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Special access market data (CD Aug 19 p2) are

Special access market data (CD Aug 19 p2) are due at the FCC Dec. 15, the agency said in an order on reconsideration Monday (http://fcc.us/1BJ8KfX). The agency amended its 2012 data collection order to reflect changes ordered by the Office…

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of Management and Budget. The data will let the agency “analyze competition in the market for a service that is key to broadband and competitive voice services: special access,” said Chairman Tom Wheeler in a statement (http://fcc.us/1uR1RVN). The effort was hailed by the NoChokePoints Coalition, made up of special access users, which has been pushing for the data collection. “We believe the data submitted in response to this order will show that this marketplace is indeed broken and in need of reform,” the coalition said in a statement.