[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Friday, October 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22756]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CCB/CPD File Nos. 97-39, 97-41; DA 04-3156]


Petitions for Waiver of 6.5 Percent Price Cap Local Exchange 
Carrier X-Factor

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; termination of proceedings.

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SUMMARY: This document is a notification of final termination of the 
petitions for waiver of the 6.5 percent productivity-based ``X-factor'' 
for price cap local exchange carriers adopted by the Commission in a 
1997 order. The petitions for waiver have been withdrawn by the 
petitioners. No oppositions to the prior notice of terminations were 
received; therefore, interested parties are hereby notified that these 
proceedings have been terminated.

DATES: These proceedings were terminated effective September 16, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 5, 2004, the Wireline Competition 
Bureau's Pricing Policy Division issued a Public Notice that the 
proceedings addressing the Citizens and SNET petitions for waiver of 
the 6.5 percent X-factor would be terminated effective 30 days after 
publication of the Public Notice in the Federal Register, unless the 
Bureau received oppositions to the terminations before that date. The 
notice was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2004. See 69 
FR 51079, August 17, 2004. The Bureau did not receive any oppositions 
to the terminations of these proceedings within 30 days of Federal 
Register publication of the notice; therefore, these proceedings were 
terminated as of September 16, 2004.

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 155; 44 FR 18501, 67 FR 
13223, 47 CFR 0.291, 1.749.

Federal Communications Commission.
Michelle M. Carey,
Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-22756 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]
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