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$//Order; Bell Atlantic; Trans. No. 856; CC Dkt. 94-97; DA 96-493//$
$/ Section 0.291 Delegated Authority/$
TRANSMITTED FOR FCC RECORD ONLY    

                  Before the
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISS     ION
Washington, D.C.
             
                     
                         DA 96-493

In the Matter of                       )
                                  )     CC Docket No.  94-97 
Bell Atlantic Telephone Company             )                   
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 1            )     Transmittal No. 856


                          ORDER
           
                             Adopted: March 29, 1996; Released: April 4, 1996

By the Chief, Tariff Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   On February 27, 1996, Bell Atlantic Telephone Company filed Transmittal No.
856 to revise its Tariff F.C.C. No. 1.  Transmittal No. 856, which is scheduled to become
effective on April 12, 1996, proposes to clarify the application of the collocated
interconnection cross connect and to add Sonet-based offerings to the list of services available
for expanded interconnection.  No petitions have been filed against this transmittal.
     
     2.   Transmittal No. 856 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, Transmittal No. 856 is suspended for one day until April 13,
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 to Bell Atlantic Telephone Company
Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 856, ARE SUSPENDED for one day and an
investigation of the referenced tariff transmittal IS INSTITUTED.

     4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Bell Atlantic Telephone Company 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. 
Bell Atlantic Telephone Company 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), Bell Atlantic Telephone
Company 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