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                        Released: December 12, 1997


Pacific Bell Seeks Waiver of Part 69
to Establish a New Switched Access Service and Related Rate Elements
for Long-Term Number Por tability Query Service
                                     

                       Pleading Cycle Established

                              CCB/CPD 97-65

COMMENTS: December 19, 1997

        On December 12, 1997, Pacific Bell filed a waiver petition to establish a new switched access
service and related rate elements for long-term number portability query service (Pacific Bell Query
Service Waiver Petition).  The four new rate elements would allow Pacific Bell to assess a charge on
wireless and wireline "N minus one" (N-1) telecommunications carriers that: (a) terminate unqueried
interstate traffic into Pacific Bell's end offices but arrange for Pacific Bell to determine the routing
information for the terminating customer, (b) terminate unqueried interstate traffic into Pacific Bell's
tandem offices but arrange for Pacific Bell to determine the routing information for the terminating
customer, (c) terminate unqueried interstate traffic into Pacific Bell's end offices but do not arrange for
Pacific Bell to determine the routing information for the terminating customer, (d) terminate unqueried
interstate traffic into Pacific Bell's tandem offices but do not arrange for Pacific Bell to determine the
routing information for the terminating customer.

        Pacific Bell filed the petition under Section 69.4(g)(1)(ii) of the Commission's rules, which allows
"[l]ocal exchange carriers subject to price cap regulation [to] establish one or more switched access rate
elements for a new service   upon approval of a petition demonstrating that  [a]nother local exchange
carrier has previously obtained permission to establish one or more rate elements identical to those
proposed in the petition to offer the identical service."  According to Pacific Bell, the Competitive
Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, granted Ameritech permission to establish identical rate
elements and to provide the same service, namely, the performance of number portability queries for
carriers that terminate interstate calls to Pacific Bell's network without the necessary routing information. 
Pacific Bell asserts, therefore, that the Commission should grant Pacific Bell's waiver petition in
accordance with Section 69.4(g)(1)(ii) of the Commission's rules.

        Interested parties may file comments on Pacific Bell's waiver petition no later than December 19,
1997.  When filing comments, interested parties should reference the internal file number: CCB/CPD
97-65.

        An original and four copies of all comments 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, Inc. (ITS), the Commission's duplicating contractor, at its office at
1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, and one copy with the Chief, Competitive Pricing
Division, Room 518, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

        We will treat this proceeding as permit-but-disclose for purposes of the Commission's ex parte
rules.  See generally, 47 C.F.R.  1.200-1.1206.  For further information, contact Neil Fried or Wanda
M. Harris, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-1530.

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