*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 6874.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: February 5, 2001 COMMENT SOUGHT ON BELLSOUTH REQUESTS FOR LIMITED MODIFICATION OF LATA BOUNDARIES TO PROVIDE EXPANDED LOCAL CALLING SERVICE BETWEEN CERTAIN EXCHANGES IN LOUISIANA File No. NSD- L- 01- 19 Pleading Cycle Established Comments Due: February 16, 2001 Reply Comments Due: March 2, 2001 On December 12, 2000 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. and BellSouth Corporation (BellSouth) filed a total of four petitions requesting modification of local access and transport area (LATA) boundaries to provide two- way, flat -rat ed, non- opt ional expanded local calling service (ELCS) bet ween the following exchanges: Oakdale and Oberlin; Napoleonville and Donaldsonville; St . Landry and Ville; Vacherie and Edgard; Opelousas and Big Cane; Morgan Cit y, Pat t erson, Baldwin, Franklin, Cent erville, Jeaneret t e and Weeks Island; and Hornbeck and Leesville. Interested parties may file comments concerning this matter on or before February 16, 2001 and reply comments on or before March 2, 2001. All filings must reference File No. NSD- L- 01- 19 and should be sent to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, TW- A325, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. Two copies should also be sent to Al McCloud, Network Services Division, 445 12th Street, S. W., Suite 6- A207, Washington, D. C., 20554. Copies of document s filed wit h the Commission may be obt ained from t he Int ernat ional Transcript ion Service (ITS), 445 12th Street, S. W., Suite CY- B400, Washington, D. C. 20554, (202) 314- 3070. Documents are also available for review and copying at the FCC Reference Room, 445 12th Street, S. W., CY-A257, Washington, D. C., (202) 418- 0270. For further information contact Alan Thomas of the Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division, at (202) 418- 2320, TTY (202) 418- 0484. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1