PUBLIC NOTICE
                                                                              
   Federal Communications Commission
   1919 M St., N.W.
   Washington, D.C. 20554

                                                                              
   
   Report No. 2244                                           December 17, 1997

                                                                                  PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN
                         RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

                                                                                  Petitions for reconsideration and clarification have been filed in the Commission's rulemaking
    proceedings listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR Section 1.429(e).  The         full text
    of these documents are available for viewing and copying in Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. or may be
    purchase form the Commission's copy contractor, ITS, Inc.  (202) 857-3800.  Oppositions to these petitions must be filed
    within 15 days of the date of public notice of the petitions in the Federal Register.  See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the
    Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1).  Replies to an opposition must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing
    oppositions has expired.
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  SUBJECT:      Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace
                  
                  Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 1934,
                  as amended (CC Docket No. 96-61)
                       
  FILED BY:            -Abe Mosseri, President, for Abe's Electronics, Inc. on 12-02-97.
                       -Nate King, for Harmony Computers on 12-02-97.
                  -Nissan Rosenthal, President, for Econobill Corporation on 12-03-97.
                       -Thomas J. Long, Attorney, for The Utility Reform Network, and Cheryl A. Tritt,
                       Attorney, for Telecommunications Management Information Systems Coalition
                    on 12-04-97.  
                        -Emmitt Carlton, Counsel, for Telecommunications Research and Action
                         Center and Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Counsel, for Consumer Action and
                    Consumer Federation of America on 12-05-97.
                                                                              
  SUBJECT:        Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation
                  Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC Docket No. 96-128)
                                                                              
  FILED BY:       -Ian D. Volner, Counsel, for The Direct Marketing Association on 12-01-97.
                  -Sara F. Seidman and Daniel R. Barney, Attorneys, for The Consumer-Business          
                   Coalition for Fair Payphone-800 Fees on 12-01-97.
                  -Audrey P. Rasmussen, Attorney, for Source One Wireless II, L. L. C. on
                   12-01-97.
                  -Michael K. Kellogg, Counsel, for the RBOC/GTE/SNET Payphone
                   Coalition on 12-01-97.
                       -Alan S. Tilles, Attorney, for American Alpha Dispatch Services, Inc., Absolute
                   Best Monitoring, Inc., Affordable Message Center, Inc., Procommunications,
                                                                              
                                                                              
                              Petitions filed in CC Docket No. 96-128 Cont'd. 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                   Inc., National Dispatch Center, Inc., Abacus, Inc., United Cellular Paging, Inc.,
                   Dispatch America, Inc., Alphanet, Inc., and All Office Support, Inc. on 12-01-97.
                  -Phillip L. Spector, Attorney, for PageMart Wireless, Inc. on 12-01-97.
                  -Michael S. Wroblewski, Attorney, for Peoples Telephone Company, Inc. on 
                   12-01-97.
                  -Robert F. Aldrich, Attorney for the American Public Communications Council
                   on 12-01-97.
                  -Thomas Gutierrez, Attorney, for Mobile Telecommunications Technologies
                   Corporation on 12-01-97.
                  -Judith St. Ledger-Roty, Attorney, for Paging Network Inc. on 12-01-97.
                  -Mark C. Rosenblum, Attorney, for AT & T on 12-01-97.
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