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Prospects and Prerequisites for Local Telecommunications Competition: Public Policy Issues for the NII
Prospects and Prerequisites for Local Telecommunications Competition: Public Policy Issues for the NII
Pages 538-545
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Only slowly has it been understood that local exchange monopolies may temporarily drive down costs but never as far as would competition: They may innovate, but not as swiBly as competitors would, they may improve service quality, but not as readily or effectively as they would under competition. The full benefits of the NIl require efficient exploitation of all telecommunications technologies, including photonics, coaxial cable, fiber optics, wireless, and even the existing twisted pair technologies, linking subscribers to one another via a "network 538
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A recent report by the Federal Communications Commission indicates that over 10,070,308 miles of fiber has been deployed In the United States by local, longdistance, and urban telecommunications providers, and shows that He rate of deployment by competitive access providers far exceeds that of the incumbent local exchange carriers [61. The largest competitive access provider, Teleport Communications Group (TCG)
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I`egadity of Competition Regulatory barriers remain the threshold barrier to entry into local telecommunications services. Only seven states have authorized or permit competitive local exchange carriers to provide service: New York, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, Michigan, and Connecticut.
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Equal Status in and Confro! over Network Databases Competitive local service providers must be allowed to have their customers' telephone numbers included in telephone directories, directory assistance, LIDB, advanced intelligent network (A~)
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Local 7Gelephor~e Number Portability The ability of customers to change service providers and to retain the same local telephone number at the same location (service provider number portability3, without having to dial extra digits and without being burdened by "special" actions, is a critical component of the economic viability of local exchange competition. Interim number portability mechanisms (such as remote call forwarding)
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This must be a data-based solution that does not put any telecommunications service provider at a disadvantage and allows all providers to maxi the utility of their networks. Universal Service The long-held policy objective of universal service must be addressed before competitors can compete effectively throughout mass markets for local telecommunications services.
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On April 3, 1995, the DOJ filed a motion to permit a tnal supervised by the DOJ and the court In which Amentech could provide interexchange service after the development of actual competition, including facilities-based competition, and substantial opportunities for additional competition in local exchange service [141. The questions of how much and what type of competition warrants relief wall be the key to whether or not durable and robust local exchange competition is possible.
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1993. "Building a Competitive Local Telecommunications Marketplace," National Cable Television Association Position Paper, October.
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