Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace

The Order on Reconsideration (Order) released August 20, 1997 reconsiders the Second Report and Order in this docket (61 FR 59340 (November 22, 1996)). The Order modifies the Second Report and Order by: adopting permissive detariffing for interstate, domestic, interexchange direct-dial services; adopting permissive detariffing for the first 45 days of service to new customers that contact the local exchange carrier to choose their primary interexchange carrier; and eliminating the requirement that nondominant interexchange carriers make publicly available information concerning current rates, terms, and conditions for all of their interstate, domestic, interexchange services, except in the case of dial-around 0+ services from aggregator locations.