WORLDCOM,
INC., et al., Chapter 11 Case No. 02-13533 (AJG) (Jointly
Administered)
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES
WorldCom
has arranged for parties to participate by Telephonic Appearance in the WorldCom
chapter 11 hearings conducted in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York.
Parties
filing a motion, application or other pleading, including, without limitation,
an objection or response thereto, may participate by Telephonic Appearance. Any party not submitting a pleading, but
interested in monitoring the Bankruptcy Court’s proceedings, may participate by
Telephonic Appearance in “listen-only” mode.
Under
no circumstances may any participant record or broadcast the proceedings
conducted by the Bankruptcy Court.
Telephonic
Appearances will be conducted through Court Conference. Telephonic Appearances are arranged by
reservations, as instructed below.
Any questions about Telephonic
Appearances should be directed to Court Conference at (866) 582-6878, facsimile
(866) 533-2946.
To
make reservations for Telephonic Appearances:
1.
At
least 2 business days (but no less than 48 hours) prior to the
hearing, all
participants, whether intending to be heard by the Bankruptcy Court or to
monitor the proceedings in “listen-only” mode, must notify Court Conference by
phone at (866) 582-6878, or by facsimile at (866) 533-2946.
2.
Participants
must provide the following information:
a.
Case
Name and Number: WorldCom, Inc., et
al.,
b.
Name
of Judge: The Honorable Arthur J.
Gonzalez
c.
Hearing
date and time
d.
Name,
address, phone number of participant/attorney
e.
Party
whom participant represents
f.
Particular
pleading submitted by the participant, and matter on which participant wishes to
be heard; or whether the participant intends to monitor the proceeding in
“listen-only” mode.
3.
Participants
will receive fax confirmation and instructions for Telephonic Appearance from
Court Conference the day before the hearing.
4.
At
least 1 business day (but no less than 24 hours) prior to the
hearing,
only those participants intending to be heard by the Bankruptcy Court, must send
written notification to the following:
a.
Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP,
b.
Counsel
for any statutory committee appointed in the Debtors’
cases
Until
further notice, notification by a participant intending to be heard can be
achieved when a participant faxes the Debtors and any statutory committee
appointed in the Debtors’ cases a copy of the confirmation the participant
receives from Court Conference; otherwise participants must provide the same
information as indicated in item (2), above.
Fees:
The
fee for the Telephonic Appearance is fixed by Court Conference depending upon
the length of time the participant is on the call, regardless of whether the
participant actually is heard by the Bankruptcy Court or whether the participant
participates in “listen-only” mode.
Each participant will be charged or billed an initial fee of $41.20 at
the time of reservation with Court Conference, with appropriate increments, if
any, to be charged or billed based upon the Fee Rate.
The
Fee Rate for Telephonic Appearances is as follows:
Call
Length
Fee
0-90
minutes
$41.20
91-180
minutes
$80.00
181-270
minutes
$120.00
271–360
minutes
$160.00
Over
360 minutes
An additional $40.00 per each additional 90 minutes will be
charged.
There
are no subscription fees and no special equipment is required to use the
service