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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. MCI WORLDCOM INC., et al. Defendants. COMMUNICATIONS,

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March 2, 2004

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MCI'S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL Plaintiffs AUTHORITY WorldCom, Inc., Brooks Fiber Inc., and

Defendants/Counterclaim Communications MCImetro attorneys, of Connecticut,

and Cross-Claim

Inc., MCI WORLDCOM Services LLC (collectively Authority

Communications, "MCI"),

Access Transmission

by their undersigned attention a decision

file this Notice of Supplemental

to bring to the Court's

of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that was issued after the close of substantive briefing in this case. Access Transmission Services, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecommunications that the FCC

In MCImetro Company, Wireline

Inc., 352 F.3d 872 (4th Cir. 2003), the Fourth Circuit recognized Competition Bureau's Vwgmm Arbitration MCImetro Order

is entitled to "the same deference

as if it had been rendered

by the FCC itself."

Access Services, Inc., 352 F.3d at 880-

1In re Petition of WorldCom, Inc. Pursuant to Section 252(e)(5) of the Communications Act For Preemption of the Jurisdiction of the Virginia State Corporation Commission Regarding Interconnection Disputes With Verizon Virginia, Inc. and for Expedited Arbitration, Nos. 00-

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81 & n.8. In addition, the court recognized the FCC's policy of considering FCC Section 271 proceedings to be "'inappropriate forums for the considered resolution of industry-wide local competition questions of general applicability.'" Id. at 879-80 & n.6 (quoting In re Joint

Application of SBC Communications, Inc., et al. For Provision Of In-Region, InterLA TA Services In Kansas And Oklahoma, 16 F.C.C.R. 6237, 6246 ¶ 19 (2001)). Respectfully submitted, WORLDCOM, INC.; BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS OF CONNECTICUT, INC.; MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; and MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC BY JENNER & BLOCK LLP THEIR ATTORNEYS

Donald B'-Ve-ri'ill_,Jr. _'_-" Michael B. DeSanctis Federal Bar No. ct 22712 Robin M. Meriweather JENNER & BLOCK LLP 601 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

Allison M. Ellis MCI 1133 19th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

Robert Dolian Federal Bar No. 04278 Ct Robert Sickinger Federal Bar No. 18425 Ct CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD Four Stamford Plaza P.O. Box 120 Stamford, CT 06904-0120

218, 00-249, 00-251, __ F.C.C.R., DA 02-1731 (rel. July 17, 2002) (attached to MCI's Memorandum of Law in Support of Summary Judgment, at Tab 2).

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CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that on this 2na day of March 2004, a copy of the foregoing Notice of Supplemental Authority was sent by UPS Next-Day Air to:

Tatiana D. Eirmann Assistant Attorney General Department of Public Utility Control 10 Franklin Square New Britain, CT 06051 Tel: (860) 827-2620 Attorney for PlaintiffsCross-claim Defendants Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control and Donald g£ Downes, Glenn Arthur, Jack R. Goldberg, Linda J. Kelly Arnold, & John W. Betkoski, III Michael C. D'Agostino Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP 205 Church Street P.O. Box 1936 New Haven, CT 06510-1910 Tel: (203) 784-8200 Fax: (203) 777-1181 Attorney for Southern New England Telephone Company

Michael K. Kellogg, Esq. David L. Schwarz, Esq. Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone Company

Of Counsel for Southern New England

Robin M. Meriweathe/"