PUBLIC NOTICE
                                                                  
           
   Federal Communications Commission
   1919 M St., N.W.
   Washington, D.C. 20554

                                                                  
           

                                                                  
           
DA 96-42
                                                                  
      
                                                                  
      
             PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON MCI'S
    PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE,
RECONSIDERATION
    OF THE ORDER GRANTING PACIFIC BELL'S PETITION FOR INTERIM
WAIVER OF
       PART 69.104 TO OFFER ISDN EQUIPPED ACCESS LINES TO
CALIFORNIA
                                  SCHOOLS

                               CCBPol 96-2

Released: January 19, 1996

On January 11, 1996 MCI Telecommunications Corporation (MCI)
petitioned the
Commission for clarification or, in the alternative,
reconsideration of one aspect of its Order
allowing Pacific Bell to waive end user common line (EUCL)
charges for ISDN lines to
school, libraries, and community colleges in California. 
(Pacific Bell Petition for Interim
Waiver, Order, FCC 95-496, released December 13, 1995).  MCI
states that the
Commission allowed Pacific Bell to waive EUCL charges subject to
the condition, inter alia,
that Pacific Bell would "not attempt to recover any costs
associated with this program by
increasing interstate access rates, including Carrier Common Line
(CCL) charges."  MCI
requests that the Commission clarify that this condition requires
Pacific Bell to impute EUCL
revenue for these lines in computing the CCL cap under the price
cap rules.  MCI requests
in the alternative that if this was not the Commission's intent,
the Commission reconsider its
decision and require imputation. 

Interested parties should file comments on MCI's petition by
February 19, 1996 and
reply comments by March 5, 1996 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 96-2 on
their pleadings.  MCI'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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Reconsideration DA 96-42//$
$/ 47 CFR  1.429 /$
"FOR RECORD ONLY"