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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  862 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Verizon  California,  Inc.,  (Formerly  Known  as  GTE  California  Incorporated)  Request  to 
 Withdraw  Application  to  Discontinue  Domestic  Telecommunications  Services 


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 Comp.  Pol.  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  460 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  April  11,  2002  Released:  April  12,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division: 
 1.  On  February  21,  2002,  Verizon  California,  Inc.  (Verizon  or  Applicant),  formerly  known  as  GTE  California,  Incorporated,  located  at  1515  N.  Court  House  Road,  Suite  500, 
 Arlington,  VA  22201,  filed  a  request  to  withdraw  their  application  with  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC  or  Commission),  requesting  authority  under  section  214(  a) 
 of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  214(  a),  and  section  63.71  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.71,  to  discontinue  local  exchange  and  exchange  access 
 service  for  certain  exchanges  in  Arizona. 
 2.  Applicant  states  that  on  March  9,  2000,  while  it  was  still  operating  under  the  name  GTE  California,  Incorporated,  it  filed  the  referenced  application.  Verizon  explains  that  it  filed 
 for  this  authority  because  it  proposed  to  sell  certain  local  exchange  properties  in  Arizona  to  Citizens  Communications  (Citizens).  On  March  24,  2000,  the  Commission  placed  the 
 application  on  public  notice,  1  and  sixty  (60)  days  later,  discontinuance  authority  was  automatically  granted.  Applicant  states,  however,  that  it  failed  to  consummate  its  sale  with 
 Citizens,  and  that  as  a  result,  it  never  exercised  its  authority  to  discontinue  service. 
 3.  Pursuant  to  section  1.748  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  2  Applicant  requests  that  its  application  be  withdrawn,  and  states  that  if  it  subsequently  enters  into  an  agreement  with 
 Citizens  or  with  any  other  carrier  to  sell  any  or  all  of  these  exchanges,  it  will  file  a  new 


 1  See  Comments  Invited  on  GTE  California  Incorporated’s  Application  to  Discontinue  Local  Exchange  and  Exchange 
 Access  Service  for  Certain  Exchanges  in  Arizona,  Public  Notice,  NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  460,  (rel.  March  24,  2000). 
 2  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.748(  a). 
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 application  under  section  63.71  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  3  Accordingly,  Verizon’s  application  is  withdrawn,  and  the  discontinuance  authority  associated  with  the  application  is  revoked. 
 4.  Accordingly,  pursuant  to  sections  1,  4(  1),  and  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  151,  154(  1),  and  214,  and  sections  0.91,  0.291,  1.748  and 
 63.71  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  1.748,  and  63.71,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  Verizon’s  request  to  withdraw  its  application  to  discontinue  domestic 
 telecommunications  IS  GRANTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Michelle  M.  Carey  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 


 3  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.71. 
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