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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  740  Released:  March  21,  2005 
 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  BELLSOUTH  PETITION  FOR  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY  FOR  SWITCHED  ACCESS  SERVICES 
 WC  Docket  No.  05-  148 
 COMMENTS:  April  1,  2005  REPLY  COMMENTS:  April  11,  2005 


 On  March  17,  2005,  BellSouth  Telecommunications,  Inc.  (BellSouth)  filed  a  petition  for  pricing  flexibility  for  switched  access  services  pursuant  to  sections  1.774  and  69.701  et  seq.  of  the  Commission’s 
 rules.  1  In  its  petition,  BellSouth  states  that  it  meets  the  criteria  necessary  to  obtain  Phase  I  pricing  flexibility  relief  in  thirty-  four  (34)  Metropolitan  Statistical  Areas  (MSAs)  and  two  (2)  non-  MSA  areas.  2 


 The  petition  is  available  for  review  through  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Tariff  Filing  System  (ETFS).  Comments  or  oppositions  may  be  filed  no  later  than  April  1,  2005.  Interested  parties  are 
 strongly  encouraged  to  file  comments  electronically  through  ETFS,  although  they  are  not  required  to  do  so.  3  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.  4  In  addition,  BellSouth  may  file  a  reply  no  later  than  April  11,  2005,  10  days  after  the  deadline  for  comments  or  oppositions.  5  Any  such 
 reply  must  be  filed  through  ETFS.  6  For  additional  information  about  the  filing  and  service  of  comments  and  replies,  see  sections  1.774(  c)-(  e)  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  7 


 Paper  filings  can  be  sent  by  hand  or  messenger  delivery,  by  commercial  overnight  courier,  or  by  first-  class  or  overnight  U.  S.  Postal  Service  mail  (although  we  continue  to  experience  delays  in  receiving 
 U.  S.  Postal  Service  mail).  The  Commission’s  contractor,  Natek,  Inc.,  will  receive  hand-  delivered  or 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.774  and  69.  701  et  seq. 
 2  See  BellSouth  Telecommunications,  Inc.  Petition  for  Phase  I  Pricing  Flexibility  for  Switched  Services  (filed  Mar. 
 17,  2005). 
 3  See  id.  §  1.774(  e)(  2)(  i). 


 4  Id.  §  1.  774(  e)(  2)(  ii). 
 5  Id.  §  1.  774(  d). 
 6  Id.  §  1.  774(  e)(  3). 
 7  Id.  §§  1.774(  c)-(  e). 
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