*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 29560* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information: (202) 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: (888) 835- 5322 DA 03- 2362 Released: July 18, 2003 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR CORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE FROM APPLICATION OF THE ISP REMAND ORDER WC Docket No. 03- 171 COMMENTS: August 29, 2003 REPLY COMMENTS: September 19, 2003 On July 14, 2003, Core Communications, Inc. (Core Communications) filed a petition for forbearance, pursuant to section 10 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U. S. C. § 160, requesting the Commission to “forbear from applying the provisions of the ISP Remand Order 1 to the exchange of ISP- bound traffic between telecommunications carriers.” 2 Comments and oppositions may be filed no later than August 29, 2003. Reply comments may be filed no later than September 19, 2003. All such filings should refer to WC Docket No. 03- 171. Submissions may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (“ ECFS”) or by filing paper copies. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to: . In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the docket number of this proceeding. Only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To get filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to , and should include the following words in the body of the message, “get form .” A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties that wish to file comments on paper must send the original and four (4) copies to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S. W., 1 Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Inter- Carrier Compensation for ISP- Bound Traffic, CC Docket Nos. 96- 98 and 99- 68, Order on Remand and Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 9151 (2001) (ISP Remand Order)), remanded without vacatur, WorldCom, Inc. v. FCC, 288 F. 3d 429 (D. C. Cir. 2002) (ISP Remand Order). 2 Petition for Forbearance of Core Communications, Inc. at 1 (filed July 14, 2003). 1