FCC should reject Verizon’s application for long distance service...
FCC should reject Verizon’s application for long distance service in Mass. because company hasn’t met Sec. 271 checklist requirements, ALTS Pres. John Windhausen said in April 6 letter to agency. Deadline is April 16 for FCC to act on…
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Verizon petition. Windhausen said Verizon’s “failure to comply with its market- opening obligations” had helped drive nearly all competitive DSL providers from Mass. market. Among deficiencies cited by letter: (1) Despite June 6, 2000, deadline, Verizon didn’t finish correcting splitter installation problems in its central offices until Feb. 15, making it unable to provide line sharing to competing providers until then. (2) Verizon hadn’t yet provided “preorder” operations support system (OSS) that included information whether loops could handle DSL. In interim, Verizon uses e-mail to send such information to competitors day after loop makeup request is submitted. That means competitors must wait a day to tell customers whether loops qualify for DSL while Verizon can tell customers instantly, Windhausen said.