ÿWPC_ ûÿ2 BVP Z¦ Courier 10cpiàÿÿ‰?xxx,Ûwôxþ6X@É“8Ç;X@þþþþþþþÿþÿÿÿþÿÿþÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿHP LaserJet IIISi ROOM 544 (LPT2)HPLASIII.PRSÛx Œ @ɇÏðHð58\X@ÐÐûÿ2Ó<ÿÿ#LÿÿZoÿÿ É3|xCourier 10cpiCourier 10cpi (Bold)HP LaserJet IIISi (LPT2)1)HPLASIII.PRSÛx Œ @ɇÏðHðtätX@ÐÐûÿ2ÿÿX]àÿÿ‰?xxx,[Zôxþ6X@É“8Ç;X@þþþþþþþÿþÿÿÿÿÿþÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ’ÿÿ‰?xxx,äÈôxÐ `É•BÇ;X€þþþþþþþÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿþÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿq DeÿWPC ûÿ2BVP Z¦ ÿÿÿÿ2 Ò2R+ !"#$¤¥¦§}Î KÊ Ê ßÊ Á`x(#ÁDA 95©1168ƒ Áàèì˜ÁCOMMON CARRIER BUREAU WILL NOT ENFORCE CURRENT ƒ Áàô ìÌÁRULES ON APPLICATION OF SUBSCRIBERƒ Áà\ ìäÁLINE CHARGES TO ISDN SERVICEƒ Á``(# ÁReleased: May 30, 1995ƒ The Common Carrier Bureau will not initiate enforcement actions against Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) for violation of Section 69.104 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. ÀÀ 69.104, insofar as the rule requires that a Subscriber Line Charge (SLC) be assessed for each derived channel of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) service. The Bureau will refrain from enforcement, however, only on the condition that LECs calculate their Carrier Common Line charges as if they were imposing a SLC for each voice©grade©equivalent derived channel of the ISDN service, except for D channels used for signalling. The suspension will remain in effect pending further Commission action in a rulemaking proceeding concerning SLCs. ISDN permits digital transmission over ordinary local loops and T©1 facilities through the use of advanced central office equipment and customer premises equipment. There are two types of ISDN service currently available. Basic Rate Interface (BRI) service allows a customer to obtain two voice©grade©equivalent channels and a data/signalling channel over an ordinary local loop. Primary Rate Interface (PRI) service allows a customer to obtain 23 voice©grade©equivalent channels and a data/signalling channel or, in some circumstances, 24 voice©grade©equivalent channels over a T©1 facility, with two pairs of twisted copper wires. The SLC is a flat monthly charge paid by telephone subscribers to cover a portion of the cost of the local telephone line that connects the subscriber's telephone to the telephone company's switching office. In 1992, in response to a tariff filing by the NYNEX Telephone Companies, the Common Carrier Bureau concluded that the Commission's access charge rules require telephone companies to assess a SLC for each derived channel of ISDN Ô ‰?H&´<Ôservice, and the Commission later affirmed that decision. ÃÃSeeÄÄ In the Matter of NYNEX Telephone Companies, Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, Transmittal No. 116, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Ô ‰? (´<Ô7 FCC Rcd 7938 (Com. Car. Bur. 1992), ÃÃaff'd on recon.ÄÄ, 10 FCC Rcd 2247 (1995). Ô"h)0*0*0*°°°1ð"ÔŒ™The Commission's access charge rules are more than ten years old, and the current development of ISDN was not anticipated when these rules were adopted. The Commission has initiated an expedited rulemaking to consider whether the current rules governing assessment of SLCs on derived channel services should be changed. In the interim, we believe that the public interest is best served by focusing our resources on reaching an equitable long©term resolution of these issues as quickly as possible, rather than devoting resources to enforcing a rule that is subject to possible amendment in the near future. In addition, the suspension of enforcement will expire when the Commission's action in the rulemaking proceeding takes effect. To guard against potential adverse consequences to non©ISDN subscribers as a result of this decision, we are conditioning the suspension of enforcement on the requirement that the LECs calculate Carrier Common Line rates as if they were charging a SLC for each voice©grade©equivalent derived ISDN channel, except for D channels used for signalling. Ô¾ªT ÔThis condition will ensure that LECs do not increase Carrier Common Line charges to compensate for SLC revenues not recovered from ISDN service, which potentially would put upward pressure on interstate toll rates. The Common Carrier Bureau will address procedures to ensure compliance with this condition by locÔ ¾ªT Ôal exchangeÔ ¾ªT Ô carriers in the context of the review of the 1995 annual access tariff filings. By the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. For further information, contact: Lisa S. Gelb (202) 418©1592.