PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 10-497
  March 24, 2010
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE EX PARTE
STATUS FOR GN DOCKET NO. 10-66 (JOINT STATEMENT ON BROADBAND) AND THAT 
GN DOCKET NO. 09-51 (A NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE) REMAINS 
SUBJECT TO PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEDURES
GN Docket No. 09-51
GN Docket No. 10-66
By:  Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau
It has been brought to our attention that some confusion may exist concerning the ex parte status 
of the Joint Statement on Broadband adopted on March 16, 2010.1 Consistent with our authority under 
section 1.1200 of the Commission’s rules,2 we therefore designate GN Docket No. 10-66 as a permit-but-
disclose proceeding.  Designating GN Docket No. 10-66 as a permit-but-disclose proceeding is consistent 
with our decision last year to designate the proceeding that led to the issuance of the National Broadband 
Plan as a permit-but-disclose proceeding,3 and will promote transparency in the agency’s processes.
In addition, under section 1.1200 of the Commission’s rules,4 we determine that presentations to 
the Commission regarding the National Broadband Plan should remain subject to our permit-but-disclose 
rules.  The Plan itself was prepared in an open and transparent way, and we would like to continue this 
openness and transparency as we begin the proceedings called for by the Plan.
For further information, you may contact Randy Clarke, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 
418-1500 or TTY (202) 418-0484.
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1 Joint Statement on Broadband, GN Docket No. 10-66, FCC 10-42 (rel. Mar. 16, 2010).  
2 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200.
3 See A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51, Notice of Inquiry, 24 FCC Rcd 4342,4381, 
para.125 (2009).
4 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200.