WorldCom appealed FCC’s order giving SBC Sec. 271 approval to ent...
WorldCom appealed FCC’s order giving SBC Sec. 271 approval to enter long distance markets in Kan. and Okla. (CD Jan. 23 p2). WorldCom spokeswoman said company filed Wed. with U.S. Appeals Court, D.C., on ground that SBC wasn’t providing…
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competitors with “nondiscriminatory access” to its local network as required by Sec. 271 checklist. Specifically, SBC doesn’t offer cost-based pricing for network elements in violation of Telecom Act, she said. This is first time WorldCom has appealed any Sec. 271 order. AT&T and Sprint also filed notice of appeal. AT&T spokesman said company “believes strongly that the FCC didn’t apply its own rules correctly or explain its decision adequately” in approving SBC entry in Kan. and “particularly Okla.” AT&T said Kan.-Okla. case offered “far more productive examination” of issues than FCC’s earlier action approving entry in Tex. Therefore, AT&T said, it had withdrawn earlier appeal of FCC’s Tex. decision.