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

                                                                              

                                                                              
DA 96-153
                                                                         
                                                                         
                PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON 
                 ALLTEL'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF
                         OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES

                               CCBPol 96-05

Released:  February 8, 1996

On February 2, 1996, ALLTEL Telephone Services Corporation (ALLTEL) filed a
petition seeking to waive certain provisions of the Commission's rules and applicable
Commission orders in order to permit the direct assessment to resellers of ALLTEL's local
exchange services of end user common line (EUCL), presubscription change (PIC) charges,
and flat-rated carrier common line (CCL) access charges.  ALLTEL seeks such relief in light
of local competition initiatives underway in various states.
 
Specifically, ALLTEL requests a waiver of the Part 69 Rules to permit recovery of
the EUCL and PIC charges from carriers that purchase and resell ALLTEL's local exchange
services rather than recovery of EUCL and PIC charges from the ultimate end user. 
ALLTEL states that under a local resale arrangement, ALLTEL will lose the retail
relationship with the end user.  ALLTEL also seeks a waiver of the Part 69 Rule to permit
the assessment of a flat-rated CCL charge to the local exchange reseller.  ALLTEL states
that interexchange traffic on unbundled common lines will no longer transit ALLTEL's
switches in a local exchange resale environment, and that consequently ALLTEL will not
have a mechanism to recover those costs that were previously recovered from interexchange
carriers through a per-minute CCL charge. 

Interested parties should file comments on ALLTEL's petition by February 20,
1996 and reply comments by February 27, 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
96-05 on their pleadings.  As of February 16, 1996, ALLTEL's petition is available for
inspection and copying in the Common Carrier Bureau' Public Reference Room, Room
509, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.  Prior to that time, it may be
obtained from Janice Myles, Room 544, 1919 M St.  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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