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

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan

August 7, 2006

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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UNITED STATES' NOTICE OF FILING UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO THE COURT'S ORDER OF AUGUST 4, 2006

Pursuant to Local Rule 5.4(e)(1), notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Court's Order of August 4, 2006, plaintiff is filing under seal its Submission in Response to the Court's Minute Order of July 25, 2006. The Submission consists of a memorandum, the Declaration of W. Robert Majure, Chief of the Antitrust Division's Competition Policy Section, and supporting materials.

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

Date: August 7, 2006