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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 
 Released:  September  18,  2006  DA  06-  1881 
 SECTION  272  SUNSETS  FOR  AT&  T  IN  THE  STATE  OF  MICHIGAN  BY  OPERATION  OF  LAW  ON  SEPTEMBER  17,  2006  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  272(  f)(  1) 


 WC  Docket  No.  02-  112 
 The  provisions  of  section  272  (other  than  section  272(  e))  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  Act),  applicable  to  Bell  Operating  Company  (BOC)  provision  of  in-  region, 
 interLATA  telecommunications  services  sunset  for  the  operations  of  AT&  T  Inc.  in  the  state  of  Michigan  by  operation  of  law  as  provided  in  section  272(  f)(  1),  effective  September  17,  2006.  1 


 Section  272  of  the  Act  requires  BOCs  to  provide  in-  region,  interLATA  telecommunications  services  through  separate  corporate  affiliates,  subject  to  certain  safeguards. 
 47  U.  S.  C.  §  272(  a)(  2).  Section  272(  f)(  1)  provides  that  the  provisions  in  section  272  (other  than  section  272(  e))  expire  three  years  after  a  BOC  or  BOC  affiliate  is  authorized  under  section  271  to 
 provide  in-  region,  interLATA  services,  unless  the  Commission  extends  such  3-  year  period  by  rule  or  order.  47  U.  S.  C.  §  272(  f)(  1). 


 The  Commission  granted  AT&  T  section  271  authorization  for  the  provision  of  in-  region,  interLATA  services  in  the  state  of  Michigan  in  an  order  released  on  September  17,  2003.  2 
 Pursuant  to  section  272(  f)(  1),  the  provisions  of  section  272  (other  than  section  272(  e))  sunset  by  operation  of  law  for  AT&  T  in  the  state  of  Michigan  effective  September  17,  2006.  3 


 For  further  information,  please  contact  Cecilia  Seppings,  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1588. 
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 1  AT&  T  Michigan  was  formerly  SBC  Michigan,  the  original  applicant  to  provide  in-  region,  interLATA  services  in 
 Michigan.  On  November  17,  2005,  the  Commission  approved  a  merger  between  SBC  Communications  Inc.  and  AT&  T  Corp.,  whereby  AT&  T  became  a  wholly-  owned  subsidiary  of  SBC,  which  was  renamed  AT&  T  Inc.  See  SBC 


 Communications  Inc.  and  AT&  T  Corp.  Applications  for  Approval  of  Transfer  of  Control,  WC  Docket  No.  05-  65,  FCC  05-  183,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  20  FCC  Rcd  18290  (2005). 


 2  See  Application  by  SBC  Communications  Inc.,  Michigan  Bell  Telephone  Company,  and  Southwestern  Bell 
 Communications  Services,  Inc.  for  Authorization  to  Provide  In-  Region,  InterLATA  Services  in  Michigan,  WC  Docket  No.  03-  138,  FCC  03-  228,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  18  FCC  Rcd  19024  (2003). 


 3  See  Section  272(  f)(  1)  Sunset  of  the  BOC  Separate  Affiliate  and  Related  Requirements,  WC  Docket  No.  02-  112, 
 Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  17  FCC  Rcd  26869  (2002)  (finding  that  section  272(  f)(  1)  is  best  interpreted  as  providing  for  a  state-  by-  state  sunset). 
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