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$// Public Notice; Pacific Bell Petition for Waiver; DA 95-1523
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TRANSMITTED FOR FCC RECORD ONLY

                                                  DA 95-1523






                                                  July 7, 1995


                Pacific Bell Petition for Expedited Waiver
                   of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules

                        Pleading Cycle Established

COMMENTS:  July 21, 1995

REPLY COMMENTS:  July 28, 1995


          On June 19, 1995, Pacific Bell (Pacific), filed a
petition for expedited waiver of Parts 69.110, 69.111, and 69.112 
of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  69.110, 69.111, and
69.112.  Pacific seeks this waiver to establish new rate elements
to offer new switched transport services based on Synchronous
Optical Network (SONET) Ring and Access Service.  Pacific wishes
to add seven new service elements to its SONET tariff offering to
permit switched transport rates which differ from those for
switched transport in a non-SONET Ring and Access Service
environment. 

          Pacific states that SONET Ring and Access Service is a
digital fiber optic hierarchy which transports Special and
Switched Access services.  The service provides increased
capability for remote supervision and performance monitoring with
data communications channels, improved sectionalization, and
element manager surveillance.  Pacific also states that the
service features faster facility configuration with point and
click operation from remote locations and that the service uses
self-healing bi-directional ring architectures and the add/drop
capabilities inherent in ring services to improve overall
survivability and reliability over current point to point
services.  

     Pacific states that SONET Ring and Access Service also
provides an increase in bandwidth which allows aggregation of end
user customer or carrier traffic to speeds up to 2.4 Gbps and
provides significant savings per unit of traffic delivered
through the network.  Pacific claims that its customers will gain
economies from SONET Ring and Access Service based on network
designs that are more cost effective.  Pacific notes that it
already offers similar Special Access services under Tariff
F.C.C. No. 128, Section 7.2.11.




     Interested parties may file comments on Pacific's petition
for waiver no later than July 21, 1995.  Replies may be filed no
later than July 28, 1995.

     An 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
pleading must be filed with International Transcription Service
(ITS), the Commission's duplicating contractor at its office at
2100 M Street, N. W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037 and one
copy with the Chief, Tariff Division, Room 518, 1919 M Street,
N.W., Washington,  D.C. 20554.

     For further information, contact Wanda M. Harris, Tariff
Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-1530.


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