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. . 11119priilL <br /> D <br /> 4 •"! via ) 4 CA <br /> Southern Bell <br /> . JAN 5 rn : <br /> Cart E.Swearingen Post Ottice BOX 30188 <br /> �/ Assistant Vice President ;,, - Charlotte,North Carolina 28230 <br /> I er F p. 55 • 0..7A,z5fKi, <br /> 71e(704)37B8741 <br /> AG M� . <br /> 7comm December 31, 1986 r '• . `-, <br />;Comm At+9 / <br /> ACCCk 1• '� .�. <br /> '11t`k Mr. Robert O. Wells, Chairman 1,°a^ <br /> AJt VS North Carolina Utilities Commission <br /> Post Office Box 29520 <br />:O+e_A Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 • <br /> SQ.ssOm - <br /> b�15 Dear Chairman Wells: <br /> During this past year, there has been an increase in the <br /> public interest in addressing Extended Area Service (EAS) <br /> issues in various locations in North Carolina. The area <br /> centered around the local calling boundaries of the Raleigh- <br /> Durham Airport customers, has perhaps, been the location <br /> receiving the most attention. <br /> Ten large business customers with work operations at the RDU <br /> Airport wrote Southern Bell, General Telephone and the North <br /> Carolina Utilities Commission requesting assistance in <br /> addressing their calling needs to the Raleigh, Durham and <br /> Chapel Hill areas. See Attachment A for copies of these <br /> letters. <br /> In response to the requests for EAS throughout North <br /> Carolina, Southern Bell filed a proposed tariff on May 23 , <br /> 1986, with a Matrix for determining EAS rates on routes <br /> where the Commission has determined that a sufficient <br /> community of interest exists based on the results of a <br /> customer body poll. It was intended that the Matrix, while <br /> applicable on a statewide basis, would assist in the <br /> expeditious processing of EAS requests. The EAS Matrix <br /> tariff in Docket No. P-55, Sub 870 has been suspended <br /> pending the review of responses to the Commission's request <br /> for additional information in Docket No. P-100, Sub 89 in <br /> the Investigation of the Manner in which Extended Area <br /> Service is implemented in North Carolina. This September <br /> 25, 1986, Order stated that "regarding all future EAS <br /> proposals, all decisions requiring the polling of customers <br /> will be suspended pending resolution of this investigation" . <br /> Southern Bell fully supports the Commission's efforts in <br /> seeking information regarding EAS in North Carolina. <br /> A ScJ TH Campeny <br />