[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28774-28775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13498]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 61
[CC Docket No. 87-313 and 93-197, FCC 95-198]
Rates for Dominant Carriers: Revisions to Price Cap Rules for
AT&T
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This action seeks comment on proposed revisions to the price
cap rules that would redefine AT&T Corp.'s promotional tariffs and
optional calling plans as alternative pricing plans (APPs) for domestic
residential MTS. The proposed rule would allow AT&T to file APPs
outside of price caps initially on a streamlined basis and to receive
price cap credit for these services on a more expedited basis than the
new services rules currently provide, while requiring it to calculate
index credit based on historical data, rather than forecasts. These
revised rules would simplify review of AT&T's price cap tariff filings
and would accord AT&T greater pricing flexibility in the increasingly
competitive interexchange market.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 3, 1995, and reply
comment on or before July 24, 1995.
ADDRESS: Federal Communications Commissions, 1919 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jane Gross, tel: 202-418-1556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
Further notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket Nos. 87-313 and 93-
197, FCC 95-198, adopted May 5, 1995, and released May 18, 1995. This
document requests comments on the regulatory treatment that the
Commission should accord to AT&T Corp.'s promotional tariffs and OCPs,
as well as similar discounts for the remaining AT&T services in Basket
1. The Commission seeks comment regarding its tentative conclusion to
redefine AT&T Corp's promotional tariffs and OCPs as alternative
callings plans (APPs) for the domestic MTS service category, as well as
whether it should modify its rules to allow AT&T to file APPs outside
of price caps initially on a streamlined basis and to receive price cap
credit for these services on a more expedited basis than the new
services rules currently provide. The Commission requests comment on
whether it should reduce the existing Basket 1 service categories to
three service categories: (1) Domestic MTS, including all three current
time-of-day MTS categories, OCPs in the existing domestic ReachOut
America category, and domestic MTS promotions; (2) operator and credit
card services; and (3) international MTS; and whether it should modify
the service category bands applicable to the existing residential
service categories affected to impose a four-percent upper limit and a
15 percent lower limit on the domestic MTS service category band. The
Commission is also seeking comment on whether there is a need to limit
AT&T's ability to raise the basic schedule or rates for domestic MTS,
and, if so, what methods the Commission should use to impose such
limits. Finally, the Commission seeks comment on whether it should
revise the rule for AT&T for PCI changes based on changes in exogenous
costs arising from GAAP accounting changes to resemble the rules
recently adopted in the review of price cap regulation for local
exchange carriers, the Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange
Carriers, CC Docket No. 94-1, FCC 95-132, (rel. April 7, 1995) (60 FR
19,526, April 19, 1995).
The full text of this Commission proposal is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Center (Room 230), 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC. The
complete text of this proposal may also be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services,
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The revisions contained herein have been analyzed with respect to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and found not to impose new or
modified information collection and/or recordkeeping, labeling,
disclosure or record retention requirements and will not increase
burden hours imposed on the public.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
As required by Section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the
Commission has prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analyses
(IFRA) of the expected impact on small entities of the proposals
suggested in this document. The IRFA is set forth in Section V. Written
public comments are requested on the IFRA. These comments must be filed
in accordance with the same filing deadlines as comments on the rest of
the Notice, but they must have a separate and distinct heading
designating them as responses to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis. The Secretary shall send a copy of this Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration in
accordance with paragraph 603(a) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Public Law 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. section 601 et seq. (1981).
Ex Parte
This is a non-restricted notice and comment rulemaking proceeding.
Written and/or oral ex parte presentations are permitted except during
the Sunshine Agenda period, provided they are disclosed as provided in
Commission rules. See generally, 47 CFR 1.1202, 1.1203, and
1.1206(a). [[Page 28775]]
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 61
Communications common carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-13498 Filed 6-1-95; 8:45 am]
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