February 5, 2001
                                
                                
                 COMMON CARRIER BUREAU EXTENDS 
      TRANSITION PERIOD FOR DETARIFFING CONSUMER DOMESTIC
                    LONG DISTANCE SERVICES 
                                
                           DA 01-282
                      CC Docket No. 96-61
                                
                                
     On May 1, 2000, the Commission's 1996 Order detariffing the interstate,
domestic, interexchange services of nondominant interexchange carriers (IXCs) became
effective.  On May 9, 2000, pursuant to a grant of delegated authority, the Common Carrier
Bureau implemented a nine-month transition period ending January 31, 2001, in the manner
specified by the Commission in the Detariffing Order, and sought comment on possible
modifications to the requirements for that transition period.   In November, 2000, the Common
Carrier Bureau extended the transition period for mass-market consumer services until April 30,
2001, in order to allow the Commission to consider whether to establish a coordinated timetable
for detariffing domestic and international consumer services. In Joint Reply Comments to the
International Detariffing NPRM, WorldCom, AT&T, Concert, Qwest, and Sprint urged the
Commission to further extend the deadline for detariffing domestic services until August 31,
2001.  AT&T later modified its request for an extension of the deadline to July 31, 2001.

By this Public Notice, the Bureau extends the transition period until July 31, 2001, for
IXCs to complete the process of detariffing mass-market consumer services.  IXCs were required
to complete the process of detariffing domestic contract-type services by January 31, 2001.

For additional information, contact Judy Nitsche, Competitive Pricing Division, (202)
418-1520.