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$// Order; GTOC; Trans. No. 1013; CC Dkt. 94-97; DA 96-475 //$
$/ Section 0.291 Delegated Authority /$
TRANSMITTED FOR FCC RECORD ONLY
                                    
                               Before the
                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.
                                    
                                    
    DA 96-475

In the Matter of                       )
                                  )     CC Docket No.  94-97
GTE Telephone Operating Companies      )                        
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 1            )     Transmittal No. 1013


                          ORDER
           
                             Adopted: March 29, 1996; Released: March 29, 1996

By the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   On January 16, 1996, GTE Telephone Operating Companies (GTOCs) filed
Transmittal No. 1013 to revise its Tariff F.C.C. No. 1.  Transmittal No. 1013, which is
scheduled to become effective on March 31, 1996, proposes, among other things, changes to
the structure of the cable space and pull rates for expanded interconnection.  No petitions
have been filed against this transmittal.
     
     2.   Transmittal No. 1013, as it pertains to expanded interconnection, raises the
same issues regarding rate levels, rate structures, and terms and conditions of service as those
identified in the Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension Order.  Therefore, the proposed cable
space and pull rates filed under Transmittal No. 1013 are suspended for one day until April 1,
1996, 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, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), and Section 0.291 of the
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.291, the revisions pertaining to expanded interconnection
to GTE Telephone Operating Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 1013, ARE
SUSPENDED for one day and an investigation of the referenced tariff transmittal IS
INSTITUTED.

     4.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that GTE Telephone Operating Companies
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. 
GTE Telephone Operating Companies 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, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), GTE Telephone Operating
Companies shall keep accurate account of all amounts received by reason of the rates that are
the subject of this investigation.



                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                    James D. Schlichting
                    Chief, Tariff Division
                    Common Carrier Bureau