FCC gave Verizon pricing flexibility for special access services ...
FCC gave Verizon pricing flexibility for special access services in 43 markets and 3 states. Action enables company to offer dedicated point-to-point service to large businesses and long distance carriers based on market prices rather than rates set by…
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regulation. Verizon said FCC order, issued Wed., gave company more complete “Phase 2” flexibility for state of Del. and 10 other markets such as Norfolk, Va., Reading, Pa., Charleston, W.Va. Phase 2 flexibility lets companies offer service freed of rate and price cap rules although ILECs must file “generally available tariffs” on one day’s notice. Partial “Phase 1” flexibility was granted in 33 remaining markets plus Md. and Vt. Those with Phase 1 flexibility cover host of large cities such as N.Y.C., L.A. (in ex-GTE territory), Philadelphia, Boston, Washington. Companies with Phase 1 flexibility still must file contract tariffs and term discounts but need do so only on one day’s notice. They also must continue offering price cap- constrained tariffed rates for those services. FCC made determination based on whether there was adequate competition in markets. “Competition in the special services market is fierce, with dozens of companies in the hunt,” Verizon Senior Vp Thomas Tauke said. FCC also granted pricing flexibility to SBC for special access and dedicated transport services in 41 markets. In 13 markets, such as Flint, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis., SBC gained Phase 1 flexibility. In 28 markets, including San Francisco, Dallas, Houston and Indianapolis, FCC offered Phase 2 flexibility.