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

                                                                              
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
DA 96-101
                                                                         
                PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON 
                   PACIFIC BELL'S PETITION FOR WAIVERS 
                TO IMPLEMENT LOOP UNBUNDLING IN CALIFORNIA

                               CCBPol 96-04

Released:  January 31, 1996

On January 26, 1996, Pacific Bell (Pacific) filed a petition seeking waivers of Part 69
of the Commission's Rules.  Pacific states that the requested waivers are necessitated by the
California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) January 17, 1996 resolution approving a
Co-Carrier Agreement between Pacific and MFS Intelenet (MFS) of California.  Pacific states
that the Co-Carrier Agreement sets the terms of local interconnection between Pacific and
MFS, including the terms for unbundling local exchange links.  Pacific states that a link
would provide transport between an end user premise and the Pacific wire center.  Pacific
states that the Co-Carrier Agreement calls for Pacific to begin providing basic links to MFS
on April 1, 1996. 

Specifically, Pacific requests a waiver of Rules 69.104 and 69.203 regarding the
assessment of EUCL charges.  Pacific states that this waiver is needed to assure that loop
costs continue to be recovered from Pacific's customer of record for the local exchange
service, in this case, MFS.  Pacific also seeks a waiver of the Commission's Rule 69.105(a),
regarding the assessment of the carrier common line charge, in order to allow Pacific to not
assess a carrier common line charge to MFS for measured usage on the unbundled loops. 

Pacific notes that it previously filed a petition for waivers relating to the CPUC's
decisions opening the California local exchange market to competition, allowing carriers to
apply for certification as local exchange carriers, and to resell Pacific's tariffed local
exchange services to their end users.  (See Pacific Bell Expedited Petition for Waivers to
Implement Resale Competition in California, filed November 3, 1995, Public Notice,
CCBPol 95-21, rel. November 9, 1995.)

Interested parties are asked to file comments on Pacific's petition for waiver by
February 12, 1996, and reply comments by February 20, 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 96-04, on their pleadings.  Pacific'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 M. Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division of the Common Carrier Bureau, at
(202) 418-1577.

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