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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3893 
 Before  the  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 )  File  No.  EB-  04-  IH-  0342  In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Acct.  No.  200532080007  SBC  Communications  Inc.  ) 
 )  FRN  No.  0005049150 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  December  14,  2004  Released:  December  16,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Order,  we  adopt  a  Consent  Decree  terminating  an  investigation  into  possible  violations  by  SBC  Communications  Inc.  (“  SBC”)  of  section  254  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 amended  (“  the  Act”),  47  U.  S.  C.  §  254,  and  Part  54  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.  1  et.  seq. 
 2.  The  Enforcement  Bureau  (“  Bureau”)  and  SBC  have  negotiated  the  terms  of  the  Consent  Decree.  A  copy  of  the  Consent  Decree  is  attached  hereto  and  incorporated  by  reference. 


 3.  We  have  reviewed  the  terms  of  the  Consent  Decree  and  evaluated  the  facts  before  us.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  approving  the  Consent  Decree  and  terminating  the 
 investigation. 
 4.  Based  on  the  record  before  us,  and  in  the  absence  of  material  new  evidence  relating  to  this  matter,  we  conclude  that  there  are  no  substantial  or  material  questions  of  fact  as  to  whether  SBC 


 possesses  the  basic  qualifications,  including  those  related  to  character,  to  hold  or  obtain  any  Commission  license  or  authorization. 


 5.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  Section  4(  i)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  i),  and  the  authority  delegated  by  section  0.111  and  0.311  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  that  the  attached  Consent  Decree  IS  ADOPTED. 
 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  the  above-  captioned  investigation  IS  TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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