Before the

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

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**MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER**

**Adopted: June 5, 2000 Released: June 6, 2000**

Before the Commission:

# DISCUSSION

1.  In this Memorandum Opinion and Order, we grant the formal complaint
    filed by Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. ("PRTC") against
    Centennial Cellular Corp. and Lambda Communications, Inc.
    (collectively, "Centennial") pursuant to section 208 of the
    Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Communications Act" or
    "Act").[^1] PRTC challenges the lawfulness under the Act of a
    Centennial tariff[^2] that charges a per-minute interstate rate for
    calls originated by PRTC customers that are handed off to Centennial
    for delivery to Internet Service Providers ("ISPs"). The Centennial
    Tariff uses language identical to the tariff we found unlawful in
    *Bell Atlantic-Delaware, Inc., et al. v. Global NAPs, Inc.*[^3] For
    reasons stated in our *Global NAPs Order* and based on the parties'
    stipulation that the *Global NAPs* *Order* governs this case,[^4] we
    grant the complaint and hold that Centennial Tariff F.C.C. No. 2 is
    unlawful under the Act.

# ORDERING CLAUSES

2.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 208
    of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i),
    154(j), and 208, that the formal complaint of Puerto Rico Telephone
    Company, Inc. IS GRANTED.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Magalie Roman Salas

    Secretary

[^1]: 47 U.S.C. § 208.

[^2]: ISP Interstate Traffic Delivery Service, Centennial Cellular
    Corp., Tariff F.C.C. No. 2 (effective April 2, 1999) ("Centennial
    Tariff" or "Tariff").

[^3]: *See Bell Atlantic-Delaware, Inc. et al. v. Global NAPs, Inc.*,
    Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 99-381 (rel. Dec. 2, 1999)
    ("*Global NAPs Order*"), *aff'd on reconsideration,* Order on
    Reconsideration, FCC 00-107 (rel. Mar. 22, 2000), *appeal pending*,
    *Global NAPs, Inc. v. FCC,* No. 00-1136 (D.C. Cir. filed Mar. 24,
    2000).

[^4]: *See* Joint Stipulation of the Parties at 1, File No. EB-00-MD-03
    (filed May 16, 2000).