Petition of Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers for Action Under Sections 251(f)(2) and 253(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Doc. No. P-00971177 [31 Pa.B. 3281] By Order entered June 23, 2000, at Docket No. P-00971177, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) approved the request of 16 local exchange carriers for a 1-year extension of the suspension of interconnection obligations imposed by section 251(b) and (c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C.A. §§ 101, et seq. The companies granted relief were: Yukon Waltz Telephone Company; Venus Telephone Company; South Canaan Telephone Company; Pymatuning Independent Telephone Company; Pennsylvania Telephone Company; Palmerton Telephone Company; North Pittsburgh Telephone Company; North Penn Telephone Company; North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company; Marianna & Scenery Hill Telephone Company; Lackawaxen Telephone Company; Ironton Telephone Company; Hickory Telephone Company; Denver and Ephrata Telephone Company, d/b/a D&E Telephone Company; Armstrong Telephone Company-Pennsylvania; and Armstrong Telephone Company-North (Yukon Waltz, et al.).
On March 1, 2001, Yukon Waltz, et al. filed a request for a 1-year extension of the suspension to July 10, 2002. The Commission has determined that publication and comment on this petition is appropriate. Interested parties must submit comments on the Yukon Waltz, et al. petition within 7 days of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Copies of the petition may be obtained from the Commission, Secretary's Bureau, upon request. The contact person at the Commission is Elizabeth A. Lion Januzzi, Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau, (717) 772-0696.
JAMES J. MCNULTY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1106. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
