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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Communications Vending Corporation )
of Arizona, Inc.
)
)
Complainant,
)
v. ) File No. EB-02-MD-019
)
Qwest Corporation f/k/a US West )
Communications, Inc. and as )
Successor-In-Interest to Mountain )
Bell Telephone Company,
)
Defendant,
)
IMR Capital Corporation, )
)
)
Complainant,
)
v. ) File No. EB-02-MD-020
)
Verizon New England, Inc. f/k/a/ New )
England Telephone Company, )
)
)
Defendant,
)
Indiana Telcom Corporation, Inc. )
)
)
Complainant,
)
v. ) File No. EB-02-MD-026
)
Verizon North, Inc. f/k/a GTE North, )
Incorporated and as Successor-In- )
Interest to Contel of Indiana, Inc. )
)
Defendant,
)
National Telecoin Corporation )
)
)
Complainant,
)
v. ) File No. EB-02-MD-027
)
Verizon Delaware, Inc. f/k/a Bell )
Atlantic-Delaware, Inc.; Verizon New )
Jersey, Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic-New )
Jersey, Inc.; and Verizon )
Pennsylvania, Inc. f/k/a Bell )
Atlantic-Pennsylvania, Inc.
)
Defendant.
ORDER
Adopted: November 21, 2005 Released: November 29,
2005
By the Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division:
1. On April 26, 2002, each of the above-captioned
complainants filed with this Commission a separate formal
complaint against the above-designated defendants
asserting that the Defendants violated sections 201(b) and
203(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the
``Act'') and Part 69 of the Commission's rules1 by
improperly assessing end user common line (``EUCL'')
charges on the Complainant's payphones.2
2. On October 13, 2005, Complainants IMR, Indiana and
National filed motions requesting that we dismiss the
applicable formal complaint in this proceeding with
prejudice, as the parties have settled their dispute.3 We
grant each of the Complainants' motions to dismiss the
formal complaint, with prejudice. We find that dismissal
at this stage is appropriate and will serve the public
interest by promoting the private resolution of disputes
and eliminating the expenditure of further time and
resources of the parties and the Commission.
3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), and 208 of the Communications Act, as amended,
47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 154(j), 208, sections 1.720-
1.736 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.720-1.736,
and the authority delegated by sections 0.111 and 0.311 of
the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111 and 0.311, that
the above-captioned complaints ARE DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE in their entirety and the proceedings ARE
TERMINATED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Rosemary McEnery, Deputy Chief
Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
147 U.S.C. §§ 201(b) and 203(c); Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Pub. L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. (1996); 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.1 et. seq.
2 Communications Vending Corporation of Arizona, Inc. v. Qwest
Corporation f/k/a US West Communications, Inc., Supplement to
Formal Complaint, File No. EB-02-MD-019 (filed Apr. 26, 2002);
IMR Capital Corporation v. Verizon New England, Inc. f/k/a New
England Telephone Company, Supplement to Formal Complaint, File
No. EB-02-MD-020 (filed Apr. 26, 2002); Indiana Telcom
Corporation, Inc. v. Verizon North, Inc. f/k/a GTE North, Inc.,
Supplement to Formal Complaint, File No. EB-02-MD-026 (filed Apr.
26, 2002); National Telecoin Corporation v. Verizon Delaware,
Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic-Delaware, Inc., Supplement to Formal
Complaint, File No. EB-02-MD-027 (filed Apr. 26, 2002).
3 IMR Capital Corporation v. Verizon New England, Inc. f/k/a New
England Telephone Company, Notice of Settlement and Motion to
Dismiss Formal Complaint With Prejudice, File No. EB-02-MD-020
(filed Oct. 13, 2005); Indiana Telcom Corporation, Inc. v.
Verizon North, Inc. f/k/a GTE North, Inc., Notice of Settlement
and Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint With Prejudice, File No.
EB-02-MD-026 (filed Oct. 13, 2005); National Telecoin Corporation
v. Verizon Delaware, Inc. f/k/a Bell Atlantic-Delaware, Inc.,
Notice of Settlement and Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint With
Prejudice, File No. EB-02-MD-027 (filed Oct. 13, 2005);
Communications Vending Corporation of Arizona, Inc. v. Qwest
Corporation f/k/a US West Communications, Inc., Notice of
Settlement and Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint With Prejudice,
File No. EB-02-MD-019 (filed Oct. 21, 2005).