Before the

Federal Communications Commission

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

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| In the Matter of                 | * | WCB/Pricing No. 02-27        |
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| Verizon Telephone Companies      | ) |                              |
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| Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1, 11, 14,    | * |                              |
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| Transmittal No. 243              | * |                              |
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| Southwestern Bell Telephone      | * |                              |
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| Tariff F.C.C. No. 73             | * |                              |
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| Transmittal No. 2913             | ) |                              |
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| Ameritech Operating Companies    | * |                              |
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| Tariff F.C.C. No. 2              | * |                              |
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| Transmittal No. 1318             | ) |                              |
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| Southern New England Telephone   | * |                              |
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| Tariff F.C.C. No. 39             | * |                              |
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| Transmittal No. 774              | * |                              |
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| Pacific Bell Telephone Company   |   |                              |
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| Tariff F.C.C. No. 1              | * |                              |
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| Transmittal No. 82               | * |                              |
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**Order on Reconsideration**

**Adopted: October 29, 2002 Released: October 29, 2002**

By the Chief, Pricing Policy Division:

1.  In a September 30, 2002, order in this docket, the Pricing Policy
    Division (Division) of the Wireline Competition Bureau suspended for
    one day, imposed an accounting order, and set for investigation
    Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern) Tariff F.C.C. No.
    73, Transmittal No. 2913, Nevada Bell Telephone Company (Nevada)
    Tariff F.C.C. No., 1, Transmittal No. 22, Pacific Bell Telephone
    Company (Pacific) Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 82, Southern
    New England Telephone Company (SNET) Tariff F.C.C. No. 39,
    Transmittal No. 774, and certain rates of Ameritech Operating
    Companies (Ameritech) Tariff F.C.C. No. 2, Transmittal No. 1318.
    That order also suspended for five months and set for investigation
    certain rates of Ameritech's Tariff F.C.C. No. 2, Transmittal No.
    1318.[^1] The transmittals addressed in that order sought to
    establish rates for Universal Service Fund charges billed to
    residential and business customers to reflect the companies' fourth
    quarter 2002 contribution obligations.

2.  After release of the *Suspension Order,* Division staff met with
    SBC[^2] to discuss the tariff filings at issue, and SBC provided
    additional explanation in support of its tariff filings that
    satisfies our concerns. Therefore, on our own motion, we reconsider
    our decision to suspend and investigate Southwestern's Tariff F.C.C.
    No. 73, Transmittal No. 2913, Nevada's Tariff F.C.C. No., 1,
    Transmittal No. 22, Pacific's Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No.
    82, and SNET's Tariff F.C.C. No. 39, Transmittal No. 774, and we
    terminate the accounting orders and investigations of those tariff
    provisions.

3.  ACCORDINGLY, pursuant to section 204 of the Communications Act of
    1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 204, and sections 0.91, 0.291, and
    1.108 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and
    1.108, WE RECONSIDER, on our own motion, our decision in the
    *Suspension Order* to investigate the revisions filed by
    Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Tariff F.C.C. No. 73,
    Transmittal No. 2913, Nevada Bell Telephone Company Tariff F.C.C.
    No., 1, Transmittal No. 22, Pacific Bell Telephone Company Tariff
    F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 82, and Southern New England Telephone
    Company Tariff F.C.C. No. 39, Transmittal No. 774, and Ameritech
    Operating Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 2, Transmittal No. 1318.

4.  IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 204 of the Communications
    Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 204, and sections 0.91 and
    0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91 and 0.291, the
    investigations and accounting orders imposed in WCB/Pricing File No.
    02-27 ARE TERMINATED with respect to Southwestern Bell Telephone
    Company, Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone
    Company, and Ameritech Operating Companies.

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Tamara L. Preiss
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> Chief, Pricing Policy Division
>
> Wireline Competition Bureau

[^1]: *Verizon Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1, 11, 14, at 16
    Transmittal No. 243, et al.,* Order, DA 02-2472 (WCB released Sept.
    30, 2002)(*Suspension Order*). In that order the Pricing Policy
    Division also suspended for five months and set for investigation
    certain rates for Verizon Telephone Companies (Verizon) Tariff
    F.C.C. Nos. 1, 11, 14, and 16, Transmittal No. 243.

[^2]: SBC Communications, Inc. (SBC) is the parent company for
    Southwestern, Nevada, Pacific, SNET, and Ameritech.