### **Before the** 

######## FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

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Virtual Collocation and Expanded ) CC Docket No. 94-97

Interconnection Offerings ) No. 98-240

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Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies ) Transmittal No. 1256

Revision to Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1 and 11 )

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# ORDER

Adopted: March 13, 2000 Released: March 13, 2000

By the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau

1\. On February 28, 2000 the Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies (Bell
Atlantic) filed Transmittal No. 1256 to revise Tariff F.C.C. Nos.1 and
11, Access Service, Expanded Interconnection (EIC). Currently, the
tariffs require the transfer of ownership of dedicated terminal
equipment used in virtual collocation and located inside the Telephone
Company's central office from the customer to Bell Atlantic for the sum
of one dollar. With this transmittal, Bell Atlantic among other things,
is revising its Collocated Interconnection service to provide that
equipment in Virtual Collocation arrangements will be leased rather than
sold, by the Collocator to Bell Atlantic. Leasing will be provided for
all Virtual Collocation arrangements in effect or established as of
March 14, 2000. The term of the operating lease will run for the
duration of virtual collocation arrangements.

2\. Transmittal No. 1256 raises the same issues regarding rate levels,
rate structures, and terms and conditions of virtual collocation
services as those that are subject to the investigation of Bell
Atlantic's Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1 and 11, Access Service, expanded
interconnection service offering.[^1] Therefore, Transmittal No. 1256 is
suspended for one day and will be subject to the investigation initiated
in the *Virtual Collocation Phase I Order*[^2] and the investigation of
NYNEX Telephone Companies' New Virtual Expanded Interconnection
Offerings.[^3] Any rates proposed in this transmittal will 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 Bell
Atlantic's Tariff F.C.C. Nos. 1 and 11, filed under Transmittal No.
1256, ARE SUSPENDED for one day from the effective date and an
investigation of the referenced transmittal is instituted and
incorporated within CC Docket Nos. 94-97 and 98-240.

4\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that BELL ATLANTIC 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, 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), BELL ATLANTIC shall keep accurate account of all amounts
received by reason of the rates that are subject of this investigation.

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Jane E. Jackson
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> Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
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> Common Carrier Bureau

[^1]: Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 was
    previously NYNEX Telephone Companies ("NYNEX") Tariff F.C.C. No. 1.
    This tariff was reissued as Bell Atlantic Tariff F.C.C. No. 11 on
    April 19, 1999 under Transmittal No. 1126.

[^2]: *See* Local Exchange Carriers' Rates, Terms, and conditions for
    Expanded Interconnection Through Virtual Collocation for Special
    Access and Switched Transport Phase I, CC Docket 94-97, Report and
    Order, 10 FCC Rcd 6375 (1995) (*Virtual Collocation Phase I Order*).

[^3]: *See* *In the Matter of* Investigation of NYNEX Telephone
    Companies, New Expanded Interconnection Offerings, Order, 14 FCC Rcd
    1982 (1998).