IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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United States of America,	)

)	Civil Action No.: 1:05CV02102 (EGS)

Plaintiff,	)

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v.	)

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SBC Communications, Inc. and	)

AT&T Corp.,	)

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Defendants.	)

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United States of America,	)

)	Civil Action No.: 1:05CV02103 (EGS)

Plaintiff,	)

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v.	)

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Verizon Communications Inc. and	)

MCI, Inc.,	)

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Defendants.	)

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NOTICE OF NOTIFICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS PURSUANT TO THE COURT'S PROTECTIVE ORDER OF AUGUST 4, 2006

The United States hereby notifies the Court that, pursuant to the Court's Order of August 4, 2006, it has provided to each Interested Person (AT&T, Verizon, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and Sprint) a list of Protected Persons (as that term is defined in the Order) and their contact information. The United States provided this information so that the Interested Persons may comply with Paragraph 2(d) of the Order by informing the Protected Persons of the identity of any Outside Consultants that will have access to the Highly Confidential Information.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/

Laury E. Bobbish

Assistant Chief

/s/

Claude F. Scott, Jr. (D.C. Bar No. 414906)

Lawrence M. Frankel (D.C. Bar No. 441532)

Jared A. Hughes

Trial Attorneys

Telecommunications & Media Section

Antitrust Division

U.S. Department of Justice

1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 8000

Washington, D.C. 20530

(202) 514-5621

Attorneys for the United States