2292 Joint petition of Buffalo Valley Telephone Company and Conestoga Telephone & Telegraph Company for Commission action; doc. no. P-00971244

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Joint Petition of Buffalo Valley Telephone Company and Conestoga Telephone & Telegraph Company for Commission Action; Doc. No. P-00971244

[30 Pa.B. 6968]

   On March 26, 1996, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) entered a final opinion and order which granted Buffalo Valley Telephone Company (Buffalo Valley) and Conestoga Telephone & Telegraph Company (Conestoga) a 2-year suspension of the obligations imposed by section 251(b) and (c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C.A. §§ 101, et seq., with the opportunity to request three additional 1-year extensions of that suspension.

   On September 27, 2000, Buffalo Valley and Conestoga filed a joint petition requesting a second 1-year extension of the original 2-year suspension. The Commission has determined that publication and comment on this joint petition is appropriate. Interested parties must submit comments on the petition within 7 days of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Reply Comments must be submitted within 14 days of publication.

   Copies of the petition may be obtained from the Commission's Secretary's Bureau upon request. The contact person at the Commission is Elizabeth A. Lion Januzzi, Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau, [phone].

JAMES J. MCNULTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-2292. Filed for public inspection December 29, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]