APPEAL OF N. NEW ENGLAND TEL. OPERATIONS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orr & Reno, P.A., of Concord ( Susan S. Geiger on the joint brief and orally), for the petitioner Freedom Ring Communications, LLC d/b/a BayRing Communications.

Rich May, P.C., of Boston, Massachusetts ( Shaela McNulty Collins and Eric J. Krathwohl on the joint brief), for petitioner Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc., A Level 3 Company.

BCM Environmental & Land Law PLLC, of Concord ( Amy Manzelli on the joint brief), and Fagelbaum & Heller, LLP, of Sherborn, Massachusetts ( Gregory M. Kennan on the joint brief), for petitioner Choice One of New Hampshire, Inc., Conversent Communications of New Hampshire, LLC, CTC Communications Corp., and Lightship Telecom, LLC, all of which do business as Earthlink Business.

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP, of Concord ( Daniel M. Deschenes on the joint brief), and James A. Huttenhower , of Chicago, Illinois, on the joint brief, for petitioner AT & T Corp.

Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A., of Manchester ( Harry N. Malone on the brief and orally), for the respondent, Northern New England Telephone Operations, LLC d/b/a FairPoint Communications — NNE.