IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	|

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Plaintiff,	|	Civil Action No. 1:05CV02102

v.	|

|	Judge: Emmet G. Sullivan

SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	|

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and	|

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AT&T CORP.	|

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Defendants.	|

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	|

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Plaintiff,	|	Civil Action No. 1:05CV02103

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v.	|	Judge: Henry H. Kennedy

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.	|

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and	|

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MCI, INC.	|

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Defendants.	|

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ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS FOR PROCEEDINGS UNDER

THE ANTITRUST PROCEDURES AND PENALTY ACT, 15 U.S.C. §§ 16(b)-(h)

THIS MATTER having come before the Court on Plaintiff United States' Uncontested Motion for Consolidation of United States v. SBC Communications, Inc. & AT&T Corp., (No. 1:05CV02102) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) with United States v. Verizon Communications, Inc. & MCI, Inc.,(No. 1:05CV02103) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) requesting consolidation of these proceedings under the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 16(b)-(h) (the "APPA"); and

IT APPEARING THAT consolidation is in the interests of efficiency and judicial economy;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

United States v. SBC Communications, Inc. & AT&T Corp., (No. 1:05CV02102) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) and United States v. Verizon Communications, Inc. & MCI, Inc.,(No. 1:05CV02103) (Dist. D.C., filed October 27, 2005) shall be consolidated pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for purposes of proceedings under the APPA and assigned to: _________________________, United States District Judge.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE