PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission 
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DA 97-1214
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
SWBT PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE FROM
APPLICATION OF SECTION 272 OF THE ACT
TO PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED SERVICES
CC Docket No. 96-149
Released: June 10, 1997
On June 4, 1997, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) filed a petition 
for forbearance, pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
(Act). SWBT requests that the Commission forbear from applying the separate affiliate 
requirements of section 272 of the Act to SWBTs provision of Telecommunications Relay 
Services, to the extent that section 272 would apply to such provisioning.
Interested parties should file comments on the SWBT petition by July 10,1997, and 
reply comments by July 25, 1997, with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, 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 to International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), the Commission's contractor for public 
service records duplication. SWBTs petition is available for public inspection and copying 
during normal business hours in the FCC's Public Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies can also be obtained from ITS at 2100 M 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, or by calling (202) 857-3800.
We will treat this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the 
Commission's ex pane rules. 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. -FCC-
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