Verizon filed application with FCC Thurs. to offer long distance ...
Verizon filed application with FCC Thurs. to offer long distance service in Vt., day after Vt. Public Service Board voted to endorse carrier’s entry there. Vt. is 7th state where Verizon has sought Sec. 271 long distance approval. Company…
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already has received authority to offer long distance service in N.Y., Mass., Pa. and Conn. and applications are pending at FCC for N.J. and R.I. Verizon Senior Vp Thomas Tauke said company would file applications for remaining New England states of N.H. and Me. soon. FCC is expecting upsurge in Sec. 271 applications this year. Common Carrier Bureau Chief Dorothy Attwood told Commission at its agenda meeting Thurs. that she expected as many as 30 applications this year. Former Bell companies that now are part of BellSouth, Qwest, SBC and Verizon must receive FCC approval before entering long distance business under Sec. 271 of Telecom Act. To gain that approval, they must prove their local markets are open to competitors. FCC has 90 days to review application. Based on statutory time frames, agency set Feb. 6 for comments and recommendation by Vt. board, Feb. 21 for Dept. of Justice evaluation, April 17 as deadline for FCC action. “Consumers in Vermont deserve the competitive savings their neighbors in Massachusetts and New York enjoy,” Verizon Vt. Pres. Louise McCarren said.