DA 95-345

                   PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED ON GLCC'S
          PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION
     GRANTING AMERITECH'S AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VIDEO DIALTONE
SERVICE

                 W-P-C- NOS. 6926, 6927, 6928, 6929, 6930


      Released: February  24, 1995

      On February 3, 1995 Great Lakes Cable Coalition (GLCC)
petitioned the
Commission for reconsideration of the Commission's Order and
Authorization granting
Ameritech authority to provide video dialtone service in multiple
locations in its telephone
service area. (See Order and Authorization, FCC 94-340, released
January 4, 1995).  

       GLCC requests that the Commission rescind its order and
authorization until
Ameritech's local exchange monopoly is opened to competition.  In
the alternative, GLCC
argues that the Commission should amend its decision to clarify
certain sections of the
order.  In particular, GLCC argues that the Commission should
include in its ordering
clause a requirement that Ameritech provide a minimum of 390
channels of capacity. 
GLCC also argues that the Commission should clarify that
Ameritech is prohibited from
undertaking any channel sharing scheme under its authorization. 
GLCC further argues
that the ordering clauses in Ameritech's authorization should
expressly prohibit
Ameritech from providing programming over its system, either
directly or through an
affiliate.   Finally, GLCC argues that the Commission should
clarify its position on the
relevance of comparisons with traditional cable data as support
for the reasonableness
of Ameritech's economic justification analyses. 

      Oppositions to this Petition must be filed by March 6,
1995, and Replies to an
Opposition must be filed by March 15, 1995.  Interested parties
should file an original
and four copies with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554. 
A copy should also be sent to Peggy Reitzel, Common Carrier
Bureau, FCC, Room 544,
1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., to the Commission's
contractor for public
service records duplication, ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W.,
Suite 140, Washington, D.C.
20037, and to the FCC Public Reference Room, 6th Floor, 2025 M
Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.

      Copies of the Petition can be obtained from ITS at
(202)857-3800.  The Petition
also is available for review and photocopying at the FCC Public
Reference Room from
8:30-12:30 and 1:30-3:00, Monday through Thursday.

      We will treat this proceeding as non-restricted for
purposes of the Commission's
ex parte rules.  See generally, 47 C.F.R. 1.1200-1.1216.  For
further information
contact Peggy Reitzel, Policy and Program Planning Division of
the Common Carrier
Bureau, at (202) 418-1579.

      Federal Communications Commission