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

In the Matter of                     )
                                     )           CC Docket No. 98-104
1998 Annual Access Tariff Filings    )           
                                     )
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company  )           Transmittal No. 2708
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 73    )
                                     )
Pacific Bell                         )           Transmittal No. 1991    
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 128   )
                                     )
Nevada Bell                          )           Transmittal No. 242
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 1     )


                      MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

              Adopted: June 30, 1998                                    Released:  June 30, 1998

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


I.  INTRODUCTION
                                            
              1.  On June 29, 1998 the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau), among other things, suspended
for one day and set for investigation the price cap incumbent local exchange carriers' (LECs) 1998
Annual Access Tariffs.  On June 30, 1998, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWB), Pacific
Bell, and Nevada Bell filed Transmittal Nos. 2708, 1991, and 242, respectively.  These transmittals
propose revisions to the SWB's, Pacific Bell's, and Nevada Bell's 1998 Annual Access Tariffs to
become effective July 1, 1998.
                  
        II.  DISCUSSION

                2.  These transmittals raise issues that were set for investigation in the 1998 Annual Access
Suspension Order.  Therefore, we advance the effective date of these transmittals to June 30, 1998,
suspend them for one day, and make them subject to the investigation initiated in the 1998 Annual
Access Suspension Order.

                  III.  EX PARTE REQUIREMENTS
                                    
                3.  This investigation is a permit-but-disclose proceeding and subject to the requirements under
Section 1.1206(b) of the rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.1206(b), as revised.  Persons making oral ex parte
presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain a summary of
the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed.  More than a one
or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required.  See 47 C.F.R.
 1.1206(b)(2), as revised.  Other rules pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in
Section 1.1206(b), as well.  

     IV.  ORDERING CLAUSES

                4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), and through the authority delegated pursuant to Sections 0.91
and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91 and 0.291, that the tariff revisions filed by  
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, and Nevada Bell ARE SUSPENDED for one day
from the effective date and an investigation of the referenced tariff transmittals IS INSTITUTED AND
CONSOLIDATED in CC Docket No. 98-104.

                5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell,
and Nevada Bell SHALL FILE, within five business days of the release date of this Order, a
supplement to their tariffs in order to advance the effective date to June 30, 1998, and then suspend
the effective date for one day to July 1, 1998.   These carriers should cite the DA number of the
instant Order as the authority for this filing. 

                6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 204(a), and through the authority delegated
pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91 and 0.291, that 
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, and Nevada Bell SHALL KEEP ACCURATE
ACCOUNT of all amounts received by reason of the provisions that are the subject of this
investigation.  


                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                Jane E. Jackson
                Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
                Common Carrier Bureau