CenturyLink still isn’t happy with the telecom reform and subsequent...
CenturyLink still isn’t happy with the telecom reform and subsequent clarifications by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in recent months. The PUC adopted its new rules, affecting high-cost support and rulings of effective competition, in December and clarified them in…
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February after appeals from multiple stakeholders. But on Monday, CenturyLink filed a second appeal before the PUC (http://bit.ly/14pFKr1), focusing on regulatory obligations surrounding white pages listings. “It remains appropriate to require providers to furnish name, address, and telephone number information for the Automatic Location Identification database providers for the provision of 9-1-1 services and emergency notification services, because of public safety reasons, but white pages listings should not be required of one provider among many” in areas deemed effectively competitive (ECA), CenturyLink told the PUC. “Given the competitive landscape, however, in ECAs, the Commission should no longer regulate white pages directory listings, consistent with the deregulatory policies of Part 3 regulation. Certainly, the Commission should not saddle one competitor with a unique regulatory obligation that does not apply to other market participants.” White page listings shouldn’t be considered an essential part of local telephone service but rather a competitive distinguishing feature and outside the PUC’s regulations, at least in these effectively competitive areas, the telco said.