$// PN, US West Pet. for Waiver of Pt. 69 Unbundled Common lines,
DA 95-1925 //$
$/ 47 CFR  69 Access Charges /$                                 
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                                                       DA 95-1925

PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
        U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.'S
PETITION FOR WAIVERS OF PART 69
TO PROVIDE UNBUNDLED COMMON LINES


CCBPol 95-13
     

                                   Released: September 7, 1995 

               
     On September 5, 1995, U S West Communications, Inc. (U S West)
filed a  Petition for Waivers of Part 69 of the Commission's rules
in connection with U S West's offering of unbundled common lines in
the states of Wyoming and Utah.  U S West requests waivers of Part
69 in order to allow it to apply the End User Common Line (EUCL)
charge and a flat-rated Carrier Common Line (CCL) charge to
purchasers of unbundled local link (loop) service.  U S West
further requests that the Commission grant it a blanket Part 69
waiver with respect to U S West's provision of unbundled local loop
service in other states.  U S West argues that no public interest
benefit is served by requiring it to file repeated waiver requests
as it introduces such service in other states.
  
     U S West asserts that this petition for waiver is similar to
the waiver the Commission granted to Rochester Telephone
Corporation, Rochester Telephone Corporation Petition for Waiver to
Implement Its Open Market Plan, Order, 10 FCC-677-6, released March
7, 1995.  Comments and reply comments on U S West's petition may be
combined with those on NYNEX Telephone Companies' August 30, 1995
revised petition for waivers of Part 69 to provide unbundled common
lines (Public Notice, CCBPol 95-12, released September 6, 1995). 
          
     Interested parties should file comments on U S West
Communications, Inc.'s petition by September 27, 1995 and reply
comments by October 10, 1995 with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. A copy should also be sent to
Janice 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 95-13, on their pleadings.  U S
West Communications, Inc.'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. 20554.  Copies can also 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 Myles,
Policy and Program Planning Division of the Common Carrier
Bureau, at (202) 418-1577.  

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