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                                                                   DA 06-1385

                                                                July 3,  2006

                      ENFORCEMENT BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT  ON

                   QWEST  COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

           SECTION 272 BIENNIAL AUDIT REPORT IN EB DOCKET NO. 03-198

   Comments due: September 1, 2006

   Pursuant to section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the
   "Act"), the Commission has authorized Qwest Communications International,
   Inc. ("Qwest") to enter the in-region interLATA market in Arizona,
   Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
   Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Section 272
   of the Act requires Bell Operating Companies to offer in-region, interLATA
   service through separate affiliates that comply with certain structural,
   nondiscrimination, and accounting safeguards. Section 272(d) requires a
   biennial compliance audit. We have received the results of the biennial
   audit of Qwest's operations in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
   Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
   Washington, and Wyoming for the period January 2, 2004 through January 1,
   2006. The audit report, "Qwest Communications International, Inc. Report
   of Independent Accountants on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures," was
   submitted by Ernst & Young , LLP ("E&Y") on June 9, 2006.

   Section 272(d)(2) of the Communications Act requires that the results of
   the audit be made publicly available. We now release the Qwest audit
   report. In accordance with section 53.213(d) of the Commission's rules,
   interested parties may file comments on the report with the Commission
   within 60 days.  Accordingly, comments are due no later than September 1,
   2006.

   EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS

   Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, this proceeding will
   be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding in which ex parte
   communications are permitted but subject to disclosure.

   FILING PROCEDURES

   Interested parties may file comments on the biennial audit report using
   the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System ("ECFS") or by filing
   paper copies. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic
   file via the Internet to . Generally,
   only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the
   transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal
   Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number.
   Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get
   filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail
   to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the body of the
   message, "get form