Act  of 
 1996 
 Deployment  of  Wireline  Services  Offering  Advanced  Telecommunications  Capability 


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 CC  Docket  No.  01-  338 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  98 
 CC  Docket  No.  98-  147 
 ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  11,  2002  Released:  March  11,  2002 
 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Common  Carrier  Bureau: 


 Revised  Filing  Dates: 
 Comments  Due:  April  5,  2002  Reply  Comments  Due:  May  21,  2002 


 1.  On  December  20,  2001,  the  Commission  released  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  the  Review  of  the  Section  251  Unbundling  Obligations  of  Incumbent  Local  Exchange  Carriers 
 (“  Triennial  Review  NPRM”).  The  Triennial  Review  NPRM  stated  that  interested  parties  could  file  comments  60  days  after  Federal  Register  publication  of  the  Notice  and  reply  comments  105 
 days  after  such  publication.  1  On  March  11,  2002,  BellSouth  Corporation  (BellSouth),  SBC  Communications,  Inc.  (SBC),  and  Qwest  Communications,  Inc.  (Qwest)  filed  a  joint  petition  to 
 extend  the  dates  for  filing  comments  and  reply  comments  by  two  weeks.  In  their  pleading,  the  Movants  request  an  extension  of  time  in  order  to  complete  the  collection  and  collation  of  data 
 necessary  to  respond  to  the  Commission’s  request  in  the  Triennial  Review  NPRM  for  evidence  regarding  actual  marketplace  conditions. 


 1  Sixty  days  after  Federal  Register  publication  of  the  Triennial  Review  NPRM  is  March  18,  2002  and  105  days 
 after  Federal  Register  publication  of  the  Triennial  Review  NPRM  is  April  30,  2002.  67  Fed  Reg.  1947  (Jan.  15,  2002). 
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 2.  It  is  the  policy  of  the  Commission  that  extensions  of  time  are  not  routinely  granted.  2  In  this  instance,  however,  the  Bureau  finds  that  the  Movants  have  shown  good  cause  for  an 
 extension  of  the  deadline  for  filing  comments  and  reply  comments  in  this  proceeding.  Because  of  the  complexity  of  the  issues  and  the  Commission’s  desire  to  obtain  accurate  and  complete 
 data,  we  grant  a  limited  extension  so  that  parties  may  file  comments  on  April  5,  2002  and  reply  comments  on  May  21,  2002.  This  matter  shall  continue  to  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose” 
 proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission’s  ex  parte  rules.  3  All  other  requirements  discussed  in  the  Triennial  Review  NPRM  remain  in  effect. 


 3.  For  further  information,  please  contact  Janice  M.  Myles,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  Policy  and  Planning  Division,  202-  418-  1580. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Jeffrey  Carlisle  Deputy  Chief,  Common  Carrier  Bureau 


 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a). 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206. 
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