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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


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                                            )                          
     In the Matter of                                                  
                                            )                          
     Sprint Communications Company L.P.,                               
                                            )                          
     Complainant,                                                      
                                            )   File No. EB-11-MD-003  
     v.                                                                
                                            )                          
     Northern Valley Communications, LLC,                              
                                            )                          
     Defendant.                                                        
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                            ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION

   Adopted: November 10, 2011 Released: November 14, 2011

   By the Commission:

    1. In this Order on Reconsideration, we dismiss on procedural grounds,
       and alternatively deny on the merits, the Petition for Reconsideration
       of Northern Valley Communications, LLC ("Northern Valley") filed under
       section 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), and
       section 1.106 of the Commission's rules. Northern Valley challenges
       the Commission's Memorandum Opinion and Order granting in part a
       formal complaint filed by Sprint Communications Company L.P. against
       Northern Valley under section 208 of the Act.

    2. At issue in the Sprint Order was the legality of Northern Valley's
       interstate switched exchange access services tariff filed on July 8,
       2010 ("Tariff"), which purported to impose access charges on
       interexchange carriers for calls to or from entities to whom Northern
       Valley offered free telecommunications. The Commission addressed the
       same issue and made the same findings in a separate, earlier challenge
       to the Northern Valley Tariff brought by Qwest Communications Company,
       LLC. The Commission recently denied Northern Valley's Petition for
       Reconsideration of Qwest v. Northern Valley. For the same reasons set
       forth in Qwest v. Northern Valley and the Qwest Reconsideration Order,
       we likewise deny Northern Valley's instant Petition and incorporate by
       reference our holdings and discussion in those orders.

   III. ORDERING CLAUSE

    3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201,
       208, and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
       S:S: 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201, 208, and 405, and sections 1.106 and
       61.26 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S:S: 1.106 and 61.26, that
       the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Northern Valley is DISMISSED
       to the extent indicated and is otherwise DENIED.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Marlene H. Dortch

   Secretary

   Petition for Reconsideration of Northern Valley Communications, LLC, File
   No. EB-11-MD-003 (filed Aug. 17, 2011) ("Petition").

   47 U.S.C. S: 405; 47 C.F.R. S: 1.106.

   Sprint Communications Company L.P. v. Northern Valley Communications, LLC,
   Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 10780 (2011)  ("Sprint Order").

   See Formal Complaint of Sprint Communications Company L.P., File No.
   EB-11-MD-003 (filed Feb. 18, 2011).

   47 U.S.C. S: 208.

   Sprint Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 10781, P: 3, 10783, P: 6.

   See Qwest Communications Co., LLC v. Northern Valley Communications, LLC,
   Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 8332, 8341, P: 15 (2011),
   petition for recon. dismissed and, in the alternative, denied ("Qwest v.
   Northern Valley").

   See Qwest Communications Co., LLC v. Northern Valley Communications, LLC,
   Order on Reconsideration, 2011 WL 4600858 (2011) ("Qwest Reconsideration
   Order").

   See Qwest Reconsideration Order, 2011 WL 4600858 at *2-5, P:P: 5-15.

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