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                                                            DA 95-2179 

                PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
              AT&T'S PETITION FOR WAIVER OF CEI REQUIREMENTS
                         OF THIRD COMPUTER INQUIRY

                               CCBPol 95-17
 
                                                            Released:  October 17, 1995

       On October 6, 1995, AT&T Corporation (AT&T) petitioned the Commission for a waiver
of the Commission's Third Computer Inquiry rules to enable AT&T to Offer its customers a
"time at destination stamp" for calls placed from the United States to foreign countries as part
of its International Redial Service.   AT&T also requests temporary authorization to offer the
time at destination stamp as part of its International Redial Service pending adjudication of its
petition.   

       AT&T states that the time at destination stamp feature utilizes the delay during
international call setup to notify an AT&T customer calling a party outside the United States of
the local time in the country being called.   AT&T states that when using this information, the
calling party may terminate the call prior to call completion if the calling party determines that
the call is not being made at an appropriate time.   

       AT&T states that it is seeking relief from the Commission's comparably efficient
interconnection (CEI), cost allocation, and unbundling rules as well as all other Third Computer
Inquiry requirements that AT&T states would otherwise prevent it from providing this feature as
an integrated part of its International Redial Service.  AT&T states that it seeks a waiver of the
Commission's CEI rules because the separate provision of the time at destination stamp, and the
accompanying CEI requirements, would be of little, if any, use to ESPs.  AT&T also states that
to provide CEI, AT&T would be forced to incur costs that it would not be able to recover. 
AT&T states that it would cost approximately $1 million to configure its basic network to enable
ESPs to offer a similar service. AT&T states that it seeks a waiver of the cost allocation rules
imposed on enhanced service offerings because AT&T states that the inclusion of this feature in
the regulated accounts does not raise subsidization or competitive concerns.  AT&T states that
it seeks a waiver of the unbundling rules because this is a feature that has no economic viability
except as part of a tariffed service. 

       Interested parties may file comments on the Petition for Waiver by November 7, 1995,
and reply comments by November 21, 1995, with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.  A copy should also be sent to Janice M. Myles, Common Carrier
Bureau, FCC, Room 544, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and to the
Commission's contractor for public service records duplication:  ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W.,
Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037.  Parties filing comments in this non-docketed proceeding
should include the Policy Division internal reference number, CCBPol 95-17 on their pleadings. 
AT&T's Petition for Waiver are available for inspection and copying in the Industry Analysis
Division reference room, Common Carrier Bureau, Room 533, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C.  Copies of these filings can be obtained from ITS, Inc. at (202) 857-3800.  
       We will treat these proceedings 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 Janice
M. Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division of the Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 418-
1577.

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