Federal Communications Commission DA 09-533
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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ORDER
Adopted:  February 27, 2009 Released:  February 27, 2009
By the Deputy 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 by which the petition requesting forbearance, filed by the Verizon 
Telephone Companies (Verizon),2 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.3
2. On March 31, 2008, Verizon filed a petition pursuant to section 10 of the Act requesting that 
the Commission forbear from applying to Verizon certain obligations in the portion of Verizon’s 
incumbent local service territory in the Virginia Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) where Cox 
Communications, Inc. (Cox) is the incumbent cable operator.4 Specifically, Verizon seeks forbearance 
from loop and transport unbundling obligations pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 251(c);5 Part 61 dominant carrier 
tariffing requirements;6 Part 61 price cap regulations;7 Computer III requirements including CEI and 
ONA requirements; and dominant carrier requirements arising under section 214 of the Act and Part 63 of 
the Commission’s rules concerning the processes for acquiring lines, discontinuing services, assignment 
or transfers of control, and acquiring affiliations.8
  
1 47 U.S.C. § 160(c).
2 Petition of the Verizon Telephone Companies for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in Cox’s Service 
Territory in the Virginia Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, WC Docket No. 08-49 (filed Mar. 31, 2008) (Verizon 
Virginia Beach Petition).  The Verizon companies participating in this filing are Verizon Virginia Inc. and Verizon 
South Inc.  Id. at 1 n.1.  
3 47 U.S.C. § 160(a).
4 Specifically, Verizon seeks forbearance in the following counties and independent cities located wholly within the 
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA:  Virginia Beach City; Norfolk City; Chesapeake City; 
Newport News City; Hampton City; Portsmouth City; York County; James City County; Gloucester County; 
Poquoson City; and Williamsburg City.  See Verizon Virginia Beach Petition at 1 n.2. 
5 Verizon Virginia Beach Petition at 3 n.5 (citing 47 C.F.R. § 51.319(a), (b), (e)).
6 Id. (citing 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.32, 61.33, 61.38, 61.58, 61.59).
7 Id. (citing 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.41-61.49).
8 Id. (citing 47 C.F.R. §§ 63.03, 63.04, 63.60-63.66).
In the Matter of
Petition of the Verizon Telephone
Companies for Forbearance Pursuant to
47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in Cox’s Service 
Territory in the Virginia Beach
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Federal Communications Commission DA 09-533
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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 section 
10(a) within one year after the Commission receives it, unless the Commission extends the one-year 
period.9 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).10
4. The Verizon Virginia Beach Petition raises significant questions regarding whether 
forbearance from application of certain statutory and regulatory requirements for Verizon’s provision of 
telecommunications services in Cox’s territory in the Virginia Beach MSA meets the statutory 
requirements set forth in section 10(a).  The Bureau thus finds that a 90-day extension 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 authority delegated under sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291,11 the date on which the petition seeking forbearance filed 
by Verizon 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 June 29, 2009. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Julie A. Veach
Deputy Chief
Wireline Competition Bureau
  
9 47 U.S.C. § 160(c).
10 See, e.g., Petition of Ameritech Corporation for Forbearance from Enforcement of Section 275(a) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, CC Docket No. 98-65, Order, 14 FCC Rcd 6415 (CCB 1999).
11 See 47 U.S.C. § 155(c).