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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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In the Matter of )
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AT&T Corp., )
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Complainant, ) File No.: EB-10-MD-005
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v. ) )
YMax Communications Corp., )
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Defendant. )
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ORDER
Adopted: July 9, 2013 Released: July 11, 2013
By the Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement
Bureau:
I. introduction
1. On April 8, 2011, the Commission issued an Order^ granting in part and
otherwise dismissing without prejudice claims alleged in a formal
complaint^ that AT&T Corp. (AT&T) filed against YMax Communications
Corp. (YMax) under section 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (Act).^ The Order authorized AT&T to file a supplemental
complaint for damages.^ In addition, the Order noted that Commission
staff had granted AT&T's motion to sever Counts VII, VIII, IX, X, and
XIV from the Complaint, and to convert them into an informal complaint
that would be placed in the pre-existing informal complaint proceeding
that AT&T initiated on October 1, 2010, File Number EB-10-MDIC-0008.^
2. On May 9, 2011, YMax filed a petition for reconsideration of the
Order^ pursuant to Section 405(a) of the Act and rule 1.106.^ Shortly
thereafter, the Commission extended the deadline for AT&T to file a
supplemental complaint for damages until 60 days after the Order
becomes final and non-appealable.^
3. AT&T and YMax have each filed letters dated July 2, 2013 in this
proceeding stating that the parties had entered into agreements
resolving their disputes.^ The YMax Letter stated that YMax "hereby
withdraws its pending Petition for Reconsideration."^ The AT&T Letter
stated that AT&T will not be filing a supplemental complaint for
damages and that AT&T will not pursue any of the severed claims,
either as an informal or formal complaint, and that "AT&T hereby
withdraws the informal complaint."^ In light of these developments,
both parties indicated that there is no need to hold further
proceedings in this matter or in the AT&T informal complaint matter,
and they both requested that the docket in this proceeding and in File
No. EB-10-MDIC-0008 be closed.^
4. We are satisfied that closing the docket in the File No. EB-10-MD-005
and EB-10-MDIC-0008 proceedings will serve the public interest by
promoting the private resolution of disputes and by eliminating the
need for further litigation and the expenditure of further time and
resources of the parties and this Commission.
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 208, and
405 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. SS 154(i), 154(j), 208, and 405, and
sections 1.3, 1.106, and 1.717-1.736 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. SS 1.3, 1.106, 1.717-1.736, and the authority delegated by
sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. SS 0.111
and 0.311, that formal complaint proceeding File No. EB-10-MD-005 and
informal complaint proceeding File No. EB-10-MDIC-0008 are hereby
TERMINATED and the records CLOSED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Lisa J. Saks
Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau
^ AT&T Corp. v. YMax Commc'ns Corp., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC
Rcd. 5742 (2011) (Order).
^ Formal Complaint of AT&T Corp., File No. EB-10-MD-005 (filed Nov. 9,
2010) (Complaint).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 208.
^ Order, 26 FCC Rcd. at 5743, para. 1 and n.6.
^ Order, 26 FCC Rcd. at 5742, para. 1 and n.4. See Informal Complaint of
AT&T Corp., File No. EB-10-MDIC-0008 (filed Oct. 2, 2010) (Informal
Complaint). See Letter from Alexander P. Starr, Chief, Market Disputes
Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau, to David Lawson, counsel for AT&
T, and Russell M. Blau and Antoinette C. Bush, counsel for YMax, File No.
EB-10-MD-005 (rel. Dec. 22, 2010).
^ Petition for Reconsideration of YMax Communications Corp., File No.
EB-10-MD-005 (filed May 9, 2011) (Petition for Reconsideration). AT&T
filed an Opposition to YMax's Petition for Reconsideration, see AT&T's
Opposition to Petition for Reconsideration, File No. EB-10-MD-005 (filed
May 19, 2011) (Opposition), and YMax filed a Reply to AT&T's Opposition,
see Reply to Opposition to Petition for Reconsideration of YMax
Communications Corp., File No. EB-10-MD-005 (filed May 26, 2011) (Reply).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 405(a); 47 C.F.R. S 1.106.
^ See Letter from Alexander P. Starr, Chief, Market Disputes Resolution
Division, Enforcement Bureau, to David Lawson, counsel for AT& T, and
Russell M. Blau and Antoinette C. Bush, counsel for YMax, File No.
EB-10-MD-005 (rel. May 26, 2011).
^ Letter dated July 2, 2013 from David Lawson, counsel for AT&T, to Lisa
Saks, Lisa Boehley, and Michael Engel, Market Disputes Resolution
Division, Enforcement Bureau, File No. EB-10-MD-005 (filed July 8, 2013)
(AT&T Letter); Letter dated July 2, 2013 from Russell M. Blau, counsel for
YMax, to Lisa Saks, Lisa Boehley, and Michael Engel, Market Disputes
Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau, File No. EB-10-MD-005 (filed July
3, 2013) (YMax Letter).
^ YMax Letter at 1.
^ AT&T Letter at 1.
^ AT&T Letter at 1-2; YMax Letter at 1.
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Federal Communications Commission DA 13-1539