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$//Order; Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.;Trans. No. 2546; CC
Dkt. 94-97; DA 96-844//$
$/ Section 0.291 Delegated Authority/$
TRANSMITTED FOR FCC RECORD ONLY

                                Before the
                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.


    DA 96-844

In the Matter of       )
        )CC Docket No.  94-97 
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company        )                       
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 73          )     Transmittal No. 2546


                          ORDER
            
                  Adopted:  May 24, 1996; Released:  May 24, 1996

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

    1.   On April 18, 1996, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
(SWBT) filed Transmittal No. 2546 to revise its Tariff F.C.C. No. 73. 
Transmittal No. 2546, which is currently scheduled to become effective on
June 1, 1996, proposes to modify SWBT's virtual collocation offering to
reflect an additional type of interconnector-designated equipment (IDE). 
No petitions have been filed against this transmittal.
    
    2.   Transmittal No. 2546 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. 2546 is suspended for one day, following the effective
date,  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 virtual
collocation revisions to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Tariff
F.C.C. No. 73, filed under Transmittal No. 2546, ARE SUSPENDED for one
day from the effective date and an investigation of the referenced tariff
transmittal IS INSTITUTED.

     4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Southwestern Bell 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 the above 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.  Southwestern Bell 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),
Southwestern Bell 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, Competitive Pricing Division
                    Common Carrier Bureau