FCC Common Carrier Bureau declined to preempt Nev. PUC decision d...
FCC Common Carrier Bureau declined to preempt Nev. PUC decision delegating interconnection agreement negotiations for county-owned telecom incumbent to county govt. Case involved negotiations between Churchill County Communications (CCC) and CLEC Virtual Hipster. CLEC had sought PUC arbitration of…
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impasse with CCC, but PUC said state law gave Churchill County Board of Commissioners primary jurisdiction over county-owned telecom company. County board said it was willing to arbitrate interconnection agreement, but Virtual Hipster wanted FCC to take over on ground that state had refused to carry out its Telecom Act responsibilities. Common Carrier Bureau said preemption wasn’t justified since state law vested jurisdiction in such matter at county level and county was willing to participate in Telecom Act’s process.