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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  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-  2425 
 RELEASED:  July  23,  2003 


 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  PETITION  OF  VERIZON  FOR  FORBEARANCE  UNDER  SECTION  10  OF  THE 
 COMMUNICATIONS  ACT,  AS  AMENDED,  FROM  SECTION  272  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  INTERNATIONAL  DIRECTORY  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  AND  REQUEST  FOR 
 COMPARABLY  EFFICIENT  INTERCONNECTION  WAIVER 
 CC  DOCKET  NO.  97-  172 


 Comments  Due:  August  22,  2003  Reply  Comments  Due:  September  8,  2003 


 On  July  14,  2003,  the  Verizon  telephone  companies  (Verizon)  filed  a  petition  for  forbearance  from  application  of  section  272  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  to  Verizon’s 
 international  directory  assistance  services.  Specifically,  Verizon  asks  that  the  Commission  forbear  from  applying  the  structural  separation  requirements  of  section  272  to  its  international  directory  assistance 
 services  so  that  it  may  provide  those  services  on  an  integrated  basis  together  with  its  local  and  nonlocal  directory  assistance  services.  On  July  21,  2003,  Verizon  also  filed  a  letter  requesting  that  the 
 Commission  grant  it  a  waiver  of  the  Commission’s  comparably  efficient  interconnection  (CEI)  requirements  for  international  reverse  directory  assistance  services. 


 This  matter  shall  be  treated  as  a  “permit-  but-  disclose”  proceeding  in  accordance  with  the  Commission's  ex  parte  rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  1200,  1.1206.  Persons  making  oral  ex  parte 
 presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentations  must  contain  summaries  of  the  substance  of  the  presentations  and  not  merely  a  listing  of  the  subjects  discussed.  More  than  a  one  or  two 
 sentence  description  of  the  views  and  arguments  presented  generally  is  required.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b).  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  ex  parte  presentations  in  permit-  but-  disclose 
 proceedings  are  set  forth  in  Section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
 Pursuant  to  Section  1.415  and  1.419  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.415,  1.419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  the  petition  for  forbearance  and  request  for  waiver  on  or  before 
 August  22,  2003  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  September  8,  2003.  All  filings  must  be  addressed  to  the  Commission’s  Secretary,  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Two  (2)  courtesy  copies  must  be  delivered  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Wireline  Competition 
 Bureau,  Competition  Policy  Division,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  5-  C327,  Washington,  DC  20554  and  one  (1)  copy  must  be  sent  to  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail  qualexint@  aol.  com. 
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