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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   )

   In the Matter of )

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   Qwest Communications Corporation, )

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   Complainant, ) File No.: EB-07-MD-001

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   v. )

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   Farmers and Merchants Mutual )

   Telephone Company, )

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   Respondent. )

   )

                               ORDER OF DISMISSAL

   Adopted: August 13, 2012 Released: August 13, 2012

   By the Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement
   Bureau:

    1. On July 22, 2010, Qwest Communications Corp. (Qwest) filed with this
       Commission a supplemental complaint for damages against Farmers and
       Merchants Mutual Telephone Co. (Farmers) pursuant to section 208 of
       the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. S: 208.

    2. On August 9, 2012, Qwest and Farmers filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss
       the Supplemental Complaint, stating that they "have resolved their
       dispute." Qwest and Farmers therefore request that the Supplemental
       Complaint be dismissed with prejudice.

    3. We are satisfied that granting the Motion to Dismiss will serve the
       public interest by encouraging parties to work privately to narrow and
       resolve disputed issues, which may limit or eliminate the need for
       litigation and the further expenditure of resources by the parties and
       this Commission.

    4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 208
       of the Act, 47 U.S.C. S:S: 154(i), 154(j), 208, and sections
       1.720-1.736 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S:S: 1.720-1.736, and
       the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
       Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311, that the Motion to
       Dismiss IS GRANTED.

    5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 208 of the
       Act, 47 U.S.C. S:S: 154(i), 154(j), 208, and sections 1.720-1.736 of
       the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. S:S: 1.720-1.1736, and the authority
       delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47
       C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311, that Qwest's Supplemental Complaint IS
       DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Lisa B. Griffin

   Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division

   Enforcement Bureau

   Supplemental Complaint for Damages, File No. EB-07-MD-001 (filed July 22,
   2010) (Supplemental Complaint).

   Joint Motion to Dismiss, File No. EB-07-MD-001 (filed Aug. 9, 2012)
   (Motion to Dismiss) at 1.

   Id.

   Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1329

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   Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1329