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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  Contact:  David  Fiske 
 June  7,  2001  (202)  418-  0513 


 STATEMENT  OF  FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  POWELL  ON  WITHDRAWAL  OF  SBC  271  APPLICATION  IN  MISSOURI 


 During  the  FCC  Common  Carrier  Bureau’s  review  of  SBC’s  Section  271  application  for 
 authority  to  offer  long  distance  service  in  Missouri,  concerns  surfaced  related  to  cost-  based 
 pricing  in  its  region  and  operations  support  systems  (OSS).  Given  these  concerns,  SBC  has 
 chosen  to  withdraw  the  application. 


 Accordingly,  this  Section  271  proceeding  is  now  terminated  until  such  time  as  SBC  has 
 addressed  these  issues  and  is  prepared  to  resubmit  its  application. 


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