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BellSouth formally asked N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) to endo...

BellSouth formally asked N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) to endorse an interLATA long distance entry petition to FCC. BellSouth N.C. Pres. Krista Tillman said carrier had spent 3 years making sure it met Sec. 271 requirements for long distance entry:…

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“Today we are sure.” BS said it expected NCUC decision “within a few months,” and if verdict was favorable it then would file at FCC. BellSouth said it faced 60 operating CLECs plus another 100 authorized, and CLECs now served 265,000 customer lines. Carrier said it recently passed operation support system (OSS) test by KPMG Consulting and had completed 700 colocated installations for 40 CLECs. It said the NCUC in 1998 found it met other 12 checklist items.