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                           Before the
               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20554



In the Matter of                   )
                              )
MCI Telecommunications Corporation,     )
                              )
Complainant,                  )
                              )
          v.                  )    File No.            E-96-38
                              )    
U S West Communications, Inc.,            )       
                              )
     Defendant.                    )


                             ORDER


     Adopted: January 5, 2000             Released:  January 6, 2000

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

1.   On July 19, 1996, complainant MCI Telecommunications Corporation
(MCI)  filed the above-captioned complaint against U S West Communications, Inc.(U S West),
alleging that U S West violated sections 201(a) and 201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, by providing consistently poor access service as to both provisioning and
maintenance from January 1995 to, at least, March 1997.

2.   On December 30, 1999, MCI filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the
complaint pending against U S West with prejudice, with each party to bear its own costs,
expenses, and fees.  MCI states that the parties have entered into a settlement agreement resolving
the matter.  MCI further states that U S West does not oppose the motion.  

3.   Upon review of MCI's motion to dismiss and the entire record herein, we
believe that the grant of the motion and the dismissal of this complaint with prejudice will serve
the public interest by promoting the private resolution of disputes and conserving the
Commission's and the parties' resources.

4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 201(a),
201(b), and 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), 154(j),
201(a), 201(b), 208, and the authority delegated by sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.111, 0.311, that the unopposed motion to dismiss the above-captioned
complaint with prejudice IS GRANTED.

5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned complaint
proceeding IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and that the proceeding IS TERMINATED.
          
6.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is effective immediately upon
release thereof.


               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



               Alexander P. Starr
               Deputy Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division 
               Enforcement Bureau