*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 53601.doc* 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 05- 3163 December 8, 2005 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON QWEST’S PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE FROM ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMMISSION’S DOMINANT CARRIER RULES AS THEY APPLY AFTER SECTION 272 SUNSETS WC Docket No. 05- 333 Comments Due: January 23, 2006 Reply Comments Due: February 22, 2006 On November 22, 2005, Qwest Communications International Inc., on behalf of its affiliates Qwest Communications Corporation, Qwest LD Corporation, and Qwest Corporation, (collectively, Qwest) filed a petition for forbearance pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 1 Qwest requests that the Commission forbear from applying its dominant carrier rules to Qwest’s provision, on an integrated basis, of in- region, interstate, interLATA interexchange services after section 272 of the Communications of 1934, as amended, sunsets in Qwest’s region. 2 In its petition, Qwest indicates that it has been providing these services through section 272 separate affiliates that are classified as nondominant carriers under the Commission’s rules. Qwest states that after December 12, 2006, it will be able to provide in- region, interLATA telecommunications services on an integrated basis, but will be subject to dominant carrier regulation in its provision of those services to the extent they are interstate. Qwest requests that the Commission forbear from enforcing its part 61 tariffing and price cap requirements and any other of the Commission’s dominant carrier rules as they might be applied to Qwest’s provision, on an integrated basis, of in- region, interstate domestic interexchange services or international interexchange services after December 12, 2006. This Public Notice establishes certain procedural requirements relating to consideration of Qwest’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 1 47 U. S. C. § 160. On November 30, 2005, Qwest filed a corrected version of this petition. See Petition of Qwest Communications International Inc. for Forbearance from Enforcement of the Commission’s Dominant Carrier Rules As They Apply After Section 272 Sunset Pursuant To 47 U. S. C. § 160 (filed Nov. 30, 2005). 2 47 U. S. C. § 272. The section 272 safeguards, other than those in section 272( e), will sunset within Qwest’s region on December 12, 2006, absent Commission action extending the period in which those safeguards remain in effect. 1 3 All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Parties should also send a copy of their filings to Janice Myles, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5- C140, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554, or by e- mail to janice. myles@ fcc. gov. Parties must also serve one copy with the Commission’s copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488- 5300, or via e- mail to fcc@ bcpiweb. com. Documents in WC Docket No. 05- 333 are available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St. SW, Room CY- A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488- 5300, facsimile (202) 488- 5563, TTY (202) 488- 5562, e- mail fcc@ bcpiweb. com. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e- mail to fcc504@ fcc. gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418- 0530 (voice), (202) 418- 0432 (TTY). For further information regarding this proceeding, contact William Kehoe, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418- 1580. - FCC - 3