Coalition of CLECs operating in BellSouth region asked Tenn. and ...
Coalition of CLECs operating in BellSouth region asked Tenn. and Ga. regulators to take steps to ensure unbundled local switching remained available as state unbundled network element (UNE) even if FCC dropped it from list of mandatory UNEs that…
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incumbent telcos must offer. FCC is considering dropping local switching as mandatory national UNE in its current review of unbundling requirements, but CLECs told Tenn. Regulatory Authority and Ga. PSC that switching was essential component of UNE platforms, which they said offered CLECs most cost-effective way to serve large markets quickly. CLECs said states should assert right to require unbundling beyond minimum level set by FCC and order continued provision of UNEs like local switching that made UNE platforms viable. CLECs said most of their market share gains in last year had been via UNE-P that included local switching. Issue isn’t confined to BellSouth region -- it also has been raised by CLECs in Ill., N.Y., Tex.