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                                                  Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )  CC Docket No. 98-79
GTE Telephone Operating Companies)
GTOC Tariff No. 1               )
GTOC Transmittal No. 1172       )
                                 

                             ORDER
                                
   Adopted:  September 11, 1998         Released:  September 11, 1998

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   On May 15, 1998, the GTE Telephone Operating Companies (GTOC) filed Transmittal No.
1148 establishing a new offering, GTE DSL Solutions-ADSL Service, to become effective May 30, 1998 in
portions of 14 states.  GTE describes its DSL service offering as an interstate data special access service that
provides a high speed access connection between an end user subscriber and an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
by utilizing a combination of the subscriber's existing local exchange physical plant (i.e., copper facility), a
specialized DSL-equipped wire center, and transport to the network interface, for example the frame relay
switch, where the ISP will connect to GTE's network.  The DSL service offering will enable the simultaneous
transmission of voice dialed calls and high speed data access over a single path, thereby reducing the need for
subscribers to obtain additional lines for their Internet access capabilities, according to GTE.  On May 29,
1998, the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) released an order suspending the transmittal for one day and
requiring GTE to keep an accurate accounting of all revenue received from its GTE DSL Solutions-ADSL
Service.   On August 20, 1998, the Bureau released an order designating for investigation the question whether
GTE's DSL service offering is a jurisdictionally interstate service.

     2.   On August 28, 1998, GTOC filed Transmittal No. 1172 proposing to expand its ADSL service
areas to include GTOC service areas in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  In Transmittal No. 1172, GTOC also
proposed that nonrecurring charges for its Frame Relay Service, when used in conjunction with ADSL Service,
will be waived from September 12, 1998 to December 31, 1998.  Transmittal No. 1172 raises the same issues
as were raised in Transmittal No. 1148.  Accordingly, Transmittal No. 1172 is suspended for one day,
following the effective date, and will be subject to investigation initiated in Transmittal No. 1148.  Transmittal
No. 1172 will also be subject to an accounting order to facilitate any refunds that may later prove to be
necessary.

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  204(a), and authority delegated pursuant to Section 0.91 and  Section 0.291
of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.91, 0.291, Transmittal No. 1172 IS SUSPENDED for one day
from the effective date and will be subject to the investigation initiated in Transmittal Number 1148.

     4.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that GTOC SHALL FILE tariff revisions within five
business days of the release date of this Order to reflect this suspension.

     5.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the above purposes, GTOC should cite the "DA"
number of the instant Order as the authority for this filing.

     6.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 204(a), GTOC shall keep accurate account of all amounts received by reason
of the rates that are the subject of this investigation.



                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Jane E. Jackson
                              Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
                              Common Carrier Bureau