PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 10-1010 June 2, 2010 PETITION OF QWEST CORPORATION FOR FORBEARANCE PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. § 160(C) IN THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA NUMBERING RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND FORECAST (NRUF) REPORTS AND LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY (LNP) REPORTS ARE PLACED INTO THE RECORD, SUBJECT TO SECOND PROTECTIVE ORDER WC Docket No. 09-135 CC Docket No. 99-200 In this proceeding, Qwest Corporation (Qwest) has sought forbearance from certain regulatory obligations within its service footprint in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160.1 On May 13, 2010, the Wireline Competition Bureau released a public notice announcing that data obtained from Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast (NRUF) reports and local number portability (LNP) databases would be placed into the record pursuant to protective order.2 As previously indicated, today, we are placing the NRUF and LNP data into the record pursuant to the provisions of the Second Protective Order adopted in this proceeding.3 1 Petition of Qwest Corporation for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in the Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area, WC Docket No. 09-135 (filed Mar. 24, 2009) (requesting forbearance from certain unbundling, dominant carrier, and Computer III requirements). 2 Petition of Qwest Corporation for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in the Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area, Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast (NRUF) Reports and Local Number Portability (LNP) Reports to Be Placed into the Record, Subject to First Protective Order, Public Notice, DA 10- 850 (rel. May 13, 2010) (NRUF/LNP Public Notice); see also Petition of Qwest Corporation for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in the Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area, WC Docket No. 09-135, First Protective Order, 24 FCC Rcd 9503 (2009) (First Protective Order). 3 Although the May 13, 2010 public notice indicated that the data would be subject to the First Protective Order adopted in this proceeding, we now conclude that it is more appropriate to apply the provisions of the Second Protective Order. Petition of the Qwest Corporation for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in the Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area, WC Docket No. 09-135, Second Protective Order, 24 FCC Rcd 9509 (2009) (Second Protective Order); see Verizon Wireless NRUF/LNP Public Notice Comment at 6 (filed May 24, 2010) (requesting that the Commission place the NRUF/LNP data into the record only if subject to additional protection “because of the highly-sensitive nature of this data”); see also, e.g., Applications of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Atlantis Holdings LLC for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses, Authorizations, and Spectrum Manager and De Facto Transfer Leasing Arrangements Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast (NRUF) Reports and Local Number Portability Reports Placed into the Record, Subject to Protective Order, WT 2 For further information, contact Denise Coca, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-0574 or Tim Stelzig, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-0942. -FCC- Docket No. 08-95, CC Docket No. 99-200, Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd 11398 (WTB 2008); Applications of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Atlantis Holdings LLC for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses, Authorizations, and Spectrum Manager and De Facto Transfer Leasing Arrangements and Petition for Declaratory Ruling that the Transaction Is Consistent with Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, WT Docket No. 08-95, CC Docket No. 99-200, Protective Order, 23 FCC Rcd 11401 (WTB 2008) (placing NRUF and LNP data into the record subject to protections similar to those provided for in the Second Protective Order).