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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  02-  119 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  re  Application  of 
 GTE  CORPORATION,  Transferor, 


 and 
 BELL  ATLANTIC  CORPORATION,  Transferee 


 For  Consent  to  Transfer  Control  of  Domestic  and  International  Sections  214  and  310  Authorizations 
 and  Application  to  Transfer  Control  of  a  Submarine  Cable  Landing  License 


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 CC  Docket  No.  98-  184 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  April  17,  2002  Released:  April  23,  2002 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  In  this  Order,  we  modify  the  Merger  Conditions  adopted  in  Bell  Atlantic/  GTE  Merger  Order  1  to  provide  that  changes  in  the  Carrier-  to-  Carrier  Performance  Plan  adopted  by  the  New  York  or  California 
 state  commissions  will  be  implemented  without  need  for  further  action  by  the  Commission,  and  to  clarify  that  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  and  Verizon  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Verizon”)  shall  determine 
 semi-  annually  whether  there  is  a  need  to  make  other  modifications  to  the  Carrier-  to-  Carrier  Performance  Plan. 


 2.  The  Commission  and  Verizon  have  negotiated  the  terms  of  a  Consent  Decree  that  would  modify  the  Merger  Conditions  accordingly.  A  copy  of  the  Consent  Decree  is  attached  hereto  and  is 
 incorporated  by  reference. 
 3.  We  have  reviewed  the  terms  of  the  Consent  Decree.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  approving  the  Consent  Decree,  which  will  speed  implementation  of  state-  approved 


 changes  to  the  Carrier-  to-  Carrier  Performance  Plan  and  will  allow  greater  flexibility  in  the  timing  of  the  joint  reviews  of  possible  performance  measurements  changes. 


 1  Applications  of  GTE  Corporation,  Transferor,  and  Bell  Atlantic  Corporation,  Transferee,  For  Consent  to  Transfer 
 Control  of  Domestic  and  International  Sections  214  and  310  Authorizations  and  Application  to  Transfer  Control  of  a  Submarine  Cable  Landing  License,  CC  Docket  No.  98-  184,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  15  FCC  Rcd 


 14032  (Bell  Atlantic/  GTE  Merger  Order). 
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 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  that  pursuant  to  sections  4(  i),  4(  j),  214,  309,  and  316  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  4(  i),  4(  j),  214,  309,  and  316,  the  Consent  Decree, 
 incorporated  by  reference  in  and  attached  to  this  Order,  is  hereby  ADOPTED. 
 5.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  that  the  Secretary  SHALL  SIGN  the  Consent  Decree  on  behalf  of  the  Commission. 


 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  Merger  Condition  V  (Carrier-  to-  Carrier  Performance  Plan)  is  MODIFIED  to  the  extent  indicated  in  the  Consent  Decree  and  shall  become  effective  30  days  after  the 
 release  of  this  Order. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Marlene  H.  Dortch  Secretary 
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