Ida. and Neb. became first Qwest states to formally endorse carri...
Ida. and Neb. became first Qwest states to formally endorse carrier’s in-region interLATA long distance entry. Colo. PUC is to vote on issue today (June 13). Ida. PUC said it would advise FCC that Qwest had met Telecom Act’s…
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requirements for Ida. long distance entry. PUC said it would make endorsement official when it filed its comments with FCC after Qwest filed for Sec. 271 long distance authority. Ida. PUC said Qwest’s statement of generally available terms and its post-entry performance assurance plan met Telecom Act and FCC requirements, and carrier recently lowered its unbundled network element (UNE) prices to levels more consistent with development of competition. PUC also agreed that results of regionwide operation support system (OSS) tests by KPMG Consulting showed that Qwest had provided CLECs with nondiscriminatory OSS access. Neb. PSC said it would recommend that FCC grant Qwest long distance entry petition. Agency agreed that Qwest had passed OSS test but said some areas such as error rates were close calls and suggested FCC pay particular attention to those areas as it monitored Qwest’s post-entry performance. Qwest said it would file applications at FCC very soon.