**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

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| In the Matter of                 | * | CC Docket No. 98-240         |
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| Investigation of The Bell        | ) | Transmittal No. 1349         |
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**ORDER**

**Adopted:** November 22, 2000 **Released:** November 24, 2000

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

1.  On November 13, 2000[^1] The Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies[^2]
    now doing business as Verizon Communications ("Verizon") filed
    Transmittal No. 1349 to revise Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 in order to,
    among other things, introduce a new virtual office channel
    termination in the States of Connecticut and New York.

2.  That portion of Transmittal No. 1349 which pertains to Virtual
    Collocation raises the same issues regarding rate levels, rate
    structures, and terms and conditions of collocation services as
    those that are subject to the investigation of Bell Atlantic's
    Tariff F.C. C. No. 11, Access Service, expanded interconnection
    service offering.[^3] Therefore, that portion of Transmittal No.
    1349 which pertains to Virtual Collocation is suspended for one day
    and will be subject to the investigation initiated in the
    Investigation of NYNEX Telephone Companies' New Virtual Expanded
    Interconnection Offerings.[^4]

3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
    Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 204(a), and the
    authority delegated pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the
    Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, the revisions to Bell
    Atlantic's Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 pertaining to Virtual Collocation ,
    filed under Transmittal No. 1349, ARE SUSPENDED for one day from the
    effective date and an investigation of the referenced transmittal is
    instituted and incorporated within CC Docket No. 98-240.

4.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that VERIZON SHALL FILE tariff revisions
    within five business days of the release date of this Order to
    reflect this suspension.

5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of
    the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and
    204(a), VERIZON shall keep accurate account of all amounts received
    by reason of the rates that are subject of this investigation.

# FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Jane E. Jackson

> Chief, Competitive Pricing Division

Common Carrier Bureau

[^1]: On November 14, 2000 Verizon also submitted an Amended Transmittal
    No. 1349 in order to include Work Paper No. 12 which was
    inadvertently omitted when Transmittal No. 1349 was filed on
    November 13, 2000.

[^2]: The Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies participating in this filing
    includes Verizon New England Inc. and Verizon New York Inc.

[^3]: Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 was
    previously NYNEX Telephone Companies ("NYNEX") Tariff F.C.C. No. 1.
    This tariff was reissued as Bell Atlantic Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 on
    April 19, 1999 under Transmittal No. 1126.

[^4]: *See In the Matter of* Investigation of NYNEX Telephone Companies,
    New Expanded Interconnection Offerings, Order, 14 FCC Rcd 1982
    (1998).