Local Carriers, Bell Firms Battle Over Network Access

LOCAL CARRIERS, BELL FIRMS BATTLE OVER NETWORK ACCESS
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. heard oral arguments in a case involving the FCC's rules for providing local competitors of the former regional Bell operating companies with access to Bell networks at reduced rates. At issue are the agency's "unbundling" rules, which are designed to foster competition by making the telecom facilities of dominant firms available to smaller providers at wholesale discounts. During Monday's action, attorneys representing the Bells and their competitors sparred over whether the FCC has gone too far in mandating discounts for competitive local exchange carriers, or CLECs.
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