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 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:  December  6,  2001 
 COMMENT  SOUGHT  ON  QWEST  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF 
 LATA  BOUNDARY  TO  PROVIDE  EXPANDED  LOCAL  CALLING  SERVICE 
 BETWEEN  THE  NEWPORT  AND  LINCOLN  CITY  EXCHANGES  IN  OREGON 
 File  No.  NSD-  L-  01-  154 


 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 Comments  Due:  December  20,  2001  Reply  Comments  Due:  December  28,  2001 
 On  August  31,  2001,  Qwest  Corporation  (Qwest)  filed  a  petition  requesting  modification  of  a  local 
 access  and  transport  area  (LATA)  boundary  to  provide  two-  way,  non-  optional  expanded  local  calling 
 service  (ELCS)  between  the  Newport  and  Lincoln  City  exchanges  in  Oregon. 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  concerning  this  matter  on  or  before  December  20,  2001  and 
 reply  comments  on  or  before  December  28,  2001.  All  filings  must  reference  File  No.  NSD-  L-  01-  154 
 and  should  be  sent  to  Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Secret  ary,  Federal  Communicat  ions  Commission,  TW-A325, 
 445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Two  copies  should  also  be  sent  to  Alan 
 Thomas,  Network  Services  Division,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Suite  6-  A207,  Washington,  D.  C.,  20554. 


 The  full  text  of  the  petition  is  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business 
 hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-A257, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554.  This  document  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commission's 
 duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail 
 qualexint@  aol.  com.  For  further  information,  contact  Alan  Thomas  of  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau, 
 Network  Services  Division,  at  (202)  418-  2320,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 


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