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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
) File No. EB-01-IH-0519
In the Matter of )
) Acct. No. 200232080021
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. )
) FRN Numbers 0003708500,
) 0004673182, 0005733449,
0005779111, 0006190037
ORDER
Adopted: August 16, 2002 Released: August 20,
2002
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Order, we adopt a Consent Decree
terminating an investigation into compliance by Verizon
Communications, Inc. (``Verizon'') with the Merger
Conditions under Application of GTE Corp., Transferor, and
Bell Atlantic Corp., Transferee, for Consent to Transfer
Control of Domestic and International Sections 214 and 310
Authorizations and Application to Transfer Control of a
Submarine Cable Landing License, 15 FCC Rcd 14032 (2000)
(``BA/GTE Merger Order'').
2. The Enforcement Bureau and Verizon have negotiated
the terms of a Consent Decree that would terminate the
staff's investigation. A copy of the Consent Decree is
attached hereto and is incorporated by reference.
3. We have reviewed the terms of the Consent Decree
and we conclude that the public interest would be served by
approving the Consent Decree and terminating the
investigation.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections
4(i), 4(j) and 503(b) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
§§ 154(i), 154(j) and 503(b), and the authority delegated by
sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, that the attached Consent Decree is
ADOPTED.
5. Verizon shall make its voluntary contribution to
the United States Treasury by mailing a check or similar
instrument, or by wire transfer, payable to the order of the
Federal Communications Commission, Forfeiture Collection
Section, Finance Branch, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois
60673-7482.1
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission staff
investigation into the matter described herein IS
TERMINATED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
1 The payment should reference Acct. No. 200232080021and FRN
Numbers 0003708500, 0004673182, 0005733449, 0005779111,
0006190037.