Report No. CC-575      COMMON CARRIER ACTION        June 17, 1994

                   FCC ADOPTS CONSENT DECREE TERMINATING
                  FORFEITURE ACTION AGAINST AT&T; AT&T TO
                   CONTRIBUTE $464,000 TO U.S. TREASURY

     The Commission and AT&T have signed a Consent Decree which 
terminates an enforcement action against AT&T initiated by the
Commission with a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
(NAL) issued in August 1993.

     In the NAL, the Commission found AT&T apparently liable for
a forfeiture of $464,000 for offering enhanced services and
abbreviated dialing access to its enhanced services from its so-
called "Stand-Alone Public Enhanced Communications System" public
telephones without complying with the rules and regulations
adopted by the Commission in its Third Computer Inquiry or
obtaining the necessary Commission waivers.  Subsequent
negotiations between AT&T and Common Carrier Bureau staff
culminated in an agreement that resolves and terminates the
forfeiture proceeding.  

     Under the terms of the Consent Decree, AT&T has agreed to
pay the full amount of the forfeiture, without admitting
liability for the actions that formed the basis of the NAL, and
has waived any rights it may have to seek judicial review or
otherwise challenge the Commission's order adopting the Consent
Decree.  The payment will be a voluntary, non-tax-deductible
contribution to the U.S. Treasury.

     The Commission's Order adopting the Consent Decree
terminates the forfeiture action without any finding of liability
on the part of AT&T.

     Action by the Commission June 13, 1994, by Order and Consent
Decree (FCC 94-157).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello and
Barrett, with Commissioners Ness and Chong not participating.

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