Ameritech advised Ill. Commerce Commission (ICC) that it plans to...
Ameritech advised Ill. Commerce Commission (ICC) that it plans to petition for agency’s endorsement of Sec. 271 interLATA long distance bid by July. In letter to ICC Comr. Ruth Kretschmer, Ameritech said it had made many changes in its…
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operation support systems (OSS) to facilitate processing CLEC service orders and had taken other steps that would bring it into full compliance with 14-point 271 open market checklist this year. Third-party testing of Ameritech OSS is to begin next month, with final report from KPMG Consulting not expected until spring 2002. In meantime, Ameritech wants ICC this summer to start looking at non-OSS-related checklist compliance issues. Ameritech parent SBC is providing long distance in Tex., and recently received FCC approval to begin offering long distance service in Kan. and Okla. starting next month. ICC Comr. Terry Harvill, frequent Ameritech critic, said he expected company would come “pretty close” to meeting Telecom Act requirements and he might endorse its entry if it could prove local customers could switch providers “easily.” Competitor-supported Ill. Coalition for Competitive Telecom said Ameritech shouldn’t be allowed into long distance until it proved it reliably could deliver retail and wholesale services it already sells.