OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
WASHINGTON, DC 20416 



June 9, 2004 

Via Hand Delivery 

Mr. Mark Langer 
Clerk of the Court 
United States Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit 
333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. 
Room 5409 
Washington, DC 20001 

Re: United States Telecom Association, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission 
and United States of America, D.C. Cir. Nos. 03-1414, 03-1443. 

Dear Mr. Langer: 

Enclosed please find a Notice of Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent to File an Amicus 
Curiae Brief previously filed with this Court pursuant to Rule 29(b) on February 13, 
2004. Also attached is a certificate of service for the Notice of Withdrawal. Thank you, 
and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (202) 205-6533. 

Sincerely, 

Thomas M. Sullivan 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 


) 
United States Telecom Association, et al., ) 
) 
Petitioners, ) 
) 
v. ) Case Nos. 03-1414, 03-1443 
) 
Federal Communications Commission and ) 
United States of America, ) 
) 
Respondents. ) 

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Notice of Withdrawal 

Based on recent negotiations with the Respondents, and accommodations agreed 
to that will benefit small business, the Chief Counsel hereby withdraws his Notice of 
Intent to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of Petitioners that was filed with this 
Court on February 13, 2004. 


Respectfully Submitted, Dated: June 9, 2004 

Thomas M. Sullivan 

(D.C. Bar No. 450526) 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy 
Office of Advocacy 
United States Small Business 
Administration 
409 Third Street, S.W. 
Suite 7800 
Washington, DC 20416 
(202) 205-6533 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that two (2) copies of the foregoing Notice of Withdrawal in 
United States Telecom Association, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission and 
United States of America, D.C. Cir. Nos. 03-1414, 03-1443, were sent via first class mail, 
postage pre-paid, this 9th day of June, 2004, to each of the following counsel of record: 

Petitioners: 

David E. Frulla 
Attorney for Petitioners NTCA 
and OPASTCO 
Brand & Frulla 
923 15th Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 662-9700 
Michael K. Kellogg 
Attorney for Petitioners USTA 
and CenturyTel, Inc. 
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, & Evans 
1615 M Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 

(202) 326-7900 
Aaron M. Panner 
Attorney for Petitioners USTA 
and CenturyTel, Inc. 
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, & Evans 
1615 M Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 

(202) 326-7900 
Respondents: 

John A. Rogovin 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, S.W. 
Room 8-A741 
Washington, DC 20554 

(202) 418-1740 
John Edward Ingle 
Deputy Associate General Counsel 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, S.W. 
Room 8-A741 
Washington, DC 20554 

(202) 418-1746 
Joel Marcus 
Counsel 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, S.W. 
Room 8-A741 
Washington, DC 20554 

(202) 418-1740 

Petitioners: 

Michael Terrence McMena min 
United States Telecom Association 
1401 H Street, N.W. 
Suite 600 
Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 326-7300 
Stacey W. Goff 
CenturyTel, Inc. 
100 CenturyTel Drive 
Monroe, LA 71203 

(318) 388-9539 
Respondents: 

Catherine G. O’Sullivan 
Chief Counsel 

U.S. Department of Justice 
Antitrust Division, Appellate 
601 D Street, N.W. 
Patrick Henry Building 
Room 10536 
Washington, DC 20530 
(202) 514-2413 
Andrea Limmer 
Attorney 

U.S. Department of Justice 
Antitrust Division, Appellate 
601 D Street, N.W. 
Patrick Henry Building 
Room 10526 
Washington, DC 20530 
(202) 514-2886 

Intervenor for Petitioners: 

Gregory W. Whiteaker 
Attorney for Central Texas 
Telephone Cooperative, Inc., The 
Champaign 
Telephone Co., Chariton Valley 
Telephone 
Corp., Comanche County Telephone Co., 
Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc., 
Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 
Bennet & Bennet 
1000 Vermont Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 371-1500 
Intervenors for Respondents: 

Theodore Case Whitehouse 
Attorney for Cellular Telecommunications 
& Internet Association (CTIA) 
Willkie, Farr, & Gallagher, LLP 
1875 K Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 303-1000 
David Michael Don 
Attorney for CTIA 
Willkie, Farr, & Gallagher, LLP 
1875 K Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 303-1000 
Michael Field Altschul 
Attorney for CTIA 
Willkie, Farr, & Gallagher, LLP 
1875 K Street, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 303-1000 
Luisa Lillian Lancetti 
Sprint Corporation 
401 9th Street, N.W. 
Suite 400 
Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 585-1923 
James Bradford Ramsay 
National Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners 
1101 Vermont Avenue, N.W. 
Suite 200 
Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 898-2200 

Intervenors for Respondents: 

Robert Jeffery Aamoth 
Attorney for T-Mobile USA, Inc. 
Kelley, Drye, & Warren 
1200 19th Street, N.W. 
Suite 500 
Washington, DC 20036 

(202) 955-9600 
Thomas M. Sullivan 

(D.C. Bar No. 450526)