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                                                  DA 95-2309

                                                                 
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
             BELL ATLANTIC'S PETITION FOR WAIVERS OF
PART 69 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES RELATED TO ACCESS CHARGES

      CCBPol 95-22

                                   Released: November 27, 1995 

     On November 20, 1995 Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies (Bell
Atlantic) filed a petition requesting the Commission to waive
certain provisions of Part 69 of the Commission's rules related to
access charges.  

     Specifically, Bell Atlantic requests a waiver of  69.104 of
the Rules in order to allow End User Common Line (EUCL) charges to
be billed to competing local exchange carriers (CLECs) and a waiver
of  69.105 to permit Bell Atlantic to bill an average flat-rated
carrier common line (CCL) charge, rather than a CCL charged on a
minutes of use basis, to CLECs that purchase unbundled common
lines.  Bell Atlantic is requesting that the waiver be granted for
all jurisdictions in which it operates, to be effective if and when
unbundled local loops become available.  Bell Atlantic states that
several of the Bell Atlantic jurisdictions are now defining the
rules under which unbundled loops can be made available.  

     Interested parties should file comments on Bell Atlantic's
petition by December 7, 1995 and reply comments by December 14,
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 95-22 on their pleadings.  Bell Atlantic'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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