FCC late Wed. authorized Verizon to provide long distance service...
FCC late Wed. authorized Verizon to provide long distance service in Me., which is 14th state that agency has approved for long distance entry by a Bell company and 7th state where Verizon has gained Sec. 271 approval. Commission…
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said competing carriers served 50,600 lines in Me., 38,800 of them through resale. Verizon filed Sec. 271 application for Me. March 21 and Justice Dept. recommended approval April 25, saying it appeared competitors were making progress in business market and there were no obstacles to residential entry. DoJ said CLECs served 19.5% of all business lines in Verizon’s Me. service area but less than 1% of residential lines. Justice said low level of CLEC penetration in residential markets might reflect higher unbundled network element (UNE) prices that were in effect before Verizon’s Sec. 271 filing. Me. PUC issued orders cutting some UNE rates within months of Verizon’s application.