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C݌̌  XXX Xn      XnXXX   *      * p ݌̌  XXX Xn      XnXXX         4 AtthattimeCommissionerHaroldFurchtgottRothvotedtoapproveinpartand - concurinpartinthedecisionandindicatedhewouldreleaseaseparatestatementatalaterdate.Thatstatementfollows:  1 ݌̌  XXX Xn      XnXXX          ݌̌  XXX Xn      XnXXX   W      W ݌̌  XXX Xn      XnXXX          ^ ݌̌  XXX Xn   XXXXXXXX        XXXX SEPARATESTATEMENTOF  2݌  ЌXXXXXXXX  XXXX XXXXXXXX   *  XXXXCOMMISSIONERHAROLDFURCHTGOTT-ROTH *݌  ЌXXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   \    XXXX \݌̌XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   b  X<(4 4 <DL!X< XXXX Re: 4 ImplementationofSection254(g)oftheCommunicationsActof1934;CCDocket   No.9661. b݌̌XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   D  XXXXX D݌ }"` ЌXXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   `  XXXX 4 Isupportthisitem'sultimateconclusion,butdohavesomereservationswiththe m#P overallapproachthattheCommissionhastakentothisandotherforbearancepetitions.AsCommissionerPowellexplainsinhisstatement,IamconcernedthattheCommissionisplacingtoohighaburdenonthepartiesrequestingforbearancerelief.IbelievethattheSection10forbearanceschemerequirestheCommissiontojustifycontinuedregulationinlightofthecompetitiveconditionsinthemarketplace,aburdenwhichIbelieveismethere.TheCommissioncannotmeettheirsection10statutoryobligationsbysimplyshiftingtheburdentopetitionerstojustifytheforbearancerequested. `݌̌XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   *  XXXX *݌̌XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   $    XXXXԄFCC $}݌ +!$ ЌXXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   D    XXXX D݌̌XXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   J  XXXX J݌ -#& ЌXXXXXXXX   XXXXXXXX   X  XXXX X݌̌XXXXXXXX      XnXXX   R     R݌̌  XXX Xn  ! !44X!XXXX    B+ 4 <DL!!B XnXXXn݌̌ 44XXXXX Xn   XnXXX! !44X!XXX Xn  o  B+ 4 <DL!!B