Section 214 Deregulated Entry Requirements and Streamlined Exit Requirements for Domestic Telecommunications Common Carriers

The Commission has adopted rules that de-regulate market entry and streamline market exit filing requirements, under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. The rules confer ``blanket'' section 214 certification for new lines of all domestic carriers, exempt line extensions and video programming services from section 214 requirements, and provide that all section 214 applications to discontinue domestic service will be automatically granted unless the Commission notifies the applicants otherwise. The Commission's action also grants the substance of the section 214 regulatory relief requested by the Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance in its forbearance petition and extends that relief to all domestic carriers.