******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the Word or WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 ) MCI Telecommunications Corp., ) Western Union International, Inc., ) and Telecom*USA, Inc. ) ) Complainants, ) ) v. ) File Nos. E-96-16, E-96- 41 ) Bell Atlantic-Pennsylvania, Inc., et al. ) ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Adopted: October 24, 2000 Released: October 25, 2000 By the Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau: 1. This matter comes before the Commission as a Joint Motion of MCI Telecommunications Corp., Western Union International, Inc., and Telecom*USA, Inc. and Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc. et al. to Dismiss With Prejudice (Joint Motion). The above-captioned complaint addresses the defendants' practice of improperly assessing carrier common line charges for interstate calls involving certain optional calling services. 2. We are satisfied that granting this motion to dismiss with prejudice 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 of this Commission. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 154(j), and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111 and 0.311, that the Joint Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice IS GRANTED. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned complaint IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and that this proceeding IS TERMINATED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Radhika V. Karmarkar Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division Enforcement Bureau