CLECs served 9% of nation’s 192 million switched telecom lines at...

CLEC share was 7.7%. Other statistics as of June 30: (1) 55% of CLEC switched lines served medium and large business, institutional and government customers while 23% of ILEC lines served those big customers. (2) CLECs served 5.5% of residential and small business market. (3) 1/3 of CLECs’ service was provided over their own loop facilities, 23% via resold ILEC services, 44% using unbundled network elements (UNEs) from ILECs. (4) CLEC resale has been declining steadily with ILECs reselling 4.4 million lines to other carriers at end of June, compared with 5.4 million at end of 2000. (5) ILECs were providing 8 million UNE loops at end of June, up 50% from end of 2000. About 3.2 million of those UNE loops were provided without switching, 4.8 million with switching component. (6) At least one CLEC existed in 60% of nation’s zip codes. FCC said that in future reports it would look more closely at competition from other “multiple platform providers” such as wireless, satellite, cable. On related issue, Verizon said studies had shown its entry into long distance markets in N.Y., Mass., Pa. and Conn. had resulted in annual savings of $1.8 billion for residential consumers in both local and long distance services. Company said it based estimate on projections from variety of sources such as Telecom Research & Action Center, Consumer Federation of America, TeleNomic Research. Verizon said studies showed that after it entered long distance business, “both local and long distance competitors work harder to gain and keep customers.” As result, customers get better deals, it said.