AT&T asked regulators in 11 Qwest states to reopen records in the...
AT&T asked regulators in 11 Qwest states to reopen records in their Sec. 271 interLATA long distance entry reviews for new testimony by CLECs that AT&T alleged were muzzled by Qwest. AT&T has claimed Qwest made secret deals with…
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selected CLECs, offering them preferential unfiled rates and terms in return for their keeping silent during Qwest’s Sec. 271 market entry reviews. AT&T made request of regulators in Colo., Ida., Ia., Mont., Neb., N.D., N.M., Ore., S.D., Utah, Wyo. AT&T said some “bought off” CLECs now were willing to come forward and testify about problems they had encountered with Qwest and said states should reopen 271 cases to get facts. Qwest said AT&T’s requests were another attempt to delay day when Qwest could offer long distance and showed depth of AT&T’s desperation. Several Qwest states are at various stages of investigations into charges of discriminatory secret Qwest deal-making leveled by AT&T and other parties. Qwest said those probes shouldn’t have effect on its long distance entry case and said it had asked FCC for ruling on what types of agreements with CLECs must be publicly filed with state commissions.