Federal Communications Commission DA 08-1347
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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ORDER
Adopted:  June 6, 2008 Released:  June 6, 2008
By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau:
1. In this order, pursuant to section 10(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the 
Act),1 we extend by 90 days the date on which the petition requesting forbearance filed by AT&T Inc. on 
June 8, 2007 on behalf of certain of its incumbent local exchange carrier affiliates (AT&T) shall be 
deemed granted in the absence of a Commission decision that the petition fails to meet the standards for 
forbearance under section 10(a) of the Act.  
2. On June 8, 2007, AT&T filed a petition requesting that the Commission forbear from 
applying certain of its Automated Reporting Management Information System (ARMIS) reporting 
requirements to it.2 Specifically, AT&T seeks relief from four Commission rules that require it to file 
four ARMIS Reports: ARMIS Report No. 43-05 (Service Quality); ARMIS Report No. 43-06 (Customer 
Satisfaction); ARMIS Report No. 43-07 (Infrastructure); and ARMIS Report No. 43-08 (Operating 
Data).3 The Commission released a Public Notice establishing a comment cycle for the petition on July 
20, 2007.4
3. Section 10(c) of the Act states that a petition for forbearance shall be deemed granted if the 
Commission does not deny the petition for failure to meet the requirements for forbearance under 
subsection (a) within one year after the Commission receives the petition, unless the Commission extends 
  
1 See 47 U.S.C. § 160(c).
2 Petition of AT&T Inc. For Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) From Enforcement of Certain of the 
Commission’s ARMIS Reporting Requirements, WC Docket No. 07-139, at 1 n.2 (filed June 8, 2007) (seeking 
relief from sections 43.21(g)-(j) of the Commission’s rules).
3 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 43.21(g)-(j).
4 Pleading Cycle Established for AT&T Inc. Petition for Forbearance from the Certain of the Commission’s ARMIS 
Reporting Requirements, WC Docket No. 07-139, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 13246 (2007).
In the Matter of
Petition of AT&T Inc. For Forbearance
Under 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) From Enforcement
of Certain of the Commission’s ARMIS Reporting 
Requirements
Federal Communications Commission DA 08-1347
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the one-year period.5 The Commission may extend the initial one-year period by an additional 90 days if 
the Commission finds that an extension is necessary to meet the requirements of section 10(a).6
4. The petition under review raises significant questions regarding whether forbearance from 
application of certain of the Commission’s ARMIS rules meets the statutory requirements set forth in 
section 10(a).  The Bureau thus finds that a 90-day extension for the petition is warranted under section 
10(c).
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 160, and the authority delegated under sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91 and 0.291,7 the date on which the petition seeking forbearance 
filed by AT&T Inc. shall be deemed granted, in the absence of a Commission denial of the petition for 
failure to meet the statutory standards for forbearance, is extended to September 6, 2008.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Dana R. Shaffer
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau 
  
5 See 47 U.S.C. § 160(c).
6 See, e.g., Petition of the Verizon Telephone Companies for Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) from Title II and 
Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to Their Broadband Services, WC Docket No. 04-440, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 
20037 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2005).
7 See 47 U.S.C. § 155(c).