DA 92-94 Federal Communications Commission Record 7 FCC Red No. 3 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
In the Matter of 
Ameritech 
Operating 
Companies 
Transmittal Nos. 
499,500, 501.509, 526, 
535, 557, and 573 
Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. No. 2 
Open Network Architecture 
Local Exchange Carrier Line 
Information Database 
MODIFICATION OF ORDERS 
Adopted: January 24, 1992; Released: January 24, 1992 
By the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau: 
1. Ameritech Operating Companies (Ameritech) filed 
the above-captioned tariff revisions to implement its Open 
Network Architecture (ONA) Plan. as required by the 
Commission's Part 69 ONA Order. 1 On December '27, 
1991, the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) suspended 
Ameritech"s tariff revisions for one day, imposed an ac­
counting order, and instituted an investigation into their 
rates. 2 
2. Ameritech, Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies. 
BellSouth Telephone Companies. GTE Telephone Operat­
ing Companies, NYNEX Telephone Companies. Pacific 
Bell Telephone Companies. Southwestern Bell Telephone 
Company, United Telephone System, and US West, Inc .. 
last year filed petitions for waiver of Part 69 of the 
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 69. to establish rate 
elements for transmission services connecting customers 
to the carriers' common channel signaling networks 
(CCS) and to establish rate elements for access to the data 
in their line information databases (LIDS). The above 
carriers also filed tariffs for access to the CCS networks 
and to LIDB. On December 30, 1991. the Bureau granted 
the requested waivers to the extent that they complied 
with the Southwestern Bell LIDB Order, 3 suspended the 
carriers' CCS and LIDE access charges for one day. im­
posed an accounting order. and instituted an investigation 
into their rates.4 
1 Amendments of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules Relating 
to the Creation of Access Charge Subelements for Open Net­
work Architecture, CC Docket No. 8979, Report and Order. 
Order on Reconsideration. and Supplemental Notice of Pro­
posed Rulemaking, 6 FCC Red 4524 (1991) (Part 69 ONA Or­
der). 
2 Ameritech Operating Companies Revisions to Tariff F.C.C. 
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3. Section l.113(a) of the Commission's Rules, 47 
C.F.R. § l.113(a), provides in pertinent part that "[w]ithin 
30 days after public notice has been given of any action 
taken pursuant to delegated authority, the person, panel, 
or board taking the action may modify or set it aside on 
its own motion." Accordingly, the Bureau hereby modi­
fies the Ameritech ONA Tariff Order by substituting the 
following paragraph for paragraph 51. New paragraph 51 
reads as follows: 
51. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 
Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 204(a), and Section 
0.291 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.291. 
Ameritech Operating Companies SHALL KEEP 
ACCURATE ACCOUNT of all amounts received 
that are associated with the rates that are the subject 
of this investigation. 
4. Also pursuant to Section l.l 13(a) of the Commis­
sion's Rules. 47 C.F.R. § l.113(a), the Bureau hereby 
modifies the LEC LIDB Order by substituting the follow­
ing paragraph for paragraph 59. New paragraph 59 reads 
as follows: 
59. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 
Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 204(a). and Section 
0.291 of the Commission's Rules. 47 C.F.R. § 0.291. 
Ameritech Operating Companies. Bell Atlantic 
Telephone Companies, BellSouth Telephone Com­
panies, GTE Telephone Operating Companies. 
NYNEX Telephone Companies, Pacific Bell Tele­
phone Companies. Southwestern Bell Telephone 
Company. United Telephone System, and US West, 
Inc., SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNT of all 
amounts received that are associated with the rates 
that are the subject of this investigation. 
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that In the Matter of 
Ameritech Operating Companies Revisions to Tariff 
F.C.C. No. 2, Open Network Architecture. Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, DA 91-1633, released Dec. 27. 1991 
(Com.Car.Bur.) IS MODIFIED to reflect the replacement 
of paragraph 51, with new paragraph 51. as specified in 
paragraph 3. supra. 
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that In the Matter of 
Local Exchange Carrier Line Information Database, Or­
der, DA 91-1637, released Dec. 30, 1991 (Com.Car.Bur.) 
IS MODIFIED to reflect the replacement of paragraph 
59, with new paragraph 59, as specified in paragraph 4, 
supra. 
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order takes 
effect on the date of its adoption. 
No. 2, Open Network Architecture, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order. DA 91-1633. released Dec. 27. 1991 (Com.Car.Bur.) 
~Ameritech ONA Tariff Order). 
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Petitions for Waiver 
of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules. 6 FCC Red 6095 
iCom.Car.Bur. 1991) (Southwestern Bell L!DB Order). 
In the Matter of Local Exchange Carrier Line Information 
Database. Order, DA 91-1637, released Dec. 30. 1991 
(Com.Car.Bur.) (LEC L!DB Order). 
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Richard M. Firestone 
Chief, Common Carrier Bureau 
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