FCC Adopts New Rules for Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, Implementation of Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to determine impairment under section 251(d)(2) of the Act, establishing a new standard for unbundling network elements and creating a role for states in the unbundling inquiry. The new rules aim to address operational and economic barriers to entry in the telecommunications market.