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                                                       DA 98-2056
                            Before the
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20554

In the Matter of                        )
                                   )
Deployment of Wireline Services Offering     )    CC Docket No. 98-147 
Advanced Telecommunications Capability  )
                                   )


                             ORDER
                                
Adopted:  October 13, 1998         Released:  October 13, 1998


By the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division: 

     1.   On August 7, 1998, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in CC Docket No. 98-147 proposing measures to promote the
deployment of advanced services in a competitive manner by both incumbent local
exchange carriers and new entrants.  The NPRM requires parties to file comments on
or before September 25, 1998, and reply comments on or before October 16, 1998.
On October 9, 1998, the United States Telephone Association (USTA) filed a Motion
for Extension of Time for filing reply comments to the Commission's NPRM. 

     2.   In its pleading USTA requests that the deadline for reply comments be
extended until November 16, 1998.  USTA states that because many comments
have been filed and in view of the significance of this proceeding, it lacks sufficient
time to respond to all of the issues raised by commenters in a comprehensive
manner.  

     3.   We deny USTA's request for an extension of the October 16, 1998, date
for filing reply comments.  Although we recognize that the current pleading schedule
is relatively compressed and that the proceeding has elicited a voluminous record, an
extension of time would adversely impact the Commission's ability to proceed under
its current accelerated schedule.  

     4.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Extension of Time filed
by the United States Telephone Association IS DENIED. 

      
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                              Carol E. Mattey
                              Chief
                              Policy and Program Planning Division
                              Common Carrier Bureau