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                                            DA 98-575
     
               Released: March 25, 1998
                           
      COMMON CARRIER BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON SBC
     COMPANIES' PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME OF
        THE LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY PHASE II
               IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE 
     
                   CC Docket 95-116
                 NSD File No. L-98-16
     
     Comment Date:  April 3, 1998
     Reply Comment Date: April 9, 1998
     
          On February 20, 1998, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT)
     and Pacific Bell (Pacific) (collectively the SBC Companies) filed a petition seeking
     an extension of time of the May 15, 1998, Local Number Portability ("LNP")
     Phase II implementation deadline.
     
          SBC Companies request delay in the implementation schedule to address
     defects found in Signal Transfer Points (STP) software supplied by a vendor.  SBC
     states that the STP defects were not discovered until January 21, 1998, after live
     production testing was underway.
     
          We seek comments on SBC Companies' Petition for Extension of the May
     15, 1998, Phase II Implementation deadline.  If parties have already commented on
     SBC Companies' petitions, and have addressed scheduling delays beyond Phase I
     implementation in their comments, those parties need not file additional comments
     specifically addressing delays of Phase II implementation.
     
          Comments are due by April 3, 1998, and reply comments by April 9, 1998. 
     Ex parte presentations in this proceeding will be governed by the procedures set
     forth in Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, that are applicable to "permit-
     but-disclose" proceedings.  Interested parties should file an original and four
     copies of their comments with the Office of the Secretary, Federal
     Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20554.  In
     addition, parties should send five copies to Alvin McCloud, Common Carrier
     Bureau, FCC, Suite 235, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554, and one
     copy to ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.  Comments and
     reply comments will be available for public inspection and copying in the Network
     Services Division Public Reference Room, Room 220, 2000 M Street, NW,
     Washington, DC 20554.  Copies of comments and reply comments will also be
     available from ITS, at 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, or by calling
     (202) 857-3800.
     
     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patrick Forster at (202) 418-
     7061 or Andre Rausch at 418-7277.   The address is:  Network Services Division,
     Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 2000 M Street,
     NW, Suite 235, Washington, DC 20554.  The fax number is: (202) 418-7314.  The
     TTY number is:  (202) 418-0484.
     
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