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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  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  04-  3520  November  4,  2004 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  COX’S  PETITION  FOR  A  DECLARATORY  RULING,  FOR  CLARIFICATION  OF  THE 
 COMMISSION’S  RULES  AND  POLICIES  REGARDING  UNBUNDLED  ACCESS  TO  INCUMBENT  LOCAL  EXCHANGE  CARRIER’S  INSIDE  WIRE  SUBLOOP 


 WC  Docket  No.  01-  338 
 Comments  Due:  December  6,  2004  Reply  Comments  Due:  December  21,  2004 


 On  October  27,  2004,  Cox  Oklahoma  Telcom,  L.  L.  C.  (Cox)  filed  a  petition  pursuant  to  section  1.2  of  the  Commission  Rules  requesting  that  the  Commission  issue  a  declaratory  ruling 
 confirming  that: 
 (1)  competitive  LECs  have  a  right  to  direct  physical  access  to  incumbent  LECs’  inside  wire  subloops  in  MTEs; 


 (2)  this  right  allows  competitive  LEC  to  obtain  direct  access  to  inside  wire  subloops  at  incumbent  LECs’  terminal  blocks  in  MTEs;  and 
 (3)  this  right  exists  regardless  of  any  state  law  or  regulation  that  would  otherwise  limit  the  right. 
 This  Public  Notice  establishes  certain  procedural  requirements  relating  to  consideration  of  Cox’s  petition.  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  Cox’s  petitions  on  or  before  December  6,  2004 
 and  reply  comments  on  or  before  December  21,  2004.  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.  One  (1)  courtesy  copies  must  be  delivered  to  Janice  M.  Myles,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Wireline 
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 For  further  information  regarding  this  proceeding,  contact  Jeremy  Miller,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1580,  or  via  e-  mail 
 Jeremy.  miller@  fcc.  gov. 
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