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DA 96-1427
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON AICC 
MOTION FOR ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE AND TO CEASE AND DESIST
CCBPol 96-17
Released: August 23, 1996
On August 12, 1996, the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) filed a motion for orders 
to show cause and to cease and desist regarding the Ameritech Corporation (Ameritech). AICC requests, 
pursuant to Section 312(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, that the Commission direct Ameritech to 
show cause why its acquisition of the alarm monitoring business of Circuit City Stores Inc. is not in violation 
of Section 275(a)(2) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and 
why it should not be ordered to rescind the purchase and cease and desist from soliciting or engaging in 
further purchases of the alarm monitoring assets of unaffiliated entities.
In addition, AICC requests that the Commission, pursuant to Section 312(b)(2) of the Act, issue a 
Cease and Desist Order directing Ameritech to rescind its Circuit City purchase and to refrain from soliciting 
for or engaging in any additional acquisitions of alarm monitoring businesses until February 8, 2001, the date 
on which the moratorium on such purchases expires.
Interested parties may file comments the above motion by September 6,1996, and reply 
comments by September 13, 1996, with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20554. Two copies should be sent to Janice Myles, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC, Room 544, 1919 M 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and one copy should be sent to the Commission's contractor for 
public service records duplication. International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 
140, Washington, D.C. 20037. Parties filing comments in this non-docketed proceeding should include the 
Policy Division internal reference number, CCBPol 96-17, on their pleadings. The motion is available for 
inspection and copying in the Common Carrier Bureau's Public Reference Room; Room 575, 2000 M Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies can also be obtained from ITS by calling (202) 857-3800.
Because this motion raises issues that are addressed in a pending rulemaking proceeding, we will 
treat this as a non-restricted proceeding in which ex parte communications are permitted but subject to 
disclosure under the Commission's ex parte rules. See Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996: Telemessaging, Electronic Publishing, and Alarm Monitoring Services, CC Docket No. 96-152, Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 96-310 (rel. July 18, 1996). See generally 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200-1.1216. For 
further information contact Janice Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1577.
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