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 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  FCC  03-  41 
 Before  the  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 )  In  the  Matter  of  )  File  No.  EB-  02-  IH-  0568 
 )  )  Acct.  No.  20033208000 
 )  Verizon  Telephone  Companies  )  FRN  No.  0003708500 
 ) 
 ORDER 
 Adopted:  February  28,  2003  Released:  March  4,  2003 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  The  Commission  has  been  conducting  an  investigation  into  possible  violations  by  the  Verizon  Telephone  Companies  (“  Verizon”)  of  sections  271(  a)  and  (b)  and  272(  g)(  2)  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  in  connection  with  the  marketing  and  provisioning  of  in-  region  interLATA  services  in  states  where  Verizon  has  not  received  authorization  to  provide 
 such  services  pursuant  to  section  271  of  the  Act.  1 
 2.  The  Commission  and  Verizon  have  negotiated  the  terms  of  a  Consent  Decree  that  would  terminate  the  Commission’s  investigation.  A  copy  of  the  Consent  Decree  is  attached 
 hereto  and  is  incorporated  by  reference. 
 3.  We  have  reviewed  the  terms  of  the  Consent  Decree  and  evaluated  the  facts  before  us.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  approving  the  Consent  Decree  and 
 terminating  the  investigation. 
 4.  Based  on  the  record  before  us,  and  in  the  absence  of  material  new  evidence  relating  to  this  matter,  we  conclude  that  there  are  no  substantial  and  material  questions  of  fact  as 
 to  whether  Verizon  possesses  the  basic  qualifications,  including  its  character  qualifications,  to  hold  or  obtain  any  FCC  licenses  or  authorizations. 


 5.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  4(  i)  and  4(  j)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  i)  and  154(  j)  that  the  Consent 
 Decree,  incorporated  by  reference  in  and  attached  to  this  order,  is  hereby  ADOPTED. 
 1  See  Letter  from  Maureen  F.  Del  Duca,  Deputy  Chief,  Investigations  and  Hearings  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau, 
 to  Gordon  R.  Evans,  Vice  President,  Federal  Regulatory,  Verizon,  and  Dee  May,  Assistant  Vice  President,  Federal  Regulatory,  Verizon,  dated  July  9,  2002  (“  LOI”). 
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 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  the  Secretary  SHALL  SIGN  the  Consent  Decree  on  behalf  of  the  Commission. 
 7.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  the  above  captioned  investigation  IS  TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Marlene  H.  Dortch  Secretary 
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