Pursuant to sections 214 (a) and 310 (d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA),1 Consumers Union (CU)2 and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)3 respectfully submit this Petition to Deny the applications, submitted by SBC Communications Inc. (“SBC”) and AT&T Corp. (“AT&T”), that seek approval of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) to transfer control to SBC of the licenses held directly and indirectly by AT&T.

