BellSouth (BS) advised Miss. PSC of its intent to seek FCC approv...
BellSouth (BS) advised Miss. PSC of its intent to seek FCC approval for its interLATA long distance entry and formally asked agency for its support. This is BellSouth’s 2nd try at long distance in Miss. since failure of its…
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first effort 4 years ago despite PSC support. BellSouth asked PSC to reaffirm that carrier had met Telecom Act requirements for long distance entry and filed additional updated information on its Sec. 271 compliance. BellSouth said it had made “substantial progress” in opening Miss. local market since its 1997 long distance attempt. It said 56 CLECs collectively served 100,000 local access lines -- 7% of BS total. Business market has seen CLECs gain 12% share, BS said, while facilities-based CLEC lines have grown 38% since Nov. BellSouth said its Miss. operation support systems were identical to those in Ga. that recently passed 3rd party testing by KPMG Consulting. It said results in other states where Bell companies won long distance indicated its entry in Miss. would advance public interest through lower rates and more meaningful choices.