4. Prehearing Conference

A PHC is set for April 25, 2002 at 10 a.m. The PHC will be held in the Commission Courtroom, State Office Building, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California. The purpose of the PHC will be to discuss the scope and schedule for the case going forward.

Parties are directed to meet and confer to attempt to reach agreement on a scope and a schedule agreeable to all parties. Parties should report on the results of this effort in PHC statements that each party shall file and serve no later than April 17, 2002. The PHC statements should describe:

· Whether there are any changes to the scope of issues or witness lists that were previously set forth in PHC statements filed on November 27, 2001.

· A proposed schedule for the case including dates for service of prepared written testimony, reply testimony, hearing dates, and the estimated number of hearing days.

The PHC statements should be filed and served in paper form. In addition, the parties shall provide the assigned Administrative Law Judge and the office of the Assigned Commissioner with an electronic copy addressed to dot@cpuc.ca.gov and tjl@cpuc.ca.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2002.

IT IS RULED that:

1. The motion to dismiss filed by Pacific Bell Telephone Company and SBC Advanced Solutions Inc. is denied.

2. A prehearing conference (PHC) to discuss scope and schedule will be held on April 25, 2002 as set forth above.

3. Parties shall file PHC statements no later than April 17, 2002.

Dated March 28, 2002, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ LORETTA M. LYNCH		/s/ DOROTHY J. DUDA
Loretta M. Lynch Assigned Commissioner		Dorothy J. Duda Administrative Law Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have by mail, and by electronic mail to the parties to which an electronic mail address has been provided, this day served a true copy of the original attached Assigned Commissioner's and Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.

Dated March 28, 2002, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ ERLINDA PULMANO

Erlinda Pulmano

NOTICE

Parties should notify the Process Office, Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2000, San Francisco, CA 94102, of any change of address to insure that they continue to receive documents. You must indicate the proceeding number on the service list on which your name appears.

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The Commission's policy is to schedule hearings (meetings, workshops, etc.) in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. To verify that a particular location is accessible, call: Calendar Clerk (415) 703-1203.

If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, e.g., sign language interpreters, those making the arrangements must call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2074 or TTY# 1-866-836-7825 or (415) 703-5282 at least three working days in advance of the event.