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                                          Released: March 3, 1999

Competitive Pricing Division Grants Motion for Extension of Time
for Comments and Reply Comments in Response to Bell Atlantic Telephone 
              Companies' Petition for Forbearance 
                                
                      CC Docket No. 99-24
                                
                     Pleading Cycle Revised
                                
COMMENTS:  March 18, 1999

REPLY COMMENTS:  April 8, 1999


     On January 20, 1998, the Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies (Bell Atlantic) filed a
petition requesting that the Commission exercise its authority to forbear from applying Part 69
rate structure rules and Part 61 rate level rules to its special access services in 12 of the
jurisdictions in which it provides special access services, pursuant to Section 10 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47
U.S.C.  160.  The Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) established a filing date of March 8, 1999,
for comments, and March 30, 1999, for reply comments.  

     On March 1, 1999, KMC Telecom, Inc. (KMC), a competitive local exchange carrier
(CLEC), filed a motion for extension of time in this proceeding.  On March 3, 1999, the
Competitive Pricing Division granted KMC's motion.  Interested parties may now file comments
on Bell Atlantic's petition for forbearance on or before March 18, 1999, and reply comments on
or before April 8, 1999.  This matter shall continue to be treated as a "permit-but-disclose"
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules.  See 47 C.F.R.  1.1200,
1.1206.  All other requirements discussed in the January 21, 1999, Public Notice in this
proceeding remain in effect.  

     For further information, contact Steven Spaeth or Tamara Preiss at (202) 418-1520, TTY:
(202) 418-0484.

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