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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  03-  215 
 Released:  January  28,  2003 


 The  NYNEX  Telephone  Companies’  Petition  for  Waiver  to  Offer  a  Total  Usage  Discount  Plan 
 PETITION  FOR  WAIVER  WITHDRAWN 


 On  January  31,  1996,  NYNEX  Telephone  companies  filed  a  Petition  for  Waiver  to  offer  a  total  usage  discount  plan.  On  February  28,  2002,  Verizon,  the  successor  to  NYNEX,  filed  a 
 letter  with  the  Commission  requesting  permission  to  withdraw  the  Petition  for  Waiver.  The  Pricing  Policy  Division  of  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  has  reviewed  and  hereby  approves 
 Verizon’s  request  to  withdraw  its  Petition  for  Waiver.  Accordingly,  the  proceeding  captioned  “The  NYNEX  Telephone  Companies’  Petition  for  Waiver  to  Offer  a  Total  Usage  Discount  Plan” 
 is  closed. 
 Action  by  the  Chief,  Pricing  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Douglas  Slotten  of  the  Pricing  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  1572. 
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