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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  05-  38  January  7,  2005 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  SBC  TEXAS’  PETITION  FOR  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF  THE  LATA 
 BOUNDARY  TO  PROVIDE  EXTENDED  AREA  SERVICE  BETWEEN  CERTAIN  EXCHANGES  IN  THE  STATE  OF  TEXAS 


 WC  Docket  No.  05-  02 
 Comments  Due:  February  7,  2005  Reply  Comments  Due:  February  22,  2005 


 By  this  Public  Notice,  we  seek  comment  on  a  petition  filed  on  December  27,  2004  by  Southwestern  Bell  Telephone,  L.  P.  d/  b/  a  SBC  Texas  (SBC)  requesting  a  limited  modification  of  the 
 LATA  boundary  to  provide  extended  area  service  between  the  Luling,  Bastrop,  Lockhart,  and  San  Marcos  exchanges  in  the  state  of  Texas  All  of  the  exchanges  are  in  Texas. 


 This  Public  Notice  establishes  certain  procedural  requirements  relating  to  consideration  of  BellSouth’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  SBC’s  petition  on  or  before  February  7,  2005  and  reply 
 comments  on  or  before  February  22,  2005.  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  Competition  Bureau,  Competition 
 Policy  Division,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Suite  5-  C327,  Washington,  DC  20554,  or  via  e-  mail  janice.  myles@  fcc.  gov;  and  one  (1)  copy  must  be  sent  to  Best  Copy  and  Printing,  Inc.,  Portals  II,  445 
 12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC  20554,  telephone  1-  800-  378-  3160,  or  via  e-  mail  www.  bcpiweb.  com. 
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 For  further  information  regarding  this  proceeding,  contact  Cecilia  Seppings,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1588,  or  via  e-  mail  Cecilia.  seppings@  fcc.  gov. 
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