Article: Competitive Telecom Providers Ask FCC to Deny Verizon's 'Deemed Granted' Forbearance Petition

To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS

Contact: Genevieve Morelli for XO Communications, +1-202-342- 8531, gmorelli@kelleydrye.com

WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Covad Communications Group, XO Communications, and NuVox Communications, Inc. filed a motion asking the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") to issue a written order addressing the Verizon broadband services forbearance petition, which was "deemed granted" on March 19, 2006, and deny Verizon the regulatory relief requested in the petition for failure to meet the statutory requirements. Verizon's forbearance petition was "deemed granted" when the Commission was unable to reach a decision granting or ...

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