PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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Report No. CCB/CPD-29                                             
        April 10, 1997           
                            
                       PROTESTED TARIFF TRANSMITTALS
                               ACTIONS TAKEN

       Pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.291 of the
Commission's Rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.291, the Competitive Pricing Division of the Common
Carrier Bureau has reviewed
the petitions to reject and the petitions to suspend and
investigate the tariff transmittals listed in
this Report.

       We conclude that none of the parties filing petitions
against the tariff transmittals listed
in this Report have presented compelling arguments that these
transmittals are so patently
unlawful as to require rejection.  Similarly, we conclude that
none of these parties have
presented issues regarding these transmittals that raise
significant questions of lawfulness which
require investigation of the tariff transmittals listed in this
Report.

       Accordingly, the petitions to reject or suspend and
investigate the following tariff
transmittals are denied, and these transmittals will, or have,
become effective on the dates
specified below.  Applications for review and petitions for
reconsideration of these decisions
may be filed within 30 days from the date of this public notice
in accordance with Sections
1.115 and 1.106 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.115,
1.106.

       Additional information about a particular tariff
transmittal may be obtained from the
contact person at (202) 418-1540.
                                                                  
                                                 
CARRIER:       BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

TRANSMITTAL(s):       Transmittal No. 385, Tariff F.C.C. No. 1    


SUBJECT:                      Exogenous cost change to reflect
the removal of payphone
                              cost from Price Cap indices,
revisions which reflect the
                              ordered application of the
multiline end user common line
                              charge to all payphone lines, and
certain text revisions which
                              reflect the removal of BellSouth
Payphone services from the
                              tariff.

PETITIONER(s): American Public Communications Council, Inmate
Calling
                              Service Providers Coalition,
Southeastern Public
                              Communications Coalition and Sprint
Communications Co.






EFFECTIVE DATE:       April 10, 1997

CONTACT:       Calvin Howell (202)418-1569
                                                                  
                                                  
For more information, contact Judith A. Nitsche at (202)
418-1540.