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Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. I agree with the concerns that Commissioner Ness raises regarding Verizon's marketing practices. I also agree that we need to consider local carriers' equal access and nondiscrimination obligations to take account of new competition in the marketplace as a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. I have asked the Bureau to present promptly a proposal in this regard to the Commission. Although I support today's decision based on our rules, I am troubled by Verizon's marketing practices in New York.