Publicly Available Sources in FCC’s Special Access Proceeding

In January 2005, the Federal Communications Commission initiated a broad inquiry into the regulatory framework applicable to price cap local exchange carriers’ (LECs) interstate special access services. The FCC subsequently sought to refresh the record in the Special Access NPRM proceeding, and invited interested parties to propose an analytical framework that the FCC could apply to assess competitive conditions for special access. Most recently, the FCC issued two voluntary data requests, which sought to obtain data from special access providers and customers about special access facilities, pricing, and competition. Consistent with the questions the FCC has asked thus far, and to ensure a high level of transparency in the rulemaking process, the attached appendix provides a list of publicly available documents that the Commission may consider as part of this proceeding.