June 23,1995

                      FCC Announces Second Meeting
            to Discuss Acceleration of Toll Free 888 Database


     The FCC will hold the second in a series of meetings with the industry to discuss
ways to accelerate deployment of the new toll free 888 area code.  These meetings are part
of the Commission's overall plan to conserve use of the existing toll free 800 numbers and
accelerate the availability of the new toll free 888 numbers. 

     This meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 1995 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is open to the
public.  The meeting will be held at Bellcore, Room B1-B2, 2101 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.  A tentative agenda is attached. 

     This second meeting will include reports from various industry segments, including
local exchange carriers, SCP vendors and switch vendors, on ways to accelerate deployment
of the 888 database.  

     The first 888 deployment meeting was held on June 15.  Future meetings will be held
approximately every two weeks throughout planning for 888 deployment.  All meetings will
be open to the public.  Documents from these meetings will be available for public viewing
the day after each meeting at the FCC, 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6010, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m.  Copies of these documents may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, International Transcription Services, (202) 857-3800.

     The FCC is holding these meetings as part of its overall effort to smooth the
transition from the existing toll free 800 number system to the new toll free 888 system. 
The FCC continues to work with the 800 service provider industry to conserve the existing
800 numbers and to ensure the efficient use of these resources.  

     Questions about this meeting should be directed to Mary De Luca at (202) 418-1500.

  -FCC-



                   Portable 888 Implementation Meeting
                              June 28, 1995
                            Tentative Agenda 

1. 9:00 to 9:10     Introductions of attendees

2. 9:10 to 9:20     Updated Status of 800 Numbers by Michael Wade, President, Database
                    Service Management, Inc. (DSMI)

3. 9:20 to  9:35    Revised Schedule for RBOC 888 Implementation
               by National 800 Product Team 

4. 9:35 to 10:20    888 Readiness Report - Vendors
               Bellcore (SCP & SMS), NorTel, Erisson and Seimans 

5. 10:20 to 10:50   888 Readiness Report - Interexchange Carriers
   LDDS/Wiltel, CompTel

6. 10:50 to 11:30   888 Updated Readiness Report from Large Local Exchange Carriers
   GTE, United, SNET, Cincinnati Bell

7. 11:30 to 12:45   Updated Readiness Report from Regional Bell Operating Companies
               Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, NYNEX, Pacific Bell, SBC,
               USWest

8. 12:45       Wrap-up