Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C.

In the Matter of Petitions ofQwest Corporation for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.c. § 160(c) in the Denver, WC Docket No. 07-97 Minneapolis St.-Paul, Phoenix, and Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Areas

In the Matter of Petition ofQwest Corporation for Forbearance WC Docket No. 04-223 Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) in the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area

In the Matter of Petition ofACS ofAnchorage, Inc. Pursuant to Section 10 ofthe Communications Act of 1934, WC Docket No. 05-281 as Amended, for Forbearance from Sections 251(c)(3) and 252(d)(1) in the Anchorage Study Area

In the Matter of Petition ofACS ofAnchorage, Inc. Pursuant to Section 10 ofthe Communications Act of 1934, as Amended (47 U.S.C. § 160(c)), for Forbearance from Certain Dominant Carrier WC Docket No. 06-109 Regulation ofIts Interstate Access Services, and for Forbearance from Title II Regulation ofIts Broadband Services, in the Anchorage, Alaska, Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Study Area

In the Matter of Petitions ofthe Verizon Telephone Companies for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) WC Docket No. 06-172 in the Boston, New York, , Pittsburgh, Providence and Virginia Beach Metropolitan Statistical Areas NOTIFICATION REGARDING CONSENT TO MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS

On August 27,2008, Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") filed an Emergency Motion to

Modify Protective Orders, requesting modification ofthe protective orders issued in WC Docket

Nos. 04-223, 05-281, 06-109, and 06-172. Qwest seeks these modifications so that it may access and use the non-public information included in the Commission's unredacted orders in those dockets, for purposes of Qwest's D.C. Circuit challenge to the Qwest 4-MSA Forbearance

Order. l

Before filing its Emergency Motion to Modify Protective Orders, Qwest obtained consent for the proposed modifications from counsel for Cox Communications, Inc., General

Communications, Inc., Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Inc., and AT&T. Qwest files this

Notification to inform the Commission that counsel for ACS ofAnchorage, Inc., RCN Telecom

Services, Inc., and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC also have authorized Qwest to state that they consent to the reliefrequested in Qwest's motion. Thus, Qwest has obtained consent from each ofthe following parties whose confidential or highly confidential information appears in the relevant orders: (i) Cox Communications, Inc. with respect to the Qwest Omaha

2 Forbearance Order ; (ii) ACS ofAnchorage, Inc., General Communications, Inc., and AT&T

Memorandum Opinion and Order, Petitions ojQwest Corporationjor Forbearance Pursuant to 47 Us. C § 160(c) in the Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, and Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Areas, WC Docket No. 07-97, FCC 08-174 (reI. July 25, 2008)("Qwest 4-MSA Forbearance Order"),petitionjor review pending, No. 08-1257 (D.C. Cir. filed July 29, 2008). 2 Memorandum Opinion and Order, Petition ojQwest Corporationjor Forbearance Pursuant to 47 US.C § 160(c) in the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area, WC Docket No. 04­ 233,20 FCC Rcd 19415 (2005), petitionsjor review dismissed in part and denied in part, Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 482 F.3d 471 (D.C. Cir. 2007).

- 2 - with respect to the ACSAnchorage UNE Forbearance Order3 and the ACSAnchorage

4 Dominance Forbearance Order ; and (iii) Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Inc., RCN Telecom

Services, Inc., Cox Communications, Inc., and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC with respect to the Verizon 6-MSA Forbearance Order. 5 Qwest also has sought consent from Charter

Communications, Inc. ("Charter") with respect to the Verizon 6-MSA Forbearance Order, and

Qwest will continue to work with Charter to obtain that consent.

In its motion, Qwest requested that the Commission grant relief by September 3, 2008.

Qwest sought emergency action on its motion because it had asked the D.C. Circuit to expedite that court's review ofthe Qwest 4-MSA Forbearance Order. On August 28,2008, the D.C.

Circuit denied Qwest's motion for expedition. Although Qwest no longer requires reliefby

September 3, it nonetheless requests that the Commission grant reliefby September 17th, 2008, so that Qwest may access the non-public versions ofthe orders on which its appeal will be based.

3 Memorandum Opinion and Order, Petition ofACS ofAnchorage, Inc. Pursuant to Section 10 ofthe Communications Act of1934, as Amended, for Forbearancejrom Sections 251(c)(3) and 252(d)(l) in the Anchorage Study Area, WC Docket No. 05-281,22 FCC Rcd 1958 (2007), petitions for review dismissed, Covad Communications Group, Inc. v. FCC, Nos. 07-70898,07-71076,07-71222 (9th Cir. June 14,2007). 4 Memorandum Opinion and Order, Petition ofACS ofAnchorage, Inc. Pursuant to Section 10 ofthe Communications Act of1934, as Amended (47 u.s.c. § 160(c)),for Forbearance from Certain Dominant Carrier Regulation ofIts Interstate Access Services, and for Forbearance from Title II Regulation ofIts Broadband Services, in the Anchorage, Alaska, Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Study Area, WC Docket No. 06-109,22 FCC Rcd 16304 (2007), petitions for reconsideration pending.

5 Memorandum Opinion and Order, Petitions ofthe Verizon Telephone Companies for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 u.s.c. § 160(c) in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Virginia Beach Metropolitan Statistical Areas, WC Docket No. 06-172,22 FCC Rcd 21293 (2007), petition for review pending, No. 08-1012 (D.C. Cir. filed Jan. 14,2008).

- 3 - Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan E. Nuechterlein Lynn R. Charytan Heather M. Zachary WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 663-6000 Fax: (202) 663-6363

Craig J. Brown Robert B. McKenna QWEST CORPORATION 1801 California St., 10th Floor Denver, CO 80202

Counselfor Qwest Corporation

September 3, 2008

- 4- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Heather M. Zachary, do hereby certify that on this 3rd day ofSeptember, 2008, I caused true and correct copies ofthe foregoing Notification Regarding Consent to Modification ofProtective Orders to be delivered by first-class postage paid mail to the following:

J.G. Harrington Karen Brinkmann PLLC Anne Robinson 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Latham & Watkins LLP Suite 800 555 Eleventh Street, NW. Washington, DC 20036 Suite 1000 Counselfor Cox Communications, Inc. Washington, DC 20004 Counselfor ACSAnchorage, Inc.

Evan T. Leo Brian Murray Scott H. Angstreich Latham & Watkins LLP Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans 555 Eleventh Street, NW & Figel, PLLC Suite 1000 1615 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor Time Warner Cable Counselfor Verizon Telephone Companies

Michael C. Sloan Philip J. Macres Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Bingham McCutchen, LLP 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 2020 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20006 Counselfor Comcast Corporation. Counselfor CLEC Commenters

K.C. Halm Cathy Carpino Davis Wright Tremaine LLP AT&T, Inc. 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 1120 20th Street, NW Suite 200 Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor Charter Communications, Inc. Counselfor AT&T

John T. Nakahata Devin L. Crock Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Genevieve Morelli 1200 Eighteenth Street, NW Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP 12th Floor 3050 K St., NW Washington, DC 20036 Suite 400 Counselfor General Communications, Inc. Washington, DC 20007 Counselfor Covad Communications, et al. Patrick J. Donovan Joshua M. Bobeck Bingham McCutchen LLP Bingham McCutchen LLP 2020 K St., NW 2020 K St., NW 10th Fl. 10th Fl. Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20006 Counselfor Alpheus, Cavalier, et al. Counselfor The Telecom Investors

Mary C. Albert Stephanie Weiner CompTel Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis 900 17th St., NW 1200 18th St., NW Suite 400 12th Fl. Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor Earthlink Inc.

David Lynch Vincent J. Curtis General Counsel Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC Iowa Utilities Board 1300 N. 17th St. 350 Maple St. Arlington, VA 22209 Des Moines, IA 50319 Counselfor Mississippi Association of Broadcasters

Donn T. Wonnell Thomas Jones Independent Tel. & Telecom. Alliance Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW 1875 K St., NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor Time Warner Telecom, Eschelon

Sheri Hicks Nathaniel J. Hardy TEXALTEL Wood, Maines & Nolan, PC 500 N. Capitol Texas Hwy. 4121 Wilson Blvd. Bldg. 8, Ste. 250 Arlington, VA 22203 Austin, TX 78749 Counselfor Butte Broadcasting Co., Inc.

G. Craig Hanson Tina Pidgeon Simmons Media Group LLC Vice President - Federal Regulatory Affairs 515 South 700 East General Communications, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84102 1130 17th Street, NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor General Communications, Inc.

Dakin Lecakes Andrew D. Lipman New York State Department ofPublic Service Bingham McCutchen, LLP 3 Empire State Plaza 2020 K Street, NW Albany, NY 12223 Washington, DC 20006 Counselfor CLEC Commenters Sara Leibman Gary L. Phillips T-Mobile USA, Inc. AT&T Inc. 401 9th St., NW 1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 1000 Suite 550 Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20004 Counselfor AT&TInc.

Jonathan Lechter Devin L. Cook Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP 1875 K St., NW 3050 K St., NW Washington, DC 20006 Suite 400 Counselfor Time Warner Telecom Inc. Washington, DC 20007 Counselfor Covad Communications

Philip J. Macres James R. Hobson Bingham McCutchen, LLP Miller & Van Eaton 2020 K St., NW 1155 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20036 Counselfor ATXCommunications et al. Counselfor the National Emergency Number Association

Robin E. Tuttle Russell C. Merbeth United States Telecom Association Eschelon Telecom, Inc. 607 14th St., NW 1200 18th St., NW Suite 400 Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20036

F. Anne Ross James Rowe, Executive Director New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Alaska Tel. Association 21 South Fruit St. 201 E. 56th Ave. Suite 101 Suite 114 Concord, NH 03301 Anchorage, AK 99518

Karen J. Johnson Jason Oxman Integra Telecom, Inc. Comptel 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. 1900 M St., NW Suite 500 Suite 800 Portland, OR 97232 Washington, DC 20036

Philip J. Macres Stefan M. Lopatkiewicz Bingham McCuchen LLP Dorsey &Whitney, LLP 2020 K St., NW Suite 400 North Washington, DC 20006 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Counselfor McLeod USA & MPower Washington, DC 20004 Communications Counselfor Ketchikan Public Utility; Matanuska Tel. Association California Public Utilities Commission Brett Heather Freedson 505 Van Ness Avenue Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP San Francisco, CA 94102 3050 K St., NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20007 Counselfor Talk America

Charles Acquard David Murray National Association ofState Utility Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Consumer Advocates 1875 K Street, NW 8380 Colesville Rd. Washington, DC 20006 Suite 101 Counselfor Time Warner Telecom Inc.; Silver Spring, MD 20910 Integra Telecom, Inc.

Daniel Mitchell Genevieve Morelli National Telecommunications Cooperative Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP Association Washington Harbour, Suite 400 4121 Wilson Blvd, 10th FI. 3050 K Street, NW Arlington, VA 22203 Washington, DC 20007 Counselfor XO Communications, Inc. et al.

Michael A. Isenberg Constance A. Weide Massachusetts Department of Delaware Public Service Commission Telecommunications and Cable & Delaware Division ofthe Public Advocate One South Station 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Boston, MA 02110 Suite 100 Dover, DE 19904

John F. Dudley National Cable & Telecommunications Virginia State Corporation Commission Association P.O. Box 1187 25 Massachusetts Avenue Richmond, VA 23218 Suite 100 Washington, DC 20001

New Jersey Board ofPublic Utilities Joseph K. Witmer Two Gateway Center Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 8th FI. Law Division Newark, NJ 07102 P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Edward A. Yorkgitis, Jr. Deanne O'Dell Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP WolfBlock, LLC 3050 K Street, NW, Suite 400 213 Market Street, 9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20007 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Counselfor Broadview, Covad, Eschelon, Counselfor Full Service Network NuVox, XO andXspedius

John E. Benedict Reclaim the Media . Sprint Nextel Corporation 927 22 nd Avenue 401 9th Street, NW, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98122 Washington, D.C. 20004

Colleen Boothby Nebraska Public Service Commission Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP 300 The Atrium Building 2001 L Street, NW, Suite 900 1200 N Street Washington, D.C. 20036 Lincoln, NE 68508 Counselfor Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee

Staci Pies Ronald K. Chen The VON Coalition Kimberly K. Holmes 5512 Amesfield Court New Jersey Division ofRate Counsel Rockfield, MD 20853 31 Clinton Street, 11 th Floor Newark, NJ 07102

Gary Smith Ann P. Bowling Independent Business Association 1124 Valley Avenue, NW 16541 Redmond Way #336C Puyallup, Washington 98371 Redmond, WA 98052

Simon J. ffitch Gregory E. Bunker Public Counsel Section Chief Office ofthe Attorney General Washington State Attorney General Office ofConsumer Counsel Unit 800 5th Avenue, Suite 2000 1525 Sherman St., i h Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Denver, CO 80203

Aryeh Friedman BT AMERICAS INC. 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 720 Washington, D.C. 20036 RonBinz Laura H. Carter Polly Page Anna M. Gomez Carl Miller Jennifer A. Duane Colorado Public Utilities Commission Sprint Nextel Corporation 1560 Broadway, Suite 250 2001 Edmund Halley Drive Denver, CO 80202 Reston, VA 20191

David W. Danner Kathleen O'Brien Ham Washington Utilities & Transportation Managing Director - Federal Regulatory Commission Affairs 1300 S. Evergreen Park Dr. SW T-Mobile USA, Inc. P.O. Box 47250 401 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 550 Olympia, WA 98504 Washington, D.C. 20004

Andrew D. Lipman Burl W. Haar Bingham McCutchen LLP Executive Secretary 2020 K Street, NW Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Washington, D.C. 20006 121 i h Place East Counsel to Affinity Telecom, Inc. et al Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101-2147

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