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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554



In the Matter of

BELL ATLANTIC-DELAWARE, INC., BELL
ATLANTIC-MARYLAND, INC., BELL
ATLANTIC-NEW JERSEY, INC., BELL
ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA, INC., BELL
ATLANTIC-VIRGINIA, INC., BELL ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON, D.C., INC., BELL ATLANTIC
WEST VIRGINIA, INC., and NEW ENGLAND
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY,

                                            Complainants,

v.

MCI Telecommunications  Corporation,

                                             Defendant.

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File No. E-98-49



                             ORDER

   Adopted:  March 2, 2000              Released: March 3, 2000

Before the Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau:

          1.   On October 25, 1999, MCI Telecommunications  Corporation (MCI) filed
          with the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) a Petition for Reconsideration of the Bureau's
          Memorandum Opinion and Order, released September 24, 1999, granting the above-
          captioned formal complaints. 

          2.   On January 21, 2000, Bell Atlantic-Delaware, Inc. et al. (Bell Atlantic)
          and MCI filed a Joint Request for Waiver to File Supplemental Complaint (Joint Request),
          in which they requested a waiver of the Commission's Rules to allow Bell Atlantic to file a
          Modified Supplemental Complaint.  In the Joint Request, the parties advise the
          Commission that they have settled all but one of the issues raised in Bell Atlantic's
          Complaint, dated July 15, 1998, and Supplemental Complaint, dated November 16, 1999. 
          In connection with this request, MCI also agreed to, and filed a motion requesting
          permission to withdraw its Petition for Reconsideration.  In the Joint Request, MCI
          requests that its Petition for Reconsideration be withdrawn with prejudice.

          3.   We are satisfied that granting these motions will serve the public interest
          by promoting the private resolution of disputes and by reducing the expenditure of
          further time and resources of the parties and of this Commission.

          4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201(b)
          and 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  151, 154(i),
          154(j), 201(b) and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
          Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.111, 0.311, that the Joint Request for Waiver to File
          Supplemental Complaint is GRANTED.
          5.   IT IS ALSO ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201(b) and
          208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  151, 154(i), 154(j),
          201(b) and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
          Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.111, 0.311, that the Modified Supplemental
          Complaint that accompanied the motion is accepted for filing and deemed served
          as of the date of this Order.
          6.   IT IS ALSO ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201(b) and
          208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  151, 154(i), 154(j),
          201(b) and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
          Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.111, 0.311, that all of the remaining claims raised by
          Bell Atlantic in its July 15, 1998 Complaint and its November 16, 1999, Supplemental
          Complaint are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
          7.   IT IS ALSO ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201(b) and
          208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  151, 154(i), 154(j),
          201(b) and 208, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
          Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.111, 0.311, that MCI's Petition for Reconsideration
          is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
                                                       
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              Glenn T. Reynolds
                              Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
                              Enforcement Bureau