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TRANSMITTED FOR FCC RECORD ONLY

                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.
                                                                                                      DA 95-270

In the Matter of                        )
                                   )    CC Docket No. 94-97
                                   )
US West Communications, Inc.            )    
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 5             )    Transmittal No. 576
                                   )                           
       
                                   ORDER

        Adopted:  February 17, 1995;  Released:  February 17, 1995

By the Acting Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   On January 6, 1995, US West Communications, Inc. (US West) filed
Transmittal No. 576 to revise its Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.  Transmittal No. 576, which is
scheduled to become effective on February 20, 1995, would lengthen the deadline for
converting from physical collocation to virtual collocation from January 31, 1995 to April
30, 1995.  No petitions were filed against the US West transmittal.

     2.   The transmittal filed by US West raises the same issues as the permanent
virtual collocation tariffs that were suspended for one day and made subject to the
investigation initiated in the Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension Order.  Therefore, the
above-captioned transmittal is suspended for one day, until February 21, 1995, and will be
subject to the investigation initiated in the Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension Order.  This
transmittal will also be subject to an accounting order to facilitate any refunds that may later
prove necessary.

     3.     Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), and Section 0.291 of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.291, the revision to US West Communications, Inc. Tariff F.C.C. No.
5, Transmittal No. 576, IS SUSPENDED for one day and an investigation of the referenced
tariff transmittal IS INSTITUTED.

     4.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that US West Communications Inc. SHALL
FILE tariff revisions within five business days of the release date of this Order to reflect this
suspension. 

     5.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for these purposes, we waive Sections
61.56, 61.58, and 61.59 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.56, 61.58, and 61.59. 
US West Communications, Inc. should cite the "DA" number of the instant Order as the
authority for this filing.

     6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), US West Communications, Inc. shall
keep accurate account of all amounts received by reason of the rates that are the subject of
this investigation.




     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



     Geraldine A. Matise
     Acting Chief, Tariff Division
     Common Carrier Bureau