[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55301-55302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18590]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 53

[WC Docket No. 03-228; FCC 04-54]


Section 272(b)(1)'s ``Operate Independently'' Requirement for 
Section 272 Affiliates; Corrections

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published a document in 
the Federal Register on March 30, 2004 (69 FR 16494), revising 
Commission rules. That document inadvertently failed to remove 
paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3), and redesignate paragraph (a)(1) as 
paragraph (a). This document corrects the final regulations by revising 
these sections.

DATES: Effective on September 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Shewman, Acting Assistant 
Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1686.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a correction of a final rule 
published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2004, 69 FR 16494.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 53

    Communications common carriers, Special provisions concerning bell 
operating companies, Telecommunications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.

Rule Change

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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Federal Communications 
Commission amends 47 CFR part 53 as follows:

PART 53--SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING BELL OPERATING COMPANIES

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1. The authority citation for part 53 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sections 1-5, 7, 201-05, 218, 251, 253, 271-75, 48 
Stat. 1070, as amended, 1077; 47 U.S.C. 151-55, 157, 201-05, 218, 
251, 253, 271-75, unless otherwise noted.


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2. Section 53.203(a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  53.203  Structural and transactional requirements.

    (a) Operational independence. A section 272 affiliate and the BOC 
of which it is an affiliate shall not jointly own transmission and 
switching facilities or the land and buildings where those facilities 
are located.
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[FR Doc. 05-18590 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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