PROOF OF PUBLICATION

District of Columbia, ss., Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the said District, Kate M. Davey well known to me to be Billing Manager of The Washington Post, a daily newspaper published in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and making oath in due form of law that an advertisement containing the language annexed hereto was published in said newspaper on the dates mentioned in the certificate herein.

I Hereby Certify that the attached advertisement was published in The Washington Post, a daily newspaper, upon the following dates at a cost of $4,195.60, and was circulated in the Washington metropolitan area.

Published 7 times. Dates: Dec 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2005
Account 632270

/s/ Kate M. Davey

Witness my hand and official seal this ____ day of January, 2006

_______________/s/________________ My commission expires _______________________________

Tuesday T. Bell Notary Public, District of Columbia My Commission Expires 7-31-2009

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ANTITRUST DIVISION

Take notice that a proposed Final Judgment, Amended Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed in a civil antitrust case, in United States v. SBC Communications Inc., Civil Case No. l:05CV02102 (EGS) against SBC Communications Inc. (""SBC"") and AT&T Corp. (""AT&T""). On October 27, 2004, the United States filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the proposed acquisition of AT&T by SBC would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, by substantially lessening competition in the provision of local private lines (also called ""special access"") and other telecommunications services that rely on local private lines in eleven metropolitan areas: Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Detroit; Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut; Indianapolis; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Milwaukee; San Diego; San Francisco-San Jose; and St. Louis. The proposed Final Judgment requires the defendants to divest assets in those eleven metropolitan areas in order to proceed with SBC's $16 billion acquisition of AT&T. A Competitive Impact Statement filed by the United States on November 16, 2005 describes the Complaint, the proposed Final Judgment, the industry, and the remedies available to private litigants who may have been injured by the alleged violation. Copies of the Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, Amended Stipulation, Competitive Impact Statement, and all further papers filed with the Court in connection with this Complaint will be available for inspection at the Antitrust Documents Group, Antitrust Division, Liberty Place Building, Room 215, 325 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 (telephone 202-514-2481), and at the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. During the sixty (60) day comment period, interested persons may submit comments in writing to Nancy Goodman, Chief, Telecommunications & Media Enforcement Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 8000, Washington, D.C. 20530 (202-514-5621).

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BY: A. Carter DATE: 1/12/06
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COMMERCIAL INVOICE and STATEMENT

The Washington Post washingtonpost.com express

1 Billing Period 2 Advertiser/Client Name 12/01/05-12/31/05 US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS 23 Total Amount Due Amount Paid 3 Terms of Payment 12,565.62   Payable On Or Before 15th Day After Billing. No Cash Discount

4	Page	5	Billing Date	6	Agency Account No.	7	Advertiser/Client No.	21	Current Net Amount	22	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days
1		12/31/05				632270		8,267.80		0.00		3,825.40	0.00	472.42

8	Billed Account and Address	9	Remittance Address
	US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS ATTN: MAURA LEE 950 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW # 3335 WASHINGTON, DC 20530		THE WASHINGTON POST P.O. BOX 79101 BALTIMORE, MD 21279-0101

000632270320051200012565621111

Statement of Account Aging of Past Due Amounts

21	Current Net Amount	22	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	23	Total Amount Due
8,267.80		0.00		3,825.40	0.00	472.42	12,565.62

The Washington Post washingtonpost.com express

1150 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20071 Invoice Questions Tel: (202) 334-4875   Fax: (202) 334-4706    e-mail: CUSTACCT@WASHPOST.COM Tearseheet request: TEARSHTS@WASHPOST.COM Not subject to back-up Tax Withholding      Duns #: 3245768      Fed ID #: 53-0182385

Advertiser Information
1	Billing Period	6	Agency Account Number	7	Advertiser/Client Number	2	Advertiser/Client Name
12/01/05-12/31/05				632270		US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS

Address Change Request

Comments/Questions

10	Date	11	Newspaper Reference	12	13	14	Description, Other Comments/Changes	15 16	SAU Size Billed Units	17 18	Times Run Rate	19	Gross Amt	20	Net Amt
CURRENT PERIOD ACTIVITY SUMMARY
CLASSIFIED				14.00		INSERTS		938.00		LINES

LEGEND

Billing Period "from " "to" dates for this statement Advertiser/Client Name Name of Advertiser (if Agency, Client Name) Terms of Payment When payment is due Page Number Page Number for multi page statements Billing Date Date statement was prepared Agency Account Number Newspaper account number Corresponding to element 8 Advertiser/Client Number Advertiser Account number corresponding to element 2 Billed Account Name and Address Organization receiving invoice Remittance Address return payment address Date Insertion date of ad or transaction date Newspaper reference Newspaper's Internal reference number Description, Other Comments Product/Service Code Other Charges or Credit All Information relating to ad including purchase order number detail of all discounts/charges relating to ad SAU Size Standard Advertising Unit ad size (for Classified: single Insertion lines) Billed Units Measurement of ad (columns x depth) (for classified: Total lines in ad schedule) Times Run Number of insert days for this ad Rate Applicable newspaper assigned rate prior to any discounts or charges Gross Amount Calculation of ad pricing Extension of total billed amount at applicable rate before any discounts Net Amount Final cost of ad due for advertiser {element 2) Current Net Amount Due Aging of past due balances for advertiser Total Amount due Sum of elements 21 and 22

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PROOF OF PUBLICATION

District of Columbia, ss., Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the said District, Kate M. Davey well known to me to be Billing Manager of The Washington Post, a daily newspaper published in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and making oath in due form of law that an advertisement containing the language annexed hereto was published in said newspaper on the dates mentioned in the certificate herein.

I Hereby Certify that the attached advertisement was published in The Washington Post, a daily newspaper, upon the following dates at a cost of $4,072.20, and was circulated in the Washington metropolitan area.

Published 7 times. Dates: Dec 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2005
Account 632270

/s/ Kate M. Davey

Witness my hand and official seal this ____ day of January, 2006

_______________/s/________________ My commission expires _______________________________

Tuesday T. Bell Notary Public, District of Columbia My Commission Expires 7-31-2009

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ANTITRUST DIVISION

Take notice that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed in a civil antitrust case, in United States v. Verizon Communications Inc., Civil Case No. l:05CV02103 (HHK) against Verizon Communications Inc. (""Verizon"") and MCI, Inc. (""MCI""). On October 27, 2004, the United States filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the proposed acquisition of MCI by Verizon would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18, by substantially lessening competition in the provision of local private lines (also called ""special access"") and other telecommunications services that rely on local private lines in eight metropolitan areas: Baltimore; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Tampa; Richmond, Virginia; Providence, Rhode Island; and Portland, Maine. The proposed Final Judgment requires the defendants to divest assets in those eight metropolitan areas in order to proceed with Verizon's $8.54 billion acquisition of MCI. A Competitive Impact Statement filed by the United States on November 16, 2005 describes the Complaint, the proposed Final Judgment, the industry, and the remedies available to private litigants who may have been injured by the alleged violation. Copies of the Complaint, proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation, Competitive Impact Statement, and all further papers filed with the Court in connection with this Complaint will be available for inspection at the Antitrust Documents Group, Antitrust Division, Liberty Place Building, Room 215, 325 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 (telephone 202-514-2481), and at the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. During the sixty (60) day comment period, interested persons may submit comments in writing to Nancy Goodman, Chief, Telecommunications & Media Enforcement Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 8000, Washington, D.C. 20530 (202-514-5621).

RECEIVED
BY: A. Carter DATE: 1/12/06
Tel:

COMMERCIAL INVOICE and STATEMENT

The Washington Post washingtonpost.com express

1 Billing Period 2 Advertiser/Client Name 12/01/05-12/31/05 US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS 23 Total Amount Due Amount Paid 3 Terms of Payment 12,565.62   Payable On Or Before 15th Day After Billing. No Cash Discount

4	Page	5	Billing Date	6	Agency Account No.	7	Advertiser/Client No.	21	Current Net Amount	22	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days
1		12/31/05				632270		8,267.80		0.00		3,825.40	0.00	472.42

8	Billed Account and Address	9	Remittance Address
	US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS ATTN: MAURA LEE 950 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW # 3335 WASHINGTON, DC 20530		THE WASHINGTON POST P.O. BOX 79101 BALTIMORE, MD 21279-0101

000632270320051200012565621111

Statement of Account Aging of Past Due Amounts

21	Current Net Amount	22	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	23	Total Amount Due
8,267.80		0.00		3,825.40	0.00	472.42	12,565.62

The Washington Post washingtonpost.com express

1150 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20071 Invoice Questions Tel: (202) 334-4875   Fax: (202) 334-4706    e-mail: CUSTACCT@WASHPOST.COM Tearseheet request: TEARSHTS@WASHPOST.COM Not subject to back-up Tax Withholding      Duns #: 3245768      Fed ID #: 53-0182385

Advertiser Information
1	Billing Period	6	Agency Account Number	7	Advertiser/Client Number	2	Advertiser/Client Name
12/01/05-12/31/05				632270		US DEPT OF JUSTICE/ANTI TRUS

Address Change Request

Comments/Questions

10	Date	11	Newspaper Reference	12	13	14	Description, Other Comments/Changes	15 16	SAU Size Billed Units	17 18	Times Run Rate	19	Gross Amt	20	Net Amt
CURRENT PERIOD ACTIVITY SUMMARY
CLASSIFIED				14.00		INSERTS		938.00		LINES

LEGEND

Billing Period "from " "to" dates for this statement Advertiser/Client Name Name of Advertiser (if Agency, Client Name) Terms of Payment When payment is due Page Number Page Number for multi page statements Billing Date Date statement was prepared Agency Account Number Newspaper account number Corresponding to element 8 Advertiser/Client Number Advertiser Account number corresponding to element 2 Billed Account Name and Address Organization receiving invoice Remittance Address return payment address Date Insertion date of ad or transaction date Newspaper reference Newspaper's Internal reference number Description, Other Comments Product/Service Code Other Charges or Credit All Information relating to ad including purchase order number detail of all discounts/charges relating to ad SAU Size Standard Advertising Unit ad size (for Classified: single Insertion lines) Billed Units Measurement of ad (columns x depth) (for classified: Total lines in ad schedule) Times Run Number of insert days for this ad Rate Applicable newspaper assigned rate prior to any discounts or charges Gross Amount Calculation of ad pricing Extension of total billed amount at applicable rate before any discounts Net Amount Final cost of ad due for advertiser {element 2) Current Net Amount Due Aging of past due balances for advertiser Total Amount due Sum of elements 21 and 22

To place a classified ad, please call your sales representative or call (202) 334-6200