Tex. and Ga. regulators are facing decisions on CLEC petitions se...
Tex. and Ga. regulators are facing decisions on CLEC petitions seeking to preserve unbundled local switching. Tex. PUC is to decide April 5 whether to require SBC/Southwestern Bell to continue offering local switching as unbundled network element (UNE). FCC…
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in current triennial review is considering dropping unbundled local switching from list of mandatory UNEs. State rules would permit SBC to cease offering local switching as Tex. UNE 60 days after FCC deleted it from national mandatory list. But group of CLEC s filed petition with PUC last Sept. (Case 24542) asking that PUC require unbundled local switching as state UNE regardless of what FCC did. PUC staff last month recommended granting CLECs’ request. Unbundled switching issue also is facing Ga. PSC, but with slightly different cast. BellSouth asked PSC to dismiss Feb. petition by CLECs WorldCom, ITC DeltaCom and Access Integrated Networks (Case 14361-U) for order requiring telco to continue offering unbundled local switching at cost- based rates in Atlanta market. BellSouth argued that FCC rules exempted it from requirement to unbundle local switching in Atlanta because it was offering CLECs alternative of enhanced extended links (EEL) that combine switching and local transport. BellSouth said there was no legal basis for PSC to overrule FCC’s exemption so CLECs’ complaint must be dismissed.