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 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  04-  138 
 Released:  January  22,  2004 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  VERIZON  PETITION  FOR  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY  FOR  SPECIAL  ACCESS  AND  DEDICATED  TRANSPORT  SERVICES 


 WCB/  Pricing  04-  01 
 COMMENTS:  February  2,  2004  REPLY  COMMENTS:  February  12,  2004 


 On  January  16,  2004,  Verizon  Telephone  Companies  (Verizon)  filed  a  petition  for  pricing  flexibility  for  special  access  and  dedicated  transport  services  in  designated  geographic  areas 
 pursuant  to  sections  1.774  and  69.701  et  seq.  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.774  and  69.701  et  seq.  The  petition  is  available  for  review  through  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Tariff 
 Filing  System  (ETFS).  Comments  or  oppositions  may  be  filed  no  later  than  February  2,  2004.  1  Interested  parties  are  strongly  encouraged  to  file  comments  electronically  through  ETFS,  although 
 they  are  not  required  to  do  so.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  i).  The  ETFS  provides  instructions  for  filing  both  public  and  confidential  versions  of  comments,  and,  if  interested  parties  require 
 additional  assistance,  they  may  call  the  ETFS  Information  Line  at  (202)  418-  7700.  Parties  electing  to  file  comments  through  a  method  other  than  ETFS  must  file  such  comments  in 
 accordance  with  section  1.774(  e)(  2)(  ii)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  ii).  In  addition,  Verizon  may  file  a  reply  no  later  than  February  12,  2004,  10  days  after  the  deadline 
 for  comments  or  oppositions.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  d).  Any  such  reply  must  be  filed  through  ETFS.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.774(  e)(  3).  For  additional  information  about  the  filing  and  service  of  comments  and 
 replies,  see  sections  1.774(  c)-(  e)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.774(  c)-(  e). 
 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). 


 For  further  information,  contact  Jon  Stover,  Pricing  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1520. 
 1  The  Commission’s  rules  require  that  comments  or  oppositions  be  filed  15  days  after  the  petition  is  filed.  47  C.  F.  R. 
 §  1.  774(  c).  In  this  case,  the  fifteenth  day  falls  on  January  31,  a  Saturday,  thus  comments  or  oppositions  are  due  on  Monday,  February  2.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.4(  j). 
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