STATE OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION

Illinois Bell Telephone Company (Ameritech Illinois) ) And Forte Communications, Inc. ) ) 01- 0114 Joint Petition for Approval of the Second Merger Amendment to the ) Negotiated Interconnection Agreement dated ) December, 2000, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 252 )

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that we have on this 22nd day of March, 2001, filed with the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois, the Verified Statement of the Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission, a copy of which is hereby served upon you.

______James E. Weging Office of General Counsel Illinois Commerce Commission 160 North LaSalle Street Suite C-800 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 793-2877

Counsel for the Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the above Notice, together with copies of the document referred to therein, have been served upon the parties to whom the Notice is directed by first-class mail, proper postage prepaid, from Chicago, Illinois, or by e-mail on the 22nd day of March, 2001.

______James E. Weging ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY (Ameritech Illinois) FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ICC Docket No. 01-0114 March ------, 2001 - JEW

JAMES HUTTENHOWER MARK A KERBER ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY COUNSEL FLOOR 25 D ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 225 W. RANDOLPH 225 W. RANDOLPH ST., 25D CHICAGO, IL 60606 CHICAGO, IL 60606

ELLENANN G SANDS CHRISTY STRAWMAN ATTY. FOR FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY NOWALSKY, BRONSTON & GOTHARD 225 W. RANDOLPH, HQ27B 3500 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., STE. 1442 CHICAGO, IL 60606 METAIRIE, LA 70002

TOM WATERLOO JOHN RILEY PRESIDENT HEARING EXAMINER FORTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION 1028 HULL TERRACE 160 N. LASALLE ST., SUITE C-800 EVANSTON, IL 60202 CHICAGO, IL 60601

QIN LIU JAMES WEGING ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL 527 E. CAPITOL AVENUE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794 160 N. LASALLE ST., STE. C-800 CHICAGO, IL 60601

THOMAS ROWLAND ROWLAND & MOORE 55 E. MONROE STREET, SUITE 3230 CHICAGO, IL 60603