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                                                                   DA  95-1609


                PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
      GTE'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENT TO PLACE CERTAIN 
               SERVICES INTO FEDERAL AND STATE ONA TARIFFS 

                                 CC 92-256

                                                    Released:  July 19, 1995

     On July 7, 1995 the GTE Telephone Operating Companies and GTE System Telephone
Companies (GTE) filed a petition seeking a waiver of the requirement of the GTE ONA Order
that requires GTE to place certain local and obsolete services identified in its ONA Plan into the
Federal and State ONA access tariffs. 

     In its waiver petition, GTE proposes to include 3 Basic Service Elements by reference
in its federal access tariff rather than create an ONA offering.  GTE also proposes to eliminate
the access Alarm Signal Transport Service Basic Service Arrangement  from its ONA Plan
because the underlying technology supporting this local service is becoming obsolete. 

          Interested parties should file comments on GTE's waiver request by July 31,
1995, and reply comments by August 7, 1995, the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.  Copies should also be sent to Janice M. Myles, Common Carrier
Bureau, FCC, Room 544, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and to the
Commission's contractor for public service records duplication:  ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street,
N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C.  20037.  Copies of the waiver request can be obtained from
ITS at (202) 857-3800. 
       
          We will treat this proceeding as non-restricted for purposes of the Commission's
ex parte rules.  See generally 47 C.F.R.  1.1200-1.1216.  For further information contact
Janice M. Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division of the Common Carrier Bureau, at
(202) 418-1577.

                         Federal Communications Commission