Requirements for Nondiscriminatory Access to Directory Assistance

This document denies BellSouth Corporation (BellSouth) and SBC Communications Inc.'s (SBC) joint request that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reconsider the Commission's conclusion that local exchange carriers (LECs) may not impose specific contractual restrictions on competing directory assistance (DA) providers' use of DA data obtained pursuant to section 251(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The Order on Reconsideration (Order) clarifies that competing DA providers may not, however, use data obtained pursuant to this section for purposes not permitted by the Act, the Commission's rules, or state regulations. The Order also denies petitioners' joint request that the Commission reconsider its conclusion that LECs are required to provide nondiscriminatory access to local DA data acquired from third parties. Finally, the Order denies SBC's petition for reconsideration of the Commission's determination that competing providers are entitled to nondiscriminatory access to operator services (OS), DA and features adjunct to these services.