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                                                               DA 95-1599


          US WEST FILES REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION TO WAIVE
                 SECTION 61.38 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES

                       Pleading Cycle Established

Comments: July 21, 1995

Reply Comments:     None


     On July 14, 1995, US West Communications Inc. (US West) filed a request for
special permission to waive the cost support requirements of Section 61.38 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.38.  Specifically, US West requests special permission
to file the tariff for its video dialtone market trial in Omaha, Nebraska, without the economic
support material required by Section 61.38 of the Commission's rules.  Although US West
does not believe that Section 61.49 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.49, has any
applicability to the Omaha market trial tariff, US West also requests a waiver of Section
61.49 to the extent the Commission decides that it may apply.  US West claims that waiver
of Section 61.38 is necessary because the costs of the Omaha system -- whose request for
purchase was released two-and-one-half years ago and whose Section 214 application was
approved 19 months ago -- are far different than the costs of currently available video
dialtone systems.  US West maintains that conducting a market trial based on outdated cost
structures that would not be repeated in future video dialtone deployments would provide
only marginal utility.

     Interested parties may file comments on US West's petition no later than July 21,
1995.  Due to the short time available to the Bureau between the filing date for comments
and the effective date of the US West video dialtone tariff, which is August 1, 1995, the
Bureau will not accept reply comments.

     An original and four copies of all comments and replies must be filed in accordance
with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.51(c).  Parties should also
hand serve US West with a copy of their comments.  In addition, one copy of each pleading
must be filed with International Transcription Services (ITS), the Commission's duplicating
contractor, at its office at 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C.  20037 and
one copy must be hand served to the Chief, Tariff Division, Room 518, 1919 M Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C.  20554.

     For further information, contact Kalpak Gude, Tariff Division, Common Carrier
Bureau, at (202) 418-1530.

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