File No. 70-8681
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-1
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
APPLICATION-DECLARATION
Under
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
Entergy Corporation Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue Three Financial Centre
New Orleans, LA 70113 900 S. Shackleford Road -Suite 210
Little Rock, AR 72211
(Names of companies filing this statement and
addresses of principal executive offices)
Entergy Corporation
(Name of top registered holding company parent
of each applicant or declarant)
Jerry D. Jackson
Executive Vice President - Marketing
and External Affairs
Entergy Corporation
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
(Name and address of agent for service)
The Commission is also requested to send copies of any
communications in connection with this matter to:
John A. Brayman Frederick F. Nugent, Esq.
Executive Vice President General Counsel
Entergy Enterprises, Inc. Entergy Enterprises, Inc.
Three Financial Centre, Suite 210 Three Financial Centre, Suite 210
Little Rock, AR 72211 Little Rock, AR 72211
Laurence M. Hamric, Esq. William T. Baker, Jr., Esq.
General Attorney Reid & Priest LLP
Entergy Services, Inc. 40 West 57th Street
639 Loyola Avenue New York, NY 10019
New Orleans, LA 70113
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Item 1. Description of Proposed Transactions.
Item 1 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following new paragraph to the end thereof:
"On February 8, 1996, the Telecommunications Act of
1996 (the "Telecommunications Act") was signed into law and
became effective. To the extent that Entergy is authorized
under the Telecommunications Act to create and finance one or
more new special purpose subsidiaries which will be permitted, as
an "exempt telecommunications company", to engage, directly or
indirectly, in the telecommunications business or any of the
other businesses which are the subject of this Application,
Entergy and Enterprises hereby withdraw the request for such
authorization set forth herein. Except as provided above, the
Application is not withdrawn or otherwise amended in any way."
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly
caused this Amendment to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ENTERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Michael G. Thompson
Michael G. Thompson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
ENTERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael G. Thompson
Michael G. Thompson
Senior Vice President -
Law and Secretary
Dated: February 27, 1996
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 27th day of February, 1996, a
true and correct copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 1 to
Application-Declaration in File No.70-8681 has been sent by
United States mail, postage prepaid, to all persons listed on the
attached Service List.
_/s/ Mark W. Hoffman_____________
MARK W. HOFFMAN
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SERVICE LIST
George M. Fleming, Esq. Clinton A. Vince, Esq.
General Counsel Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard
Public Utilities Staff McPherson & Hand, Chartered
Post Office Box 1174 901 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 1715 Suite 700
Jackson, MI 39215-1174 Washington, D.C.
Wm. Bruce Mkinley, Esq. Sherry A. Quirk, Esq.
Attorney-Commission Staff Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard,
Walter Sillers State Office McPherson & Hand, Chartered
Building 901 15th Street, N.W.
550 High Street, 19th Floor Suite 700
Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Washington, D. C. 20005
Avis M. Russell, Esq. Christine F. Ericson, Esq.
City Attorney Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard,
Room 6E07-City Hall McPherson & Hand, Chartered
1300 Perdido Street 901 15th Street, N.W.
New Orleans, LA 70112 Suite 700
Washington, D. C. 20005
Karen R. Carter, Esq. Mary W. Cochran, Esq.
Carter & Cates Arkansas Public Service Commission
Suite 1230 - Energy Centre 1000 Center Street
1100 Poydras Street Little Rock, AR 72201
New Orleans, LA 70163
Kenneth M. Carter, Esq. Lawrence C. St. Blanc
Carter & Cates Secretary
Suite 1230 - Energy Centre Louisiana Public Service Commission
1100 Poydras Street Post Office Box 91154
New Orleans, LA 70163 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154
Mr. James Galloway Frank Spencer
Filing Clerk Assistant Attorney General
Central Records - PUCT State of Mississippi
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. Post Office Box 22947
Suite 400N Jackson, MS 39225
Austin, TX 78757
Office of the Attorney General
State of Texas
300 West 15th Street, 10th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
