£* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202/418-0500 Recorded I isiing of releases and texts 202/418-2222. DA 97-1908 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON BELLSOUTH'S AMENDMENTS TO CEI PLANS FOR GATEWAY SERVICES AND FOR SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL PROCESSING SERVICES AND COMMENTS ON REQUEST FOR INTERIM WAIVER CCBPoI 97-10 Released: September 5, 1997 On August 26, 1997, BellSouth filed amendments to its Comparably Efficient Interconnection (CEI) Plans and for Gateway Services and for Synchronous Protocol Processing Services. The amendments add DataReach Search 10 the list of basic services that BellSouth may use in the offering of enhanced services covered by the two plans. BellSouth further requests an interim waiver of the Commission's requirement for federal tariffing of CEI services. Interested parties should file comments on BellSouth's CEI plans Amendments and on its requested waiver by October 7, 1997, and reply comments by October 22, 1997, with the Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. A copy should also be sent to Janice Myles, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC, Room 544,1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, and to the Commission's contractor for public service records duplication, ITS, Inc., 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, CCBPoI 97-10 on their pleadings. The BellSouth filing 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. 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. Parties making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain a summary of the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2), as revised. Other rules pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 1.1206(b) as well. Interested parties should file with the 13416 Commission Secretary, and serve Janice Myles and ITS with copies of any written ex parte presentations or summaries of oral ex parte presentations in these proceedings in the manner specified above. We also require all written ex parte presentations or summaries of oral ex parte presentations in these proceedings to be served on all parties to the respective proceedings. For further information contact Janice Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 418-1577. -FCC- 13417