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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

                                                      DA 99-261

In the Matter of                )
                                )  
January 1, 1999                 )  CC Docket No. 98-241
Access Charge Tariff Filings    )


                    ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION


Adopted:  January 29, 1999                        Released:  January 29, 1999

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division:

                         I.  INTRODUCTION

     1.  On December 30, 1998, we released the Pacific Bell Suspension Order, which
suspended for one day and set for investigation the rates for the common line basket filed by
Pacific Bell in Transmittal Numbers 2020 and 2026.  In that Order, we concluded that Pacific
Bell's proposed correction of Centrex line counts in Transmittal Number 2020 may have resulted
in an improper increase of Pacific Bell's maximum permitted common line revenues and thus
raised a substantial question of lawfulness that warranted investigation.  We also noted that in
Transmittal Number 2026, Pacific Bell proposed, among other things, to revise rates "to reflect
the correct recovery of the Common Line revenue requirement," but did not further revise its
Centrex line counts.

     2.  In this Order, on our own motion, we reconsider our decision to suspend and
investigate the rates for the common line basket filed by Pacific Bell in Transmittal Numbers 2020
and 2026.  

                         II.  DISCUSSION

     3.  Pursuant to Sections 0.91, 0.291, and 1.108 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 
0.91, 0.291, 1.108, we reconsider on our own motion our decision in the Pacific Bell Suspension
Order to suspend and investigate the rates for the common line basket filed by Pacific Bell in
Transmittal Numbers 2020 and 2026.  On January 26, 1999, Pacific Bell filed Transmittal
Number 2031, proposing revisions to the maximum permitted common line revenues
requirement.  On January 28, 1999, Pacific Bell filed Transmittal No. 2032, modifying the
revisions it proposed in Transmittal Number 2031.  We find that Pacific Bell's revisions in
Transmittal No. 2032 adequately address the issue raised in the Pacific Bell Suspension Order. 
Accordingly, we decline to investigate the rates for the common line basket filed by Pacific Bell in
Transmittal Numbers 2020 and 2026 and terminate the proceeding in CC Docket No. 98-241.

                     III.  ORDERING CLAUSES

     4.  IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 0.91, 0.291, and 1.108 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91, 0.291, 1.108, we reconsider on our own motion our
decision in the Pacific Bell Suspension Order to suspend and investigate the rates for the
common line basket filed by Pacific Bell in Transmittal Numbers 2020 and 2026.  

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91, 0.291, CC Docket No. 98-241 IS TERMINATED. 


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Jane E. Jackson
                              Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
                              Common Carrier Bureau