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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| Transmittal No. 82               | * |                              |
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**Order on Reconsideration**

**Adopted: October 28, 2002 Released: October 28, 2002**

By the Chief, Pricing Policy Division:

1.  In a September 30, 2002, order in this docket, the Pricing Policy
    Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau suspended for five
    months and set for investigation Verizon Telephone Companies
    (Verizon) Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1, 11, 14, and 16, Transmittal No.
    243.[^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.  Verizon withdrew its Transmittal No. 243 on October 8, 2002.[^2]
    This withdrawal renders moot the investigation of the Verizon tariff
    changes included in its Transmittal No. 243. Therefore, on our own
    motion, we reconsider our decision to suspend and investigate
    Verizon's Transmittal No. 243, and we terminate the investigation of
    those tariff provisions.

3.  ACCORDINGLY, 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, 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 suspend for five months and
    investigate the revisions filed by Verizon Telephone Companies,
    under Transmittal No. 243.

4.  IT IS FURTHER 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 investigation imposed in WCB/Pricing File No. 02-27
    IS TERMINATED with respect to Verizon Telephone 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 Ameritech Operating Companies (Ameritech) Tariff
    F.C.C. No. 2, Transmittal No. 1318. We also 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 for Ameritech Operating Companies Tariff
    F.C.C. No. 2, Transmittal No. 1318.

[^2]: *Verizon Transmittal No. 248*, filed Oct. 8, 2002 pursuant to
    Special Permission No. 02-127.