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                                                  DA 95-1797





                                                 August 14, 1995



             UNITED AND CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES
               FILES PETITION FOR WAIVER OF PRICE CAP RULES

                        Pleading Cycle Established

COMMENTS:  August 28, 1995

REPLY COMMENTS:  September 5, 1995


     On August 8, 1995, the United Telephone and Central
Telephone Companies (United), filed a petition requesting that
the Commission waive its Rules and Orders concerning price cap
regulation for local exchange carriers (LECs), and most recently
modified in the LEC Performance Review First Report and Order,
"to permit United to discharge the 1995 sharing obligation in
order to effect the incentives intended with the no sharing
regime."  United states that it "seeks the same relief, and seeks
to impement that relief in the same manner as was ordered by the
Common Carrier Bureau" in response to similar waiver petitions
filed by other LECs. 

     United states that despite its election of the no sharing
option (5.3 percent productivity offset figure or X-Factor), it
is still effectively subject to a sharing obligation for the last
half of 1995.  United notes that to the extent that it implements
measures to achieve efficiencies in the second half of 1995, it
would not realize the full benefits of those efficiencies. 
United further notes, that the benefits of those efficiencies
would be reflected in the full year's earnings, and would
correspondingly increase United's sharing obligations for 1995.
United states that it seeks to give full effect to its election
of the no sharing option and to eliminate the disincentives of
sharing for 1995. 
 

     Interested parties may file comments on the United/Central
petition no later than August 28, 1995.  Replies to the Comments
may be filed no later than September 5, 1995.

     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).  In addition, one copy of each
pleading must be filed with International Transcription Services,
Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037, and
one copy with the Chief, Tariff Division, Room 518, 1919 M
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.  

     For further information, contact Debra Sabourin, Tariff
Division, Common Carrier Bureau (202)418-1530.  

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