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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  04-  1032  April  20,  2004 
 COMMENTS  SOUGHT  ON  QWEST  CORPORATION  REQUEST  FOR  LIMITED  MODIFICATION  OF  LATA  BOUNDARIES  TO  PROVIDE 
 EXPANDED  LOCAL  CALLING  SERVICE  BETWEEN  ITS  SILETZ  EXCHANGE  AND  SPRINT/  UNITEDS  LINCOLN  CITY  EXCHANGE  IN  OREGON 


 WC  Docket  No.  04-  152 
 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 Comments  Due:  May  4,  2004  Reply  Comments  Due:  May  11,  2004 


 By  this  Public  Notice,  we  seek  comment  on  a  petition  filed  by  Qwest  Corporation  (Qwest)  requesting  modification  of  local  access  and  transport  area  (LATA)  boundaries  to  provide  two-way, 
 non-  optional,  expanded  local  calling  service  (ELCS)  between  its  Siletz  exchange  and  Sprint/  United  Telephone  Companys  (Sprint/  Uniteds)  Lincoln  City  exchange.  1  All  of  the 
 exchanges  are  in  Oregon. 
 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  concerning  this  request  on  or  before  May  4,  2004,  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  May  11,  2004.  All  filings  must  reference  WC  Docket  No. 
 04-  152.  Comments  may  be  filed  using  the  Commission's  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (ECFS)  or  by  filing  paper  copies.  See  Electronic  Filing  of  Documents  in  Rulemaking 
 Proceedings,  63  Fed.  Reg.  24121  (1998).  Comments  filed  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to  <http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  e-  file/  ecfs.  html>.  Only  one  copy  of  an 
 electronic  submission  must  be  filed.  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full  name,  U.  S.  Postal  Service  mailing  address,  and  the  applicable  docket  or 
 rulemaking  number.  Parties  may  also  submit  an  electronic  comment  by  Internet  e-  mail.  To  get  filing  instructions  for  e-  mail  comments,  commenters  should  send  e-  mail  to  ecfs@  fcc.  gov,  and 
 should  include  the  following  words  in  the  subject  line  "get  form  <your  e-  mail  address>."  A  sample  form  and  directions  will  be  sent  in  reply. 


 1  Qwest  Corporation,  Petition  for  a  Limited  Modification  of  LATA  Boundaries,  WC  Docket  No.  04-  152 
 (filed  Apr.  7,  2004). 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY  202  /  418-  2555 
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 Parties  who  choose  to  file  by  paper  must  send  an  original  and  four  (4)  copies  of  the  comments  to  the  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th 
 Street,  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  A325,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  Two  (2)  copies  of  the  comments  should  also  be  sent  to  the  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  6-  A461,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554,  Attention:  Dennis  Johnson.  In  addition,  comments  should  be  served  upon  the  Petitioner. 
 Commenters  are  also  requested  to  fax  their  comments  to  the  FCC  at  (202)  418-  2345,  Attention:  Dennis  Johnson. 


 Filings  can  be  sent  by  hand  or  messenger  delivery,  by  commercial  overnight  courier,  or  by  first-  class  or  overnight  U.  S.  Postal  Service  mail  (although  we  continue  to  experience 
 delays  in  receiving  U.  S.  Postal  Service  mail).  The  Commission's  contractor,  Natek,  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. 


 The  petition  will  be  available  for  review  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC 
 20554,  (202)  418-  0270.  A  copy  of  the  petition  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commissions  copy  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402, 
 Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-  mail  at  qualexint@  aol.  com.  In  addition,  the  petition  is  available  via  the  Commissions  ECFS 
 accessible  through  the  World  Wide  Web  at  http://  gullfoss2.  fcc.  gov/  prod/  ecfs/  comsrch_  v2.  cgi  under  proceeding  WC  Docket  No.  04-  152. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Dennis  Johnson,  (202)  418-  0809  (voice),  Dennis.  Johnson@  fcc.  gov,  or  William  Cox  (202)  418-  2173  (voice),  William.  Cox@  fcc.  gov,  of 
 the  Competition  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau.  The  TTY  number  is  (202)  418-  0484. 


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