Federal Communications Commission DA 07-000
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Ameritech
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 2
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 73
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CC Docket No. 93-162
CC Docket No. 94-97
CC Docket No. 96-185
Transmittal No. 1651
Transmittal No. 3240
ORDER
Adopted:  October 23, 2007 Relased: October 23, 2007
By the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau:
1. On October 12, 2007, Ameritech filed Transmittal No. 1651 to revise Tariff F.C.C. No. 
2, Access Services, to become effective October 27, 2007.  Also on October 12, 2007, Southwestern Bell 
Telephone Company (SWBT) filed Transmittal No. 3240, to revise Tariff F.C.C. No. 73, Access 
Services, to become effective October 27, 2007.  Ameritech and SWBT are proposing, among other 
things, to add an Ethernet Optical Collocation Cross-Connect to their Interconnection Services.
2. Transmittal Nos. 1651 and 3240 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 for the Ethernet Optical Collocation Cross Connect affecting 
Expanded Interconnection Services, Transmittal Nos. 1651 and 3240 are suspended for one day and will 
be subject to the investigation initiated in the Virtual Collocation Tariff Suspension Order,1 the 
  
1 Ameritech Operating Companies, et al., CC Docket No. 94-97, Order, 10 FCC Rcd 1960 (Com. Car. 
Bur. 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 (now the Wireline Competition 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).
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Expanded Interconnection Tariff Order,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 Expanded Interconnection 
Service offerings filed under Transmittal Nos. 1651 and 3240, respectively, ARE SUSPENDED for one 
day from the October 27, 2007 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
Albert M. Lewis
Chief, Pricing Policy Division
Wireline Competition Bureau
  
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).