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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, DC 20554


In the Matter of                )
                                )       File No. EB-00-TC-005
NOS Communications, Inc. and    )       NAL/Acct.             No. 
200132170011
Affinity Network Incorporated   )       FRN 0004942538
                                )       
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture  )         


                              ORDER

          Adopted: December 20, 2002         Released: December 
26, 2002

By the Commission:

     1.   The Commission  has  been conducting  an  investigation 
into potential violations by  NOS Communications, Inc.  (``NOS'') 
and Affinity Network Incorporated (``ANI'')1 of Section 201(b) of 
the Communications Act of 1934,  as amended (the ``Act'').2   The 
investigation  focused  on  whether  NOS  and  ANI  willfully  or 
repeatedly  engaged  in  unjust  and  unreasonable  practices  in 
connection  with  their  provision  of  interstate  communication 
services in violation of Section 201(b) of the Act.  On April  2, 
2001, the  Commission  issued  a Notice  of  Apparent  Liability3 
finding that,  by  apparently  failing to  disclose  clearly  and 
conspicuously material  facts  regarding their  promotional  plan 
offerings and call  unit pricing methodology,  the companies  had 
apparently engaged in the deceptive marketing of their interstate 
communication services in apparent violation of Section 201(b) of 
the Act.

     2.   The Commission, NOS, and ANI have negotiated the  terms 
of a Consent  Decree that will  terminate this 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 
evaluated the  facts  before  us.  We  believe  that  the  public 
interest would be served by approving the Consent Decree.

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections  4(i), 
4(j), and 503(b) of the  Communications Act of 1934, as  amended, 
47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 503(b), that the Consent Decree, 
incorporated by  reference  in and  attached  to this  order,  is 
hereby ADOPTED. 

     5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Secretary SHALL SIGN the 
Consent Decree on behalf of the Commission.

     6.   IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED   that  the  above   captioned 
investigation IS TERMINATED.


                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                         Marlene H. Dortch
                         Secretary                           Before the
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                    Washington, D. C.  20554

                                                   

                                             

In the Matter of                )
                                )       File No. EB-00-TC-005
NOS Communications, Inc. and    )       NAL/Acct.             No. 
200132170011
Affinity Network Incorporated   )       FRN 0004942538
                                )       
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture  )         


                            CONSENT DECREE

I.   INTRODUCTION

     1.   The Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC" or the 
"Commission"), NOS  Communications, Inc.  (``NOS'') and  Affinity 
Network Incorporated (``ANI'') (together, ``the Companies''),  by 
their counsel and authorized  representatives, hereby enter  into 
this  Consent   Decree   to   resolve   an   investigation   (the 
"Investigation")  by  the  Commission  arising  out  of  consumer 
complaints alleging that  NOS and  ANI engaged  in the  deceptive 
marketing of their interstate  communication services by  failing 
to disclose clearly  and conspicuously  material facts  regarding 
their  call  unit  pricing   methodology  and  promotional   plan 
offerings.  

     2.   On  April  2,  2001,   the  Commission,  following   an 
investigation, issued a Notice of Apparent Liability  (``NAL'').1  
The NAL found that the companies' marketing practices  apparently 
misled consumers  about  the fact  that  quoted  cents-per-minute 
rates were  promotional, apparently  failed to  inform  consumers 
that a different, call  unit pricing plan  would apply after  the 
promotional period, and apparently failed to inform consumers how 
the non-promotional call  unit pricing plan  would operate.   The 
NAL found  that NOS  and  ANI apparently  engaged in  unjust  and 
unreasonable marketing practices in  violation of section  201(b) 
of the Communications Act of  1934, as amended (the "Act").2   On 
May 2, 2001, the Companies  filed their ``Response to the  Notice 
of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture''  (``Joint  Response'') 
wherein they responded to the allegations contained in the NAL.

II.   DEFINITIONS

     3.   For the Purposes of this Consent Decree, the  following 
definitions shall apply: 
     

     (a)  "NOS" or the "Company" means NOS Communications,  Inc., 
all  d/b/a   and  plan   entities  of   the  company,   including 
International  Plus,  011  Communications,  INETBA  (or  Internet 
Business Association), I-Vantage Network, Cierracom Systems,  and 
any  entity  owned,  directed  or  controlled  by  the   company, 
including   all   subsidiaries,   commonly-owned   inter-exchange 
affiliates, concurring carriers, successors,  and assigns.

     (b)  "ANI" or the  "Company" means  Affinity Network,  Inc., 
all d/b/a and plan entities of the company, including  HorizonOne 
Communications and Quantum  Link Communications,  and any  entity 
owned, directed  or  controlled  by the  company,  including  all 
subsidiaries,    commonly-owned    inter-exchange     affiliates, 
concurring carriers, successors,  and assigns.

     (c)  ``The Companies'' means NOS and ANI.

     (d)  The "FCC"  or the  "Commission" means  all Bureaus  and 
Offices of the Commission, including the Enforcement Bureau.

     (e)  "Parties" means NOS, ANI, and the FCC. 
     
     (f)  "Adopting Order"  means  an  Order  of  the  Commission 
adopting the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree. 

     (g)  "Effective Date" means the date on which the Commission 
adopts the Adopting Order.

     (h)  ``Final Order'' means an order that is no longer 
subject to administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, 
appeal, or stay.

     (i)  Notice of Apparent Liability (``NAL'') means the NAL 
adopted on March 28, 2001 and released on April 2, 2001, In the 
Matter of NOS Communications, Inc. and Affinity Network 
Incorporated, Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 16 FCC Rcd 8133.

     (j)  ``Investigation'' means  the  investigation  commencing 
with the letter of  inquiry issued by  the Enforcement Bureau  to 
NOS and/or ANI on September  14, 2000, EB-00-TC-005, and  leading 
to the issues specified  in the NAL or  resolved in this  Consent 
Decree concerning the Companies' marketing, advertising, and sale 
of their  call unit  promotional and  non-promotional  interstate 
communications  services.   Investigation  includes  only   those 
marketing,  advertising,   and  sales   practices  specified   or 
referenced in the NAL as reflected in the Companies' rate  sheets 
and Letters of Agency (``LOAs'').

     (k)  "Customer" means  an  authorized  consumer  (person,  a 
natural  person,  individual,  governmental  agency  or   entity, 
partnership,   corporation,   limited   liability   company    or 
corporation,  trust,  estate,   incorporated  or   unincorporated 
association, and  any other  legal or  commercial entity  however 
organized) offered,  receiving,  or previously  receiving  inter-
exchange services from the Companies.

     (l)  ``Marketing Personnel or Marketing Employee'' means all 
current and future NOS and ANI employees and agents involved with 
the marketing, sales, and customer service of the Companies' call 
unit promotional  and non-promotional  interstate  communications 
services, including  customer service,  sales, and  telemarketing 
representatives, managers, supervisors, and agents.

     (m)  ``Call Unit''  means  the pricing  methodology  whereby 
call length  is  measured in  units  determined by  Minimum  Call 
Units, Incremental Call Units,  Equivalent Call Units, and  Total 
Call Units rather than minutes.

     (n)  ``Promotional  Plan''   means  any   rate  plan   where 
temporary rates apply  for a  set period,  including plans  which 
convert from a cents per minute or any minute pricing methodology 
to the call unit pricing methodology after a temporary period.

     (o)  ``Deceptive'' means a  misrepresentation, omission,  or 
other practice  that is  likely to  mislead the  consumer  acting 
reasonably in the circumstances to the consumer's detriment.


III. AGREEMENT

     4.   The Companies represent and  warrant that they are  the 
properly named parties to this Consent Decree and are solvent and 
have sufficient funds available to  meet fully all financial  and 
other  obligations  set  forth  herein.   The  Companies  further 
represent and warrant that they  have caused this Consent  Decree 
to be executed by their authorized representative, as a true  act 
and deed, as of  the date affixed  next to said  representative's 
signature.  Said representatives  and the Companies  respectively 
affirm and warrant that said representative is acting in  his/her 
capacity and within his/her authority  as a corporate officer  of 
the Companies, and on behalf of the Companies and that by his/her 
signature said  representative is  binding the  Companies to  the 
terms and conditions of this Consent Decree.  The Companies  also 
represent that they  have been  represented by  counsel of  their 
choice in connection  with this  Decree and  are fully  satisfied 
with the representation of counsel.

     5.   The Companies represent and warrant that they shall not 
effect any  change  in  their  form  of  doing  business  or  its 
organizational identity or participate directly or indirectly  in 
any activity  to  form a  separate  entity or  corporation  which 
engages in  acts prohibited  in this  Consent Decree  or for  any 
other purpose which would otherwise  circumvent any part of  this 
Decree or the obligations of this Decree.

     6.   NOS and ANI  admit that the  FCC has jurisdiction  over 
them and the subject  matter of this action  for the purposes  of 
this Consent Decree.

     7.   The parties  agree that  this Consent  Decree does  not 
constitute either an adjudication of  the merits, or any  factual 
or  legal  finding  or  determination  of  noncompliance  by  the 
companies with the requirements of  the Act, as amended, or  with 
the Commission's  Rules.  The  Parties  agree that  this  Consent 
Decree is for settlement purposes  only and that, by agreeing  to 
this Consent  Decree, the  Companies  do not  admit or  deny  any 
noncompliance, violation, or liability associated with or arising 
from any alleged actions or  failures, including any problems  or 
failures described in the  letters of inquiry or  the NAL, or  in 
any informal  complaints,  or other  information  the  Commission 
received concerning the companies' purported deceptive  marketing 
and sale  of  their  call unit  promotional  and  non-promotional 
interstate communications services that allegedly occurred  prior 
to the Effective Date. 

     8.   In   express    reliance   on    the   covenants    and 
representations  contained  herein,  the  Commission  agrees   to 
terminate the Investigation and resolve the NAL.

     9.   The Parties  agree and  acknowledge that  this  Consent 
Decree shall constitute a final settlement of the  Investigation.  
The FCC will not initiate on its own motion any other enforcement 
action against the companies based on this Investigation, or seek 
on its

own  motion  any  administrative  or  other  penalties  from  the 
Companies based on this Investigation.

     10   The Commission agrees that, in the absence of  material 
new evidence related to these matters, it will not use the  facts 
developed in this Investigation to institute, on its own  motion, 
any new proceedings, formal or  informal, or to take any  actions 
on its own  motion against the  Companies concerning the  matters 
that were the subject of this Investigation.  Consistent with the 
foregoing, nothing in this Consent Decree limits the Commission's 
authority to consider  and adjudicate any  complaint that may  be 
filed pursuant  to sections  208 of  the Communications  Act,  as 
amended,3 and to take any action in response to such complaint.

     11.  The Companies will make a voluntary contribution (not a 
fine or penalty) to the United  States Treasury in the amount  of 
$1 million dollars ($1,000,000) within 10 calendar days after the 
Commission Order adopting this Consent Decree becomes final.  The 
Companies must make this payment by check, wire transfer or money 
order  drawn  to   the  order  of   the  Federal   Communications 
Commission, and the  check, wire transfer  or money order  should 
refer to ``NAL Acct. No.  200132170011.''  If the Companies  make 
this payment by check or money order, they must mail the check or 
money order to:  Forfeiture Collection  Section, Finance  Branch, 
Federal  Communications  Commission,  P.O.  Box  73482,  Chicago, 
Illinois, 60673-7482.  If the Companies make this payment by wire 
transfer,  they  must  wire  such  payment  in  accordance   with 
Commission procedures for wire transfers.

     12.  The Companies waive any and all rights they may have to 
seek administrative or  judicial reconsideration, review,  appeal 
or stay, or  to otherwise  challenge or contest  the validity  of 
this Consent Decree and the  Order adopting this Consent  Decree, 
provided the  Order adopts  the  Consent Decree  without  change, 
addition, or modification.

     13.  The Parties agree that  the provisions of this  Consent 
Decree shall  be  subject to  final  approval by  the  Commission 
through incorporation  of  such  provisions by  reference  in  an 
Adopting  Order  of  the  Commission,  which  shall   immediately 
terminate the Investigation.

     14.  The Company's  decision  to  enter  into  this  Consent 
Decree is expressly contingent upon issuance of an Order that  is 
consistent with this Consent Decree, and which adopts the Consent 
Decree without change, addition, or modification.   

     15.  In the  event  that  this Consent  Decree  is  rendered 
invalid by any court of  competent jurisdiction, it shall  become 
null and void  and may not  be used  in any manner  in any  legal 
proceeding.

     16.  If the Commission,  or the United  States on behalf  of 
the Commission, brings a judicial action to enforce the terms  of 
the Adopting Order, neither the Companies nor the Commission will 
contest the validity of the Consent Decree or Adopting Order, and 
the Companies will waive any statutory right to a trial de novo.

     17.  The Companies waive any rights they may otherwise  have 
under the Equal Access to Justice  Act, Title 5 U.S.C. § 504  and 
47 C.F.R. § 1.150 et seq.

     18.  Any violation  of the  Consent Decree  or the  Adopting 
Order will constitute a separate violation of a Commission order, 
entitling the  Commission to  exercise  any rights  and  remedies 
attendant to the enforcement of a Commission order.

     19.  The Companies represent  and warrant  that neither  the 
Companies nor any of their representatives, employees, agents  or 
any other person acting under, by,  through, or on behalf of  the 
Companies, directly or  indirectly, or through  any corporate  or 
other device, shall state,  represent or imply  that the FCC,  or 
any other governmental unit or subdivision thereof,  approved  or 
authorized any  practice, act,  advertisement or  conduct of  the 
Companies as  a result  of this  Consent Decree,  other than  the 
standards and actions set forth in this Decree.

     20.  The  Companies   agree  that,   with  regard   to   the 
marketing/advertising, sale, or customer service of any call unit 
promotional or non-promotional interstate communications service, 
and beginning no later than 30 days after the Effective Date, the 
Companies will:

     (a)  Make only  those  representations concerning  rates  or 
other material  facts  which  the Companies  know  or  reasonably 
believe to be true and accurate.

     (b)  Represent or imply at  time of sale  that rates are  in 
minutes or cents per  minute only where such  is the case  during 
and beyond any promotional period.

     (c)  Market or promote only in a manner which is  consistent 
with and which accurately represents the Customer's rates  during 
and beyond  any promotional  period,  and in  a manner  which  is 
appropriate for reasonable understanding  by a Customer to  which 
the plan is offered.

     (d)  Concerning a call unit  promotional rate plan,  clearly 
and conspicuously indicate that the initial rate is  promotional, 
specify the basis on  which future charges  will be billed  after 
the promotional  period  ends,  and state  the  duration  of  the 
promotional period.

     21.  The Parties agree  that the terms  of the  incorporated 
Call Unit Marketing  and Sales Compliance  Program are a  binding 
part of this Consent Decree. 

     22.  In addition  to  the  Call  Unit  Marketing  and  Sales 
Compliance Program, NOS and ANI agree to implement within  thirty 
(30) days  of  the Effective  Date  the following  measures  with 
regard to any written materials which market/advertise or promote 
the  Companies'   call  unit   promotional  and   non-promotional 
interstate communications services: 

     (a)  All written marketing materials concerning a call  unit 
promotional or  non-promotional rate  plan will  make only  those 
representations concerning rates  or other  material facts  which 
the Companies know or reasonably believe to be true and accurate.



     (b)  All written marketing materials concerning a call  unit 
promotional rate  plan will  clearly and  conspicuously  indicate 
that the initial rate is promotional, specify the basis on  which 
future charges will be billed after the promotional period  ends, 
and state the duration of the promotional period. 

     (c)  All written marketing materials concerning a call  unit 
promotional rate  plan  which  advertise a  promotional  rate  in 
cents-per-minute but which  will be subsequently  billed in  call 
units following the  end of the  promotional period will  clearly 
and conspicuously disclose the call unit pricing methodology. 

     (d)  All written  marketing  materials concerning  any  call 
unit rate plan, promotional or non-promotional, will clearly  and 
conspicuously  disclose  the   call  unit  pricing   methodology.  
Without limitation, the materials will comply with the following:

     i.   All print or visual disclosures modifying a rate  claim 
will be made in reasonable proximity to the claim being modified. 

     ii.  All print or visual disclosures modifying a rate  claim 
will be made in a color, shade, or manner that readily  contrasts 
with the background of the advertisement.

     iii. All print or visual disclosures modifying a rate  claim 
will be  made in  a clear  and conspicuous  manner and  font-type 
size.

     iv.  All print or visual disclosures modifying a rate  claim 
will be made in plain English (or foreign language if marketed or 
sold in a foreign language) that is readily understandable to the 
average consumer.  Any  technical language or  industry terms  of 
art must be explained clearly.

     23.  The Parties also  agree that  if any  provision of  the 
Consent Decree  conflicts  with  any  subsequent  rule  or  order 
adopted by the  Commission, where compliance  with the  provision 
would result in a violation, that provision will be superseded by 
such Commission rule or order. 



     24.  By this Decree,  the Companies  do not  waive or  alter 
their right to assert and seek protection from disclosure of  any 
privileged or otherwise confidential and protected documents  and 
information, or to seek appropriate safeguards of confidentiality 
for any competitively sensitive or proprietary information.   The 
status of materials  prepared for, reviews  made and  discussions 
held in the preparation for and implementation of the  Companies' 
compliance efforts under this Agreement, which would otherwise be 
privileged or confidential, are not  altered by the execution  or 
implementation of the terms of this Decree and no waiver of  such 
privileges is made by this Agreement.

     25.  This Consent Decree may be signed in counterparts.

IV.  CALL UNIT MARKETING AND SALES COMPLIANCE PROGRAM4


     26.  The Parties agree that the terms and conditions of this 
Call Unit Marketing and Sales Compliance Program shall remain  in 
effect for thirty-six (36) months from the Effective Date.

     27.  Prior to  causing  the  dissemination  or  use  of  any 
marketing, advertising,  sales,  training,  or  policy  materials 
concerning the marketing or sale  of their call unit  promotional 
and  non-promotional  interstate  communications  services,   the 
Companies  will  submit  same  to  legal  counsel  of  their  own 
designation  for  review,   editing,  and   approval  to   ensure 
compliance with this  Consent Decree and  all applicable  federal 
and state laws.  Said counsel must have experience with  consumer 
protection  laws,  including  the  law  relating  to  fraudulent, 
deceptive, unconscionable and unfair acts or practices, and state 
and federal rules and statutes relating to telecommunications.

     28.  Within 30 days of the Effective Date, NOS and ANI  will 
adopt  and  implement,  through   legal  counsel  of  their   own 
designation, a written Call  Unit Marketing and Sales  Compliance 
Program (the "Program").  Said counsel must have experience  with 
consumer  protection  laws,   including  the   law  relating   to 
fraudulent,  deceptive,   unconscionable  and   unfair  acts   or 
practices, and state and federal  rules and statutes relating  to 
telecommunications.

     29.  The Program will  include, but is  not limited to,  the 
following components:

     (a)  Copies of Consent Decree  to Prospective Successors  or 
Assigns:  Prior   to  any   sale,  dissolution,   reorganization, 
assignment, merger, acquisition or other action that would result 
in a successor or assign for the marketing, advertising, sale, or 
provision  of  the  Companies'  call  unit  promotional  or  non-
promotional interstate  communications  services,  the  Companies 
will furnish a copy  of this Consent  Decree to such  prospective 
successors or  assigns  and  advise  same  of  their  duties  and 
obligations under this Decree.

     (b)  Notice of  Consent  Decree  Requirements  to  Officers, 
Directors,  Managers,  and  Employees:  The  Companies  will   be 
responsible  for   making   the  substantive   requirements   and 
procedures set  forth  in  this Consent  Decree  known  to  their 
respective directors and  officers, and  to managers,  employees, 
agents,  and  persons  associated  with  the  Companies  who  are 
responsible for implementing  the obligations set  forth in  this 
Decree.  The  Companies  will, within  thirty  (30) days  of  the 
Effective Date, deliver  to each of  their current directors  and 
officers, and  to all  managers, employees,  agents, and  persons 
associated     with     the      Companies     having      sales, 
marketing/advertising,   operational    or    customer    service 
responsibility   (``Marketing    Personnel''    or    ``Marketing 
Employee'') with respect to the Companies' call unit  promotional 
and non-promotional interstate  communications services,  written 
instructions  as   to   their  respective   responsibilities   in 
connection with the Companies'  compliance and obligations  under 
this Decree.  The Companies will distribute said instructions  to 
all of their future directors and officers wherever located,  and 
to all future managing Marketing Personnel.


     (c)  Call Unit Marketing, Sales,  and Customer Service  Code 
of Conduct: The  Company will  establish a  Call Unit  Marketing, 
Sales, and Customer Service Code  of Conduct (the "Code"),  which 
will be reviewed and signed by all current NOS and ANI  Marketing 
Personnel.  As part of their initial training, each new Marketing 
Employee will also sign the  Code.  All Marketing Personnel  will 
reaffirm annually, in writing, that they have recently  reviewed, 
and fully understand, the Code. The Code will establish a  strict 
quality standard,  to  which  all  Marketing  Personnel  will  be 
required to adhere.  The Code  will establish that all  Marketing 
Personnel shall: (1) make only true and accurate  representations 
concerning the  call unit  pricing  methodology and  rate  plans, 
whether  promotional  or   non-promotional;  and   (2)  make   no 
misrepresentations  or   material  omissions   to  consumers   or 
otherwise mislead or imply  that cents per  call unit billing  is 
the same or  equal to cents  per minute or  minute billing.   The 
Code also will establish that any written materials which  market 
or  promote  the  Companies'  call  unit  promotional  and   non-
promotional interstate  communications services  shall: (1)  make 
only true and accurate  representations concerning the call  unit 
pricing methodology and rate  plans, whether promotional or  non-
promotional; and  (2)  make  no  misrepresentations  or  material 
omissions to consumers or otherwise  mislead or imply that  cents 
per call unit billing is the same or equal to cents per minute or 
minute billing. 

     (d)   Mandatory Quality  Training: All Marketing  Management 
Personnel will be required to attend a comprehensive supplemental 
training session  regarding  the  Program  and  the  Code.   Such 
training sessions  will be  repeated annually  for all  Marketing 
Management Personnel, at which time  they again will be  required 
to sign  the  Code,  acknowledging  their  understanding  of  its 
requirements and verifying their intent to comply with them.  

      (e) Complaints: As of the Effective Date, NOS and ANI  will 
promptly and in  good faith  address and  resolve all  complaints 
regarding the marketing and sale  of their call unit  promotional 
and  non-promotional  interstate  communications  service  in   a 
reasonable manner  consistent with  this Consent  Decree and  the 
Program.   In  all  cases  where  the  Companies  conclude   that 
intentionally deceptive conduct occurred by an employee or agent, 
the Companies will take  appropriate disciplinary action  against 
the employee or agent in question, consistent with the  standards 
set forth in the Program.  
     (f)  Reporting: Within 60 days from the Effective Date,  the 
Companies will provide  a formal  report to the  Bureau of  their 
progress in  implementing the  Program.  At  the request  of  the 
Bureau, during this initial 60-day period following the Effective 
Date, the Companies also will provide informal status reports  on 
the implementation of the Program.

     (g)  Program Changes: Should NOS and/or ANI wish to make any 
changes to the Program outlined in paragraphs 26-29 above  during 
the term of this Decree, they must submit the proposed change  in 
writing to the Enforcement  Bureau no later  than 30 days  before 
the proposed adoption of the  change.  Within 30 days of  receipt 
of any proposed  change to  the Program,  the Enforcement  Bureau 
shall advise the  Companies whether  it objects  to the  proposed 
change. Within  10  days  of receiving  any  objection  from  the 
Enforcement Bureau, NOS and ANI shall be permitted to present for 
the  Bureau's   consideration  further   justification  for   the 
proposal.  Should  the Bureau  fail to  object expressly  to  the 
proposed change  within the  30-day  time period,  the  Companies 
shall be free to implement it.







FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



By:  __________________________________
     Marlene Dortch
     Secretary



NOS Communications, Inc./Affinity Network, Inc.



By:   /s/  Michael W. Arnau
     Michael W. Arnau
     Chief Executive Officer





      

_________________________

1    In the Matter of NOS Communications, Inc. and Affinity 
     Network Incorporated, Notice of Apparent Liability, 16 FCC 
     Rcd 8133 (2001) (NOS/ANI NAL).

2    47 U.S.C. §§ 251, 271.

3    47 U.S.C. § 208.
1    In the Matter of NOS Communications, Inc. and Affinity 
     Network Incorporated, Notice of Apparent Liability, 16 FCC 
     Rcd 8133 (2001) (NOS/ANI NAL).

3    47 U.S.C. § 208.
4    This Call Unit Marketing and Sales Compliance Program 
incorporates Section II: Definitions from the Consent Decree.