*«S PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1919 M STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C 20554______________________________DA 97-1250
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Released: June 13, 1997
Southwestern Bell Seeks Waiver of Part 69 
to Establish New Rate Elements
Pleading Cycle Established
CCB/CPD 97-26 
COMMENTS: June 23, 1997 
REPLY COMMENTS: July 3, 1997
On June 6, 1997, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) filed a 
petition for expedited waiver, requesting the Commission to waive Part 69.4(b) and Subparts B 
and C of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 69.4(b) Subparts B and C. SWBT 
requests that the Commission, to the extent necessary, permit the establishment of four new rate 
elements. SWBT states that the proposed new rate elements will enable SWBT to recover the 
costs incurred in its implementation and provision of Service Provider Number Portability 
(SPNP) Service.
SWBT states that SPNP Service is a new capability that will provide local 
exchange and line-side access service customers the ability to maintain the same Directory 
Number when changing from one local exchange service provider to another while remaining at 
the same location. SPNP utilizes the Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7) 
Network to query a data base to secure network routing instructions prior to the completion of 
a call. The data base contains information about an end user's choice of Local Service Provider 
in the form of a Location Routing Number that will be used to direct the call to the correct 
serving switch for completion to the end user customer. SWBT states that, pursuant to Section 
251(e)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act), it is entitled 
to recover its costs incurred to fulfill its obligation to provide number portability in accordance 
with Section 251(b)(2) of the Communications Act. 1 Accordingly, SWBT states that the 
following proposed rate elements will permit it to recover its costs:
1 Section 251(b)(2) requires that local exchange carriers provide "number portability" in accordance with 
requirements prescribed by the Commission. See. In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability. CC Docket No. 
95-116, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (rel. July 2, 1996), on reconsideration, 
In the Matter of Telephone Number Portability. First Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 97- 
74 (rel. Mar. 11, 1997).
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(1) Basic SPNP Service Charge. Monthly recurring charge that will be 
applied to all SWBT's local service customers, line-side access customers, and resale customers 
on a per-line basis, beginning on the effective date.
(2) SPNP Query Service. Usage based charges ("prearranged" and 
"default") that will be applied to access carrier customers on a per-query basis. The charges 
include formulating the query in SWBT's switch and transporting the query over SWBT's 
CCS/SS7 Network.
(3) SPNP Data Base Query Service. Usage based charge applied to carrier 
customers on a per-query basis. Designed to recover the costs of querying SWBT's data base 
and the costs of transport from SWBT's Signaling Transfer Point to its SPNP Data Base.
SWBT filed the proposed rate elements, with full cost support, in its Tariff F.C.C. 
No. 73 on June 6, 1997, concurrent with its petition for expedited waiver and asks the 
Commission to grant the waiver prior to the July 21, 1997, effective date of its tariff.
Interested parties may file comments and reply comments on Southwestern Bell's petition 
for expedited waiver no later than June 23, 1997. Reply comments must be filed by July 3, 
1997. When filing comments and/or replies please reference the internal file number: CCB/CPD 
97-26.
An original and four copies of all comments must be filed hi accordance with Section 
1.51(c) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.51(c). In addition, one copy of each pleading 
must be filed with International Transcription Services (ITS), the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, at its office at 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037 and one copy 
with the Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Room 518, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20554.
For further information, contact Wanda M. Harris, Competitive Pricing Division, Common 
Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-1530.
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