DA 95-667
                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C.  20554

     
In the Matter of the Applications of              ) 
                                        )
PACIFIC BELL                            )
                                        )    
For Authority pursuant to Section 214 of  the          )        File Nos.  W-P-C-6913
Communications Act of 1934, as amended,      )                   W-P-C-6914
to construct, operate, own, and maintain               )                        W-P-C-6915
advanced fiber optic facilities and                    )                        W-P-C-6916
equipment to provide video dialtone service       )
to selected communities in Orange County,         )
the southern San Francisco Bay area,              )
the Los Angeles area, and the                     )
San Diego area in California.                )


                                   ORDER

          Adopted:  March 30, 1995                  Released:   March 30, 1995


Comment Date:  April 10, 1995

By the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division:  

     
     1.   On March 27, 1995, the California Cable Television Association (CCTA) filed
a request for extension of time to file comments in response to a March 21, 1995 letter from
Pacific Bell providing supplemental information in the above referenced proceedings.   A Public
Notice, released on March 24, 1995, had set April 4, 1995 as the date by which parties should
submit comments on the supplemental filing.  CCTA requests that the deadline for filing
comments be extended until April 17, 1995. 

     2.   CCTA states that additional time is necessary to allow them to fully address the
issues raised in Pacific's supplemental filing.  It argues that in view of the length of Pacific's
supplemental filing, the amount of economic data which it contains, and the importance of
developing a complete record, an extension will permit them to more fully address the issues.

     3.   We do not routinely grant extensions of time.    In this case, however, we believe
that CCTA's input in this proceeding is important.  Therefore, in the interest of allowing all
parties to more fully address the issues raised by Pacific's supplemental filing, we are willing
to grant parties an extension of time in which to file comments. Given that the parties have
already filed extensive comments in these proceedings and that the applications have been
pending for some time, it is critical that we resolve the issues raised in these applications as
expeditiously as possible.  We consequently believe that an extension to April 17, 1995 would
result in excessive  delay.  Thus, we grant all parties an extension of time for filing of comments
until April 10, 1995. 

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the CCTA's Request for Extension of Time
IS GRANTED to the extent provided herein, and otherwise IS DENIED.    

                                   Federal Communications Commission



                                   James D. Schlichting
                                   Chief, Policy and Program
                                   Planning Division
                                   Common Carrier Bureau