1 News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 1 PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 ****************************************************************** NOTICE ********************************* *********************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect or Word version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. DA 99-2779 EX PARTE LETTER FILED IN CONNECTION WITH BELL ATLANTIC'S SECTION 271 APPLICATION FOR NEW YORK CC Docket No. 99-295 Released: December 10, 1999 Today the attached letter from Bell Atlantic was filed in the above-reference docket. Without deciding what reliance, if any, the Commission will place on this additional evidence, the Commission encourages interested parties to respond to this letter no later than Friday, December 17, 1999. We emphasize that this public notice does not represent a decision about whether we will accord any weight to the content of the attached letter. For purposes of this request, we are waiving the normal page limitation for ex parte filings. Moreover, we hereby notify all interested parties that the Commission may, by subsequent public notice, prohibit all communication with Commission personnel regarding the application on or after December 17, 1999. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file ex partes on such information. All filings should refer to the Commission docket number, CC Docket No. 99-295. Ex partes may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Ex partes filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov.e-file/ecfs.html. Parties choosing to file by paper must file an original and two copies of each pleading with the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. A copy should also be sent to Janice Myles, Common Carrier Bureau, Policy and Program Planning Division, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-C327, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. One copy of all pleadings should also be sent to the Commission's contractor for public service records duplication, ITS, 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Ex parte filings will be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies may also be obtained from ITS at 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 or by calling ITS at (202) 857-3800, or faxing ITS at (202) 857-3805. Common Carrier Contact: Andrea Kearney (202) 418-1580.