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FCC Allows USTelecom To Pull Structural Separation Relief From Forbearance Bid

The FCC granted USTelecom's request to withdraw without prejudice a request for structural separation relief that was part of a broader pending forbearance petition, in a Wireline Bureau order issued in docket 14-192 Monday. The targeted structural separation regulation…

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covers ILECs in the provision of long-distance service. The bureau noted there was "limited discussion in the record" on that particular forbearance request. An FCC decision on the USTelecom petition, which seeks relief in various other areas, is due to Jan. 4.