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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  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  468 
 February  20,  2003 


 COMMISSION  EXTENDS  PLEADING  CYCLE  FOR  COMMENTS  OR  OPPOSITIONS  TO  PETITIONS  FOR  PROTECTION  FROM  WHIPSAWING  ON  THE  U.  S.  -PHILIPPINES 
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 IB  DOCKET  NO.  03-  38 
 New  Comment  Due  Date:  February  21,  2003 


 By  the  Chief,  Policy  Division,  International  Bureau 
 On  February  10,  2003,  the  Commission  released  a  Public  Notice  (DA  03-  390)  inviting  comment  on  petitions  filed  by  AT&  T  Corporation  (AT&  T)  and  WorldCom  Inc.  (WorldCom) 
 requesting  that  the  Commission  take  action  to  protect  U.  S.-  international  carriers  and  U.  S.  consumers  from  alleged  “whipsawing”  behavior  occurring  on  the  U.  S.-  Philippines  route. 
 Philippines  Long  Distance  Telephone  Company  (PLDT)  has  requested  an  extension  of  time  to  file  comments  from  February  20,  2003  to  February  25,  2003.  Globe  Telecom  (Globe)  and 
 Verizon  each  have  filed  requests  for  an  extension  to  February  24,  2003. 
 In  view  of  the  recent  inclement  weather  and  closure  of  the  Commission  on  February  18,  2003,  the  date  for  filing  comments  and  oppositions  is  extended  to  February  21,  2003.  The  date 
 for  filing  reply  comments  will  remain  February  27,  2003. 
 Accordingly,  pursuant  to  Sections  1.1  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1,  the  new  comment  due  date  is  February  21,  2003.  Instructions  for  filing  pleadings  in  this  proceeding 
 are  set  forth  in  the  Public  Notice  (DA  03-  390),  available  on  the  Commission’s  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov. 


 For  further  information,  contact:  James  Ball,  Chief,  or  Lisa  Choi,  Senior  Legal  Advisor,  Policy  Division,  at  (202)  418-  1460. 
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