KPMG Consulting released draft report on results of 13- state tes...
KPMG Consulting released draft report on results of 13- state test of Qwest’s operation support systems (OSS) for Qwest’s Sec. 271 interLATA long distance bids. Qwest hailed report as demonstrating carrier’s “excellence in providing wholesale services and support” to…
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CLECs. KPMG will issue final report at end of May, after which Qwest said it planned to start filing applications with FCC for long distance. Qwest said OSS test results confirmed that its wholesale service performance was comparable with or better on key measurements than Verizon or SBC in the 11 states where those carriers had been granted long distance entry by FCC. Qwest said there was “limited retest” under way of one “minor” segment that it said should be completed in time for May release of final report. Mont. PSC Comr. Bob Rowe, chmn. of Qwest Regional Oversight Committee team supervising OSS test project, said completion of testing was “major milestone” in unique collaboration among 13 state commissions, Qwest and its competitors. He said final report would provide states with last piece of information they needed to confirm whether Qwest met Sec. 271 requirements for long distance entry. Next step will be filing of comments on draft report, followed by conference in Denver May 14-16 to further discuss test results. Final report is expected May 28.