June 20, 2000
                              
                              
  
  
  Edward D. Young, III
  Senior Vice President   Regulatory
  Bell Atlantic
  1300 I Street, N.W.
  Suite 400W
  Washington, D.C.  20005
  
            Re:  Bell Atlantic-New York Consent Decree (FCC No. 99-02)
  
  Dear Mr. Young:
  
       Based on the weekly performance reports that Bell Atlantic has submitted to the
  Commission pursuant to the Consent Decree adopted by the Commission on March 9,
  2000 (including the revised calculations submitted to the Commission and posted on Bell
  Atlantic's web site on May 23, 2000), it appears to the Enforcement Bureau that Bell
  Atlantic has satisfied the requirements in Paragraph 23.A of the Consent Decree by
  meeting the performance standards set forth in that Paragraph during reporting weeks
  three through seven.  Accordingly, in the absence of new information indicating that Bell
  Atlantic's reports are materially inaccurate, we conclude that Bell Atlantic's obligations
  under the Consent Decree have terminated.
  
  We note that the performance standards set forth in the Consent Decree have been
  adopted by the New York Public Service Commission, and that Bell Atlantic therefore
  remains obligated to meet those standards. 
  
                                Sincerely,
  
  
            
                           David H. Solomon
                                Chief, Enforcement Bureau