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Sd-WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554`(#C DA 99228 ă  1yx dddhy  aE@  #5\  P6QaP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 TTY 202/4180484 202/4180485 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  S-#&I\  P6Q&P#`(# Released: January 22, 1999 ă  SN -cO ALLTEL Corporation Petitions for Waiver of Section 61.41 of the Commission's Rules lU  S - Pleading Cycle Established ă  S -0 CCB/CPD NO. 99 6&S 1 6&S  ĐlU  S- COMMENTS : February 21, 1999  S-  S-REPLY COMMENTS: March 8, 1999  SP-  S- }On January 15, 1999, ALLTEL Corporation (ALLTEL) filed a petition requesting that the   LCommission waive  6&S s 6&S ections 61.41(c)(1), (2) and (d) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.41(c)(1),   /(2) and (d), and any other necessary provisions of its rules, to permit the continued regulation of the   ALLTEL incumbent local exchange companies as rateofreturn companies following its merger  SQ-  transactions with Aliant Communications Inc. (Aliant), and to permit the Aliant subsidiary, Aliant  S-Communications Co., to convert to rateofreturn regulation following the merger.  In its Petition, ALLTEL states that it is a diversified telecommunications and information services   company headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas and provides telephone service to approximately 1.8   ymillion access lines in 14 states. ALLTEL further states that it offers no services in Nebraska. ALLTEL   also states that Aliant, a diversified telecommunications company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska   zprovides local and long distance services to Lincoln and 22 counties in southeast Nebraska. ALLTEL   further states that Aliant serves approximately 285,000 access lines or approximately 29 percent of   LNebraska's total access lines. ALLTEL states that there is no geographic overlap of any services offered by ALLTEL and Aliant.  ALLTEL asserts that grant of its Petition would serve the public interest by enabling improved  S-  and expanded services to be provided to current Aliant customers, and will enhance Aliant's and  S -  /ALLTEL's ability to compete in the rapidly evolving telecommunications marketplace. Specifically,   ALLTEL argues that the combined resources of the two companies will enhance their ability to offer both   expanded and innovative services and will encourage continued investment in new technologies. ALLTEL   further argues that the wireless and fiber optic facilities base of ALLTEL and Aliant increases customer   kopportunities for "onestopshopping" and will enable the combined company to offer improved and   advanced services as well as to tailor services to customers' requirements. In addition, ALLTEL argues   kthat the merger of the two companies will permit them to realize significant economic, marketing, and   technical service efficiencies which will increase their ability to continue providing high quality, competitively priced telecommunications services and to compete in the marketplace.  ALLTEL maintains that none of the concerns that led the Commission to adopt its rules to prevent   \anticompetitive behavior when a price cap and a rateofreturn company merge or one such company   acquires the other are raised by the proposed merger. ALLTEL further maintains that price cap regulation   would be inappropriate because the merged company would not have the economies of scope and scale*,,,+/e@d;[!,L9a>\  P '#  h enjoyed by the larger local exchange companies for which the price cap system was primarily designed.  This matter shall be treated as a "permitbutdisclose" proceeding in accordance with the  Sg-  Commission's ex parte rules. See 47 C.F.R.  1.1200, 1.1206. Persons making oral  6&S  6&S ex parte 6&S  6&S    presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the   substance of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More that a one or two   0sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. See 47 C.F.R.   S-  1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permitbutdisclose proceedings are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.1206(b).  Interested parties may file comments no later than February 21, 1999. Reply comments may be   filed no later than March 8, 1999. When filing comments, please reference the internal file number: CCB/CPD 991.  ~An original and four copies of all comments and reply comments must be filed with the   !Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications   Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., TWA325, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, one copy of each   /pleading must be filed with International Transcription Services (ITS), the Commission's duplicating   >contractor, at its office at 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and one copy with the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C. 20554.   @For further information, contact Renee Terry, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 4181520.  S:-wQ é FCC