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Sd-WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554`}(#< DA 981738 ă  1yx dddhy  aE@  #5\  P6QaP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 TTY 202/4180484 202/4180485 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  S-#&I\  P6Q&P#`3(# Released: September 1, 1998 ă  SN - GTE Service Corporation Petitions for Establishment of New Rate Elements  S - to Offer SONETBased Switched Transport Services lU  S - Pleading Cycle Established ă  SO -, CCB/CPD NO. 9852 ĐlU  S- COMMENTS : October 1, 1998  S- REPLY COMMENTS: October 16, 1998  S-  ?On July 17, 1998, GTE Service Corporation, on behalf of GTE Telephone Operating Companies   =and the GTE System Telephone Companies (GTE), filed a petition to provide additional SONETbased   "switched access services, or, in the alternative, petition for expedited waiver of Part 69 of the   KCommission's Rules to provide additional SONETbased switched access services. GTE requests authority to establish two new rate elements.  In its Petition, GTE states that the new rate elements, Express Connect and Flex Express Connect,   Lare new services within the meaning of Section 61.42(g) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  61.42(g).   LThe Express Connect rate element provides for a ring connection between the access customer's point of   presence, the access customer's serving wire center, and the access customer's alternate serving wire   center. Express Connect is available in increments of OC12 as a "first system" with an option for the   access customer to purchase up to three additional systems of OC12 bandwidth, not to exceed OC48   capacity. Express Connect cannot be mixed with other SONET offerings to achieve OC48 bandwidth   capacity. The Flex Express Connect rate element provides for a minimum of four nodes and is available   in increments of OC12 not to exceed OC48 in bandwidth. The initial FLEX Express Connect   configuration is comprised of two CDL nodes, two CO nodes and Flex transport. The structure is   designed as a first system with an option for the access customer to purchase up to three additional   \systems of OC12 bandwidth and transport. Additional Flex Express Connect Customer Designated   Locations nodes and Central Office nodes may be added to an existing Flex Express Connect. The Flex   Express Connect cannot be mixed with other SONET offerings to achieve OC48 bandwidth capacity. GTE states that the new rate elements mirror those currently available for special access services.  GTE asserts that grant of its Petition would serve the public interest by enabling GTE to provide   /its switched access service customers more choices and more efficient and reliable service. GTE also   asserts that the Petition is consistent with the waivers of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules that we have previously granted to carriers to provide its SONETbased switched access services.  NIf the proposed two rate elements are not deemed new services, GTE requests waiver of Sections   69.110, 69.111 and 69.112 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  69.110, 69.111, and 69.112, to   establish the new rate elements to provide additional SONETbased switched access services. GTE asserts   that a waiver of our rules is in the public interest because the existing transport rate structure does not*,,,+/e@d;[!B,LBN*p-_b#k$c '# B hDYWB'      reflect the manner in which SONET costs are incurred, the proposed rate elements mirror those currently   available for special access services, and the proposed rate elements will permit GTE to provide switched access customers more choices and more efficient and reliable service.  Interested parties may file comments no later than October 1, 1998. Reply comments may be filed   no later than October 1 %~ 6 %~ , 1998. When filing comments, please reference the internal file number: CCB/CPD 9852.  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 Services (ITS), the Commission's duplicating contractor, at its office at 1231   j20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and one copy with the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 518, Washington, D.C. 20554.    xFor further information, contact Harold Watson, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 4181530.  S -w9 é FCC