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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  3778 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of 
 Petition  of  BellSouth  for  Forbearance  from  the  Separate  Subsidiary  Requirements  of 
 Section  272  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  Amended,  to  Provide  International 
 Directory  Assistance  Services 


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 CC  Docket  No.  97-  172 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  November  24,  2003  Released:  November  24,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division: 
 1.  On  December  20,  2002,  BellSouth  Corporation  (BellSouth)  filed  a  petition  for  forbearance,  1  under  section  10  of  the  Communications  Act,  as  amended,  requesting  that  the 
 Commission  forbear  from  applying  the  separate  subsidiary  requirements  of  section  272  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  2  to  its  international  directory  assistance  service.  On 
 November  21,  2003,  BellSouth  filed  a  request  to  withdraw  its  petition  for  forbearance  in  light  of  the  Commission’s  decision  denying  a  forbearance  petition  filed  by  Verizon.  3  We  grant 
 BellSouth’s  request  to  withdraw  and  dismiss  its  forbearance  petition  without  prejudice. 
 2.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  the  authority  delegated  under  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  that  BellSouth’s 


 request  to  withdraw  the  above-  captioned  petition  IS  GRANTED. 


 1  Petition  of  BellSouth  for  Forbearance  from  Application  of  the  Separate  Subsidiary  Requirements  of  Section  272 
 of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  Amended,  to  Provide  International  Directory  Assistance  Service,  CC  Docket  No.  97-  172  (filed  Dec.  20,  2002);  see  also  Pleading  Cycle  Established  for  Comments  on  Petition  of  BellSouth  for 


 Forbearance  from  Application  of  the  Separate  Subsidiary  Requirements  of  Section  272,  CC  Docket  No.  97-  172,  Public  Notice,  18  FCC  Rcd  39  (2003). 
 2  47  U.  S.  C.  §  272. 
 3  Letter  from  Angela  N.  Brown,  Regulatory  Counsel,  BellSouth  Corporation,  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Secretary, 
 Federal  Communications  Commission,  CC  Docket  No.  97-  172  at  1  (filed  Nov.  21,  2003)  (citing  Petition  of  Verizon  for  Forbearance  from  the  Prohibition  of  Sharing  Operating,  Installation,  and  Maintenance  Functions  Under  Section 


 53.  203(  a)(  2)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  CC  Docket  No.  96-  149,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  FCC  03-  271  (rel.  Nov.  4,  2003)). 
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 3.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  the  authority  delegated  under  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  that  the  above-  captioned 
 petition  for  forbearance  IS  DISMISSED  WITHOUT  PREJUDICE. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Michelle  M.  Carey  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division 
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