JLN/JAR/tcg 12/15/2000

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to Govern Open Access to Bottleneck Services and Establish a Framework for Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks.	Rulemaking 93-04-003
Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into Open Access and Network Architecture Development of Dominant Carrier Networks.	Investigation 93-04-002
Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion Into Competition for Local Exchange Service.	Rulemaking 95-04-043
Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion Into Competition for Local Exchange Service.	Investigation 95-04-044

ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER'S RULING

Today, with this ruling, the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) releases the consultants' reports covering the test of Pacific Bell's (Pacific) Operations Support System (OSS) for review and comment. These reports are the culmination of an eleven-month process developed to examine and assess Pacific's OSS readiness to support competitive local exchange carriers in California. Two reports by the Test Administrator/Manager (TAM), Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (Cap Gemini), and the Test Generator (TG), GE Global eXchange Services¹ (GXS), respectively, comprise the overall assessment. Both reports include analyses, results and appendices. The TAM and TG supporting documentation will be available at the workshop.

Given the volume of material comprising and supporting the reports, the Commission is issuing both the Cap Gemini and GXS assessments on CD-ROM to each party² on this proceeding's service list. All of the material included on the CD-ROM will also be posted today on the Commission's website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov. The reports may be downloaded from the Commission's website. Beginning December 18, 2000, parties seeking to obtain paper copies of Pacific's OSS Test Reports may purchase them from the Commission's Documents Office. Inquiries regarding the price of specific report documents should be directed to that office at (415) 703-1542.

Finally, set forth below is the schedule for the remainder of this proceeding:

First Workshop on the OSS Test Report Consultants' Overview	December 19 - 20, 2000 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: State Office Building
Questions Due for the Second Workshop on the OSS Test Reports	January 8, 2001
Second Workshop on the OSS Test Reports Consultants' Response to Questions	January 16 - 19, 2001 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: State Office Building
Opening Comments on OSS Reports	February 19, 2001
Reply Comments on OSS Reports	March 2, 2001
Draft Decision on Pacific's Section 271 Filing	April 6, 2001
Opening Comments on Draft Decision	April 26, 2001
Reply Comments on Draft Decision	May 1, 2001
Commission Decision	May 24, 2001

Location of Workshops:

State Office Building

505 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, California

Dated December 15, 2000, at San Francisco, California.

		/s/ JOSIAH L. NEEPER
		Josiah L. Neeper Assigned Commissioner

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have by first class mail and by electronic mail this day served a true copy of the original attached Assigned Commissioner's Ruling on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.

Dated December 15, 2000, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ TERESITA C. GALLARDO
Teresita C. Gallardo

NOTICE

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