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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of

Review of the Section 251 Unbundling 
Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange 
Carriers

Implementation of the Local Competition 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996

Deployment of Wireline Services Offering 
Advanced Telecommunications Capability
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CC Docket No. 01-338



CC Docket No. 96-98



CC Docket No. 98-147

ORDER

   Adopted:  April 30, 2002	Released: April 30, 2002

By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau:

Revised Filing Date:

Reply Comments Due:  June 5, 2002

A.	Extension of Filing Deadline

	1.	On December 20, 2001, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 
the Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Triennial 
Review NPRM).  On March 11, 2002, the Commission extended the filing deadlines for comments and 
reply comments in response to a joint petition filed by BellSouth Corporation (BellSouth), SBC 
Communications, Inc. (SBC), and Qwest Communications, Inc. (Qwest).  On April 26, 2002, 
WorldCom, Inc. filed a motion for an extension of the deadline for filing reply comments in order to 
allow sufficient time to provide a more complete analysis of the issues raised in the initial comments.

	2.	It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time are not routinely granted.   In 
this instance, however, the Bureau finds that the Movant has shown good cause for an extension of the 
deadline for filing reply comments in this proceeding.  Because of the complexity and volume of the 
issues raised in the initial comments filed in this proceeding, we find it appropriate to extend the deadline 
for reply comments to June 5, 2002, so that parties can more thoroughly address all of the issues raised 
by commenters.

      B.	Revised Comment Filing Procedures

      3.	We request that interested parties that choose to file by paper file an original and 
nineteen copies of each.  Previously we had requested an original and four copies.  Parties may also 
continue to file using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).  All other comment 
filing procedures previously established in this proceeding remain unchanged.  For further information, 
please contact Gary Remondino, Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, 202-418-
2298 or gremondi@fcc.gov.


					FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



					Dorothy T. Attwood
					Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau
      			
  	47 C.F.R. § 1.46(a).
 
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