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Sd-WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554`}(# DA 981229 ă  1yx dddhy  aE@#5\  P6QaP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  S-#&I\  P6Q&P#`p(# Released: June 24, 1998 ă  S~ -V ATU Telecommunications Petitions Commission for Waiver of Commission Rules to Offer Term and Volume Discounts for Switched Access Service  S -  S - Pleading Cycle Established ă  S - COMMENTS : July 13, 1998  S- REPLY COMMENTS: July 24, 1998 x xOn June 22, 1998, the Municipality of Anchorage d/b/a Anchorage Telephone Utility a/k/a ATU Telecommunications (ATU) filed a petition for waiver of sections 69.106(b) and 69.124(b)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  69.106(b) and 69.124(b)(1). ATU requests a waiver of these rules in order to offer term and volume discounts to its customers, which it claims are necessary for it to compete effectively in the local exchange market in Anchorage, Alaska. x xUnder the Commission's expanded interconnection rules, a local exchange carrier (LEC) that has not implemented density zone pricing may deaverage its access rates partially, pursuant to certain  S-restrictions./? {OP-  ԍxExpanded Interconnection with Local Telephone Company Facilities, Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd 7369,  {O-745463 (1992); see also BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., et al., Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4443 (1993)./ ATU asserts that its two main competitors, both facilitiesbased LECs, have instituted such discounts, and it requests a waiver of sections 69.106(b) and 69.124(b) of the Commission's rules in order to offer similar discounts. xATU states that a waiver of the application of these rules is appropriate due to ATU's unique circumstances, namely, that robust competition exists in Anchorage and that ATU may lose its largest customer if it is not allowed to offer such discounts. ATU asserts that competition in the local exchange market in Anchorage is strong and aggressive, and that consumers, access customers and local exchange wholesale customers all have a choice of providers. ATU states that its largest customer is considering purchasing wholesale local exchange service from a facilitiesbased LEC that can offer it volume and term discounts, and that ATU must offer this customer similar discounts in order to attempt to retain it. ATU asserts that telecommunications customers in Anchorage should not be denied the benefits of price competition, and that allowing ATU to offer term and volume discounts to its access customers could stimulate greater competition in the interexchange market in Anchorage. xInterested parties may file comments on the ATU waiver petition no later than July 13, 1998. Reply comments must be filed by July 24, 1998. When filing comments and/or replies, please reference the internal file number: CCB/CPD 9840. xAn original and four copies of all comments and replies must be filed in accordance with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.51(c). In addition, one copy of each'$,,,+e@d;[!,L|  '#  h    pleading must be filed with International Transcription Services (ITS), the Commission's duplicating contractor, at its office at 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and one copy with the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C. 20554. xFor further information, contact Harold Watson, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 4181520.  S5-; é FCC ă