******************************************************** 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 version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** In the Matter of Application by SBC Communications Inc., Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc., d/b/a Southwestern Bell Long Distance Pursuant to Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to Provide In-Region, InterLATA Services in Texas Separate Statement of Commissioner Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth In commenting on SBC's newly filed application, I hope that interested parties will address the following question: whether the requirements imposed by the Commission as a condition of granting Ameritech's application to transfer licenses and authorizations to SBC are consistent with the requirements for long-distance entry under section 271 and its underlying provisions, sections 251 and 252. A few comments raised this issue in the first proceeding. I would be very interested in a fuller explication of this matter for purposes of evaluating SBC's new application.