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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
Cable Television Association of )
Georgia, et al., ) ) File No. PA 98-004
Complainants ) )
) )
v. ) )
) )
BellSouth Telecommunications, )
Inc., ))
Respondent. )
)
ORDER
Adopted: October 30, 2002 Released:
October 31, 2002
By the Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. On July 19, 2002, the Enforcement Bureau released an
Order, DA 02-1733 ("Bureau Order"), which resolved a complaint
filed by Cable Television Association of Georgia, et al.,
("CTAG") against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.,
("BellSouth"), pursuant to the Pole Attachment Act1 and Subpart J
of Part 1 of the Commission's rules.2 On August 8, 2002, CTAG
filed a Petition for Reconsideration or in the Alternative for a
Clarifying Order. On August 13, 2002, BellSouth filed an
unopposed Petition for Limited Waiver of Refund Payment Date and
on August 22, 2002, an Opposition to CTAG's Petition. On August
27, 2002, CTAG replied to the Opposition.
2. In the Bureau Order, the Enforcement Bureau approved
CTAG's annual pole attachment rate calculation for 1998, but left
subsequent rate calculations open for negotiation by the parties.
On October 2, 2002, CTAG and BellSouth filed a Joint Motion
indicating that the parties had reached an agreement concerning
the pole attachment rates beginning in 1999. In their Joint
Motion, the parties request that the Petition for Reconsideration
and subsequent pleadings be withdrawn, that the Complaint
concerning the post 1998 rates be dismissed and that the
proceedings be terminated with prejudice. In addition, the
parties request that BellSouth's Petition for Limited Waiver be
granted.
3. On the basis of the statements contained in the Joint
Motion, we conclude that there are no longer issues in
controversy and therefore, we accept the withdrawal of the
pleadings, dismiss the Complaint with respect to unresolved post-
1998 rate calculations and terminate the proceeding with
prejudice. We also grant BellSouth's unopposed request for a
short extension of the time for payment of refunds.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 0.111,
0.311 and 1.1415 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 0.111,
0.311 and 1.1415, that the referenced complaint IS DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE TO THE EXTENT INDICATED HEREIN and this proceeding IS
TERMINATED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Kathleen F. Costello
Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. �224.
2 47 C.F.R. ��1.1401-1.1418.