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p. 1135No. 97-826. No. 97-829. No. 97-830. No. 97-831. No. 97-1075. No. 97-1087. No. 97-1099. No. 97-1141. AT&T Corp. et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.; and AT&T Corp. et al. v. California et al.; MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.; and MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. California et al.; Association for Local Telecommunications Services et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.; Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board et al.; and Federal Communications Commission et al. v. California et al.; Ameritech Corp. et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.; GTE Midwest Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.; U S WEST, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.; and Southern New England Telephone Co. et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
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8th Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 1089.] Motion of local exchange carriers regarding oral argument granted. Two hours are allotted for oral argument; the first hour is limited to the jurisdictional issue, and the second hour is limited to the nonjuris-dietional issues. Divided argument is granted with respect to the jurisdictional issue to be divided as follows: petitioners/cross-respondents, 30 minutes; state respondents/cross-petitioners, 15 minutes; private respondents/eross-petitioners, 15 minutes. Motion of respondent California for divided argument and for additional time for oral argument denied.
Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.