DA 95-346

          PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS AND REPLIES ON 
         ITAA'S PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF INTERIM WAIVER
FOR
                   BOC'S PROVISION OF ENHANCED SERVICES

      Released: February 24, 1995

      On February 10, 1995, the Information Technology
Association of America (ITAA)
petitioned the Commission for reconsideration of the Common
Carrier Bureau's Order,
Bell Operating Companies' Joint Petition for Waiver of Computer
II Rules, MO&O, DA
95-36 (Com. Car. Bur., January 11, 1995) (Waiver Order).  In the
Waiver Order, the
Bureau authorized the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) to provide,
on an interim basis,
enhanced services on an integrated basis subject to certain
restrictions in light of the
recent court decision from the United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit,
California v. FCC, 39 F.3d 919 (9th Cir. 1994), which vacated the
BOC Safeguards
Order.

       ITAA states that under the regulatory regime adopted in
Computer II, the BOCs
were required to offer enhanced services through fully separate
subsidiaries. ITAA states
that in Computer III, the Commission allowed the BOCs to offer
enhanced services on
an integrated basis, provided that the BOCs implemented
satisfactory Open Network
Architecture plans. ITAA argues that the California III decision
vacated the Computer III
rules, and that the Bureau should evaluate the BOCs' waiver
request under the
Computer II requirements. 

      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., and to the Commission's
contractor for public
service records duplication, ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W.,
Suite 140, Washington, D.C.
20037. 

      Copies of the Petition can be obtained from ITS at (202)
857-3800.  The Petition
also is available for review and photocopying at the Common
Carrier Bureau, Policy
Division, Room 544, from 9:00-12:00 and 1:30-4:30, Monday through
Friday. 

      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