Revision of the Commission's Rules Specifying the Portions of the Nation's Local Telephone Networks That Incumbent Local Telephone Companies Must Make Available to Competitors
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2000-01-18 · Effective 2000-02-17 · 65 FR 2542
Document
Document number
00-1036
Federal Register citation
65 FR 2542
CFR reference
47 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2000-01-18
Effective date
2000-02-17
FCC docket
CC Docket No. 96-98
Abstract
This document revises rules applicable to incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) to permit competitive carriers to access portions of the incumbent LECs' networks on an unbundled basis. Unbundling allows competitors to lease portions of the incumbent LECs' network to provide telecommunications services. These rule changes are intended to remove uncertainty regarding the incumbent LECs' unbundling obligations under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and are expected to accelerate the development of local exchange competition.