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"FOR RECORD ONLY"




      DA 95-1670


                PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
                     AMERITECH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.'S
                     PETITION FOR NONDOMINANT STATUS 

                                CCBPol 95-1

      
      Released:  July 27, 1995   

      On July 21, 1995, Ameritech Communications, Inc. (ACI) filed a petition requesting
the Commission determine that ACI will be a nondominant carrier under the
Commission's rules.  ACI is a fully separate subsidiary of the Ameritech Operating
Companies.  ACI states that the Department of Justice has filed a motion with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia seeking a modification of the Modified Final
Judgment to allow ACI to provide interLATA services, on a limited, trial basis.  

      ACI argues that it should be classified as a nondominant carrier because it will
lack market power in the long-distance marketplace and will have no control of
bottleneck facilities.  ACI argues that it should be subject to the streamlined regulatory
framework that applies to nondominant carriers, including one-day tariff filing
requirements and blanket section 214 authority.   

      Interested parties may file comments on this petition by August 28, 1995, and
reply comments by September 12, 1995, with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.  A copy 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.  Parties filing comments in this non-
docketed proceeding should include the Policy Division internal reference number,
CCBPol 95-1, on their pleadings.  ACI's petition is available for inspection and copying
in the Industry Analysis Division reference room, Common Carrier Bureau, Room 533,
1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  Copies of these filings can be obtained from
ITS, Inc. at (202) 857-3800.  

      We will treat these proceedings 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.
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