[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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