### **Before the** 

######## FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of ) CC Docket No. 93-162

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) CC Docket No. 94-97

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) CC Docket No. 96-185

Ameritech )

Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 2 ) Transmittal No. 1285

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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company )

Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 73 ) Transmittal No. 2874

# ORDER

Adopted: January 9, 2002 Released: January 10, 2002

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau

1\. On December 27, 2001, Ameritech filed Transmittal No.1285 to revise
Tariff F.C.C. No.2, Access Services, to become effective January 11,
2002. Also on December 27, 2001, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
(SWBT) filed Transmittal No. 2874, to revise Tariff F.C.C. No. 73,
Access Services, to become effective January 11, 2002. Ameritech and
SWBT are proposing, among other things, to add OC48/OC48c and OC192
options to their Interconnection Services.

2\. Transmittal Nos. 1285 and 2874 affect the issues regarding rate
levels, rate structures, and terms and conditions of collocation
services that are subject to the investigation of Ameritech's Tariff
F.C.C. No. 2 and SWBT's Tariff F.C.C. No. 73, revisions to Expanded
Interconnection provisions. Therefore, with respect to the rates, terms
and conditions affecting Expanded Interconnection Services, Transmittal
Nos. 1285 and 2874 are suspended for one day and will be subject to the
investigation initiated in the *Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension
Order,*[^1] the *Expanded Interconnection Tariff* O*rder,*[^2] and the
*New Expanded Interconnection Service Suspension Order.*[^3] These
transmittals will also be subject to an accounting order to facilitate
any refunds that may later prove 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 the
authority delegated pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, the revisions to
Ameritech's Tariff F.C.C. No.2 and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's
Tariff F.C.C. No. 73 Interconnection Service offerings filed under
Transmittal Nos. 1285 and 2874, respectively, ARE SUSPENDED for one day
from the January 11, 2002 effective date, and investigations of the
referenced transmittals are instituted and incorporated within CC Docket
Nos. 93-162, 94-97, and 96-185.

4\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and
204(a), Ameritech and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company SHALL KEEP
accurate account of all amounts received by the reason of the rates that
are subject of this investigation.

5\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ameritech and Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company SHALL FILE tariff revisions within five business days of the
release date of this Order to reflect this suspension.

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Tamara L. Preiss
>
> Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
>
> Common Carrier Bureau

[^1]: Ameritech Operating Companies, *et al.*, CC Docket No. 94-97,
    Order, 10 FCC Rcd 1960 (1994) (*Virtual Collocation Tariff
    Suspension Order*). The *Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension
    Order* suspended for one day and initiated an investigation of the
    Virtual collocation tariffs filed on September 1, 1994 by the TIER 1
    local exchange carriers subject to expanded interconnection
    requirements. In the *Phase II Designation Order,* the Common
    Carrier Bureau (Bureau) designated issues for investigation
    regarding the rate levels, rate structures, and terms and conditions
    of service for the second phase of the investigation of the LECs'
    virtual collocation tariffs. Local Exchange Carriers' Rates, Terms
    and Conditions for Expanded Interconnection Through Virtual
    Collocation for Special Access and Switched Transport, CC Docket No.
    94-97, Phase II, Order Designating Issues for Investigation, 10 FCC
    Rcd 11116 (1995) (*Phase II Designation Order*).

[^2]: Ameritech Operating Companies, *et al.,* CC Docket No. 93-162,
    Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4589 (Com. Car. Bur. 1993) (*Expanded
    Interconnection Tariff Order*).

[^3]: Investigation of Ameritech's New Expanded Interconnection
    Offerings, CC Docket No. 96-185, Order, 11 FCC Rcd 10177 (Com. Car.
    Bur. 1996) (*New Expanded Interconnection Service Suspension
    Order*). The *New Expanded Interconnection Service Suspension Order*
    suspended for one day and initiated an investigation into
    Ameritech's new physical collocation expanded interconnection
    offering, filed on July 2, 1996. In the *New Expanded
    Interconnection Tariff Designation Order*, the Bureau designated
    issues for investigation regarding rate levels, rate structures and
    terms and conditions of service. Ameritech Operating Companies' New
    Expanded Interconnection Tariff, CC Docket No. 96-185, Order
    Designating Issues for Investigation, DA 97-523 (Com. Car. Bur.
    1997) (*New Expanded Interconnection Designation Order*).