1107 TDS Telecom/Mahanoy and Mahantango Tele- phone Company and TDS Telecom/Sugar Valley Telephone Company

Petition of TDS Telecom/Mahanoy and Mahantango Telephone Company and TDS Telecom/Sugar Valley Telephone Company for Action Under Sections 251(f)(2) and 253(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Doc. Nos. P-00001792, P-00001793 and P-00971177

[31 Pa.B. 3282]

   By Order entered June 23, 2000, at Docket No. P-00971177, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) granted TDS Telecom/Mahanoy and Mahantango, and TDS Telecom/Sugar Valley Telephone Companies' request 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.

   On March 1, 2001, the TDS Telecom Companies filed a petition requesting an 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 TDS Telecom Companies' 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, [phone].

JAMES J. MCNULTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1107. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]