Group of companies that provide competitive transport services to...
Group of companies that provide competitive transport services to CLECs asked FCC to rule that Sec. 224 of Telecom Act permits them to extend fiber to CLECs colocated in ILEC central offices. Coalition of Competitive Fiber Providers (CCFP) asked…
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agency in petition Thurs. to rule that Sec. 224, which requires ILECs to provide access to duct, conduit or rights-of-way, applies to central office facilities. Patrick Donovan, attorney representing coalition, said petition was significant because it raised issue on Sec. 224 that hadn’t been addressed before and could make it easier for competitive fiber providers to serve CLECs. It also could solve CLEC-ILEC cross-connect issue pending as part of U.S. Appeals Court, D.C., remand of FCC’s colocation order. FCC is considering whether CLECs can cross-connect in ILEC central offices under Sec. 251 of Act. Petition provides additional basis -- Sec. 224 -- for FCC to make affirmative decision, Donovan said. Coalition is composed of American Fiber Systems, Fiber Technologies, Global Metro Networks, Telergy, Telseon Carrier Services. Petition said FCC’s definition of conduit and duct was broad enough to encompass all wiring distribution systems used in ILEC central offices.