> **DA 02-1884**

Released: August 1, 2002

**WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON**

**VERIZON PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE**

**CC DOCKET NO. 01-338**

**COMMENTS DUE: September 3, 2002**

**REPLY COMMENTS DUE: September 18, 2002**

On July 29, 2002, the Verizon telephone companies (Verizon) filed a
petition for forbearance under section 10(c) of the Communications Act,
as amended. In the petition, Verizon asks the Commission to forbear from
applying items four through six and ten of the section 271 competitive
checklist should the Commission determine that the corresponding
elements no longer need to be unbundled under section 251(d)(2).

The Bureau seeks comment on Verizon's Petition for Forbearance.
Interested parties may file, by paper or electronically, comments
concerning this matter on or before **September 3, 2002** and reply
comments on or before **September 18, 2002**. All filings must reference
**CC Docket No. 01-338.** If filing paper copies, send an original and
seven (7) copies to the Commission Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Portals
II, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room TW-B204, Washington, DC 20554 and two
copies to Janice M. Myles, Competition Policy Division, Portals II, 445
12^th^ Street, SW, Room 5-C327, Washington, DC 20554. A courtesy copy
should also be addressed to 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>. The
Commission\'s contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-delivered
or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission\'s Secretary at
236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The
filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any
envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial
overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority
Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD
20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority
Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554.
All filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s Secretary, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

Comments may also be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System ("ECFS"). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as
an electronic file via the Internet to:
\<[http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html]{.underline}\>. If using this
method, please reference the Docket number, **CC Docket No. 01-338**, in
the Proceeding block. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters
should include their full name, postal service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number(s). Generally, only one copy of
an electronic submission must be filed. Parties may also submit an
electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for
e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov,
including "get form\<your e-mail address\>" in the body of the message.
A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. After filing your
comments electronically, please send an e-mail to Janice M. Myles,
<jmyles@fcc.gov>, indicating that comments have been filed.

This is a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding for purposes of the
Commission\'s *ex parte* rules.[^1] As a "permit but disclose"
proceeding, *ex parte* presentations will be governed by the procedures
set forth in section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules applicable to
non-restricted proceedings.[^2] Parties making oral *ex parte*
presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation
must contain a summary of the substance of the presentation and not
merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two
sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally
required.[^3] Other rules pertaining to oral and written presentations
are set forth in section 1.1206(b) as well.

A copy of the petition will be 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. A copy of the petition may also be found by searching the ECFS at
<http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html> (insert 01-338 into the Proceeding
block).

For further information contact Janice M. Myles, <jmyles@fcc.gov>,
Jeremy Miller or Robert Tanner, Competition Policy Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1580.

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[^1]: *See* *generally* 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 - 1.1216.

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2).