IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 


) 
National Telecommunications Cooperative ) 
Association and Organization for the ) 
Promotion and Advancement of Small ) 
Telecommunications Companies, et al., ) 
) 
Petitioners, ) 
) 
v. ) Case No. 03-1443 
) 
Federal Communications Commission and ) 
United States of America, ) 
) 
Respondents. ) 

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Notice of Intent to File an Amicus Curiae Brief 

Pursuant to Rule 29(b) of the rules of the District of Columbia Circuit, the Chief Counsel 
for Advocacy of the United States Small Business Administration files this Notice of 
Intent to File an Amicus Brief in the above captioned case. 


Respectfully Submitted, Dated: February 13, 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 
Michael R. See 

(N.Y. Bar No. 4046587) 
Assistant Chief Counsel 
Office of Advocacy 
United States Small Business 
Administration 
409 Third Street, S.W. 
Suite 7800 
Washington, DC 20416 
(202) 619-0312 
Eric E. Menge 

(D.C. Bar No. 467232) 
Assistant Chief Counsel 
Office of Advocacy 
United States Small Business 
Administration 
409 Third Street, S.W. 
Suite 7800 
Washington, DC 20416 
(202) 205-6949 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that two (2) copies of the foregoing Notice of Intent to File an 

Amicus Brief in National Telecommunications Cooperative Association and 

Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications 

Companies, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of 

America, No. 03-1443, were sent via first class mail, postage pre-paid, this 13th day of 

February, 2004, to each of the following counsel of record: 

Petitioners: Respondent: 

David E. Frulla John A. Rogovin 
Attorney for Petitioners Federal Communications Commission 
Brand & Frulla 445 12th Street, S.W. 
923 15th Street, N.W. Room 8-A741 
Washington, D.C. 20005 Washington, DC 20554 

(202) 662-9700 (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 
Thomas M. Sullivan 

(D.C. Bar No. 450526)