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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1048 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Joint  Application  of  NorthPoint  ) 
 Communications,  Inc.  and  Verizon  ) 
 Communications  for  Authority  Pursuant  to  )  CC  Docket  No.  00-  157 
 Section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  ) 
 1934,  as  Amended,  to  Transfer  Control  of  ) 
 Blanket  Authorizat  ion  to  Provide  Domest  ic  ) 
 Interstate  Telecommunications  Services  ) 
 As  a  Non-  Dominant  Carrier  ) 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  April  24,  2001  Released:  April  24,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division: 
 1.  On  August  24,  2000,  NorthPoint  Communications,  Inc.  (Northpoint)  and 
 Verizon  Communications  (Verizon)  filed  a  joint  application  for  authority,  pursuant  to 
 section  214  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  to  transfer  control  of 
 blanket  authorization  to  provide  domestic  interstate  telecommunications  services  held  by 
 NorthPoint  to  Verizon.  1  On  January  12,  2001,  Verizon  filed  a  letter  with  the 
 Commission’s  Secretary  withdrawing  its  August  24,  2000,  joint  application,  2  and  on 
 March  23,  2001,  NorthPoint  filed  a  letter  with  the  Commission  requesting  permanent 
 emergency  discontinuance  of  service,  pursuant  to  section  63.63  of  the  Commission’s 
 rules.  3 


 1  See  Joint  Application  of  NorthPoint  Communications,  Inc.  and  Verizon  Communications  for 
 Authority  Pursuant  to  Section  214  of  the  Communications  Act,  as  Amended,  to  Transfer  Control  of  Blanket 
 Authorizations  to  Provide  Domestic  Interstate  Telecommunications  services  as  a  Non-  Dominant  Carrier, 
 CC  Docket  No.  00-  157,  filed  August  24,  2000.  Interested  parties  filed  comments  in  this  proceeding  on 
 October  2,  2000,  and  reply  comments  on  October  17,  2000. 


 2  See  Letter  from  Michael  E.  Glover,  Counsel  for  Verizon,  to  Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Secretary, 
 FCC,  CC  Docket  No.  00-  157  (filed  January  12,  2001). 


 3  See  Letter  from  Michael  E.  Olsen,  Deputy  General  Counsel  for  NorthPoint,  to  Magalie  Roman 
 Salas,  Secretary,  FCC,  (filed  March  23,  2001). 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1048 
 2.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91  and  0.291,  that  this  proceeding,  CC  Docket  No. 
 00-  157,  IS  HEREBY  TERMINATED  and  CC  Docket  No.  00-  157  IS  CLOSED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Michelle  M.  Carey,  Chief 
 Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau 
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