GEW/hkr 9/6/2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Joint Application of Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") and MCI, Inc. ("MCI") to Transfer Control of MCI's California Utility Subsidiaries to Verizon, Which Will Occur Indirectly as a Result of Verizon's Acquisition of MCI.

Application 05-04-020 (Filed April 21, 2005)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S RULING
ADDRESSING APPLICANTS' MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES

BY COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, LLC

1. Summary

This ruling grants the motion filed on August 26, 2005, by Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) and MCI, Inc. (MCI) (collectively, Applicants) to compel a response to one data request to which Cox California Telcom, LLC (Cox) has limited its response. The data request seeks the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 477 filings since January 1, 2004, for Cox and for the Cox affiliate that provides cable broadband services in California.