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F PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission News Media Information 202 /418-0500
445 12" Street, S.W. Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830
Washington, D.C. 20554 TTY 202/418-2555
Intemet: http://www.fcc.gov
DA 12-346
March 6, 2012
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON CENTURYLINK
PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE FROM DOMINANT CARRIER AND CERTAIN COMPUTER
INQUIRY REQUIREMENTS ON ENTERPRISE BROADBAND SERVICES
WC Docket No. 12-60
Comments or Oppositions Due: April 5, 2012
Reply Comments Due: April 20, 2012
On February 23, 2012, CenturyLink filed a petition' pursuant to section 10 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended,2 requesting that the Commission forbear from "dominant carrier regulation and
the Computer Inquiry tariffing requirement with respect to its packet-switched and optical transmission
services" for those services subject to the regulations.3 Specifically, CenturyLink seeks forbearance from
47 U.S.C. 203, 204(a)(3); 47 C.F.R. 1.54(a)(1), (e)(1), 61.31-61-59, 63.71, 63.03 and requirements
from related Commission Orders. CenturyLink states that, because of recent mergers, its enterprise
broadband services are subject to different regulations depending on which CenturyLink affiliate - Qwest,
Embarq, or CenturyTel - previously provided (or didn't provide) those services.4
' Petition of CenturyLink for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 160(c) from Dominant Carrier and Certain
Computer Inquiry Requirements on Enterprise Broadband Services, WC Docket No. 12-60 (filed Feb. 23, 2012)
(CenturyLink Petition).
2 See 47 U.S.C. 160.
3 CenturyLink Petition at 1, 9-10.
4 d. at 1. The Commission granted tbrbearance to Qwest and Embarq. Qwest Petilion for Forbearance Under 47
US.C.f 160tc) fr'onm Title II and Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to Broadband Services, Memorandum
Opinion and Order. WC Docket No. 06-125, 23 FCC Red 12260 (2008); Petition of the Embarq Local Operating
Companies for Forbearance U(nder 47 .S.Cf.. 160(c) from Application ofComputer Inquiry & Certain Title II
Commnon-Carriage Requirements; Petition of the Frontier and Citizens ILECs for Forbearance Under Section 47
USC. " 160(c) from Title II and Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to Their Broadband Services, Memorandum
Opinion and Order, WC Docket No. W( 06-147. 22 FCC Red 19478 (2007), aft'dsub norn. Ad HIoc Telecom. Users
Committee v. FCC, 572 F.3d 903 (D.C. Cir. 2009).2306
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