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                                Before the
                     Federal Communications Commission
                          Washington, D.C. 20554

                                                 )  CC Docket No. 94-97                   
In the Matter of                     )
                                     )       CC Docket No. 96-185
Ameritech                            )       
Revisions to Tariff  F.C.C. No. 2            )      Transmittal No. 982

ORDER
                         

Adopted:  September 17, 1996                                      Released:  September 17, 1996

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.     On July 5, 1996, Ameritech filed Transmittal No. 982 to revise its Tariff F.C.C.
No. 2.  Transmittal No. 982, which is scheduled to become effective on September 18, 1996,
offers an unbundled rate structure for signaling system 7 (SS7), unbundles the digital network
access link (DNAL) from signal transfer point (STP) access and reduces the STP Port Charge. 
With the DNAL unbundled, Ameritech's expanded interconnection customers are able to provide
their own DNAL and obtain STP access through Ameritech's cross-connection service. No
petitions have been filed against the above mentioned transmittal.

     2.     We find that because Transmittal No. 982 unbundles the DNAL from STP access
and, therefore, provides interconnectors with the ability to provide their own DNALs and obtain
STP access through expanded interconnection, this transmittal raises the same issues regarding
rate levels, rate structures, and terms and conditions of service as those identified in the Virtual
Collocation Tariff Suspension Order and in the Ameritech New Expanded Interconnection
Service Suspension Order. Therefore, to the extent that the provisions of Transmittal No. 982 



affect Ameritech's DNAL cross-connection service for expanded interconnection customers, this
transmittal is suspended for one day, following the effective date, and will be subject to the
investigations initiated in the Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension Order and the Ameritech New
Expanded Interconnection Service Suspension Order.  This transmittal will also be subject to an
accounting order to facilitate any refunds that may later prove necessary.

     3.     Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), and Section 0.291 of the
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.291, the revisions to Ameritech Tariff F.C.C. No. 2, are filed
under Transmittal No. 982,  to the extent that they unbundle the DNAL from STP access, ARE
SUSPENDED for one day from the effective date and investigations of the referenced tariff
transmittal ARE INSTITUTED.

     4.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ameritech SHALL FILE tariff revisions within
five business days of the release date of this Order to reflect this suspension.

     5.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the above purposes, we waive Sections
61.56, 61.58, and 61.59 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.56, 61.58, and 61.59. 
Ameritech should cite the "DA" number of the instant Order as the authority for this filing.

     6.     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), Ameritech shall keep accurate
account of all amounts received by reason of the rates that are the subject of these investigations.




                                          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                                          James D. Schlichting
                                          Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
                                          Common Carrier Bureau