Pacific Bell advised Cal. PUC to expect filing very soon, possibl...
Pacific Bell advised Cal. PUC to expect filing very soon, possibly this week, of revised Sec. 271 interLATA long distance entry petition that will be virtually identical to one it plans to submit to FCC later this year. Carrier’s…
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estimated 2,500-page application, plus exhibits, will describe how it meets Telecom Act’s open market and public interest tests for entry into $12 billion Cal. long distance market. Pac Bell said that was major step on path to 271 ruling and expressed hope that PUC might be able to make decision by mid-Aug. But competitor and consumer interests said they didn’t expect PUC ruling before late Sept., at earliest, due to expected opponents’ claims that Pac Bell wasn’t meeting its obligations to competitors and shouldn’t be allowed into long distance. Observers noted one wild card that could delay decision was if state’s simmering energy crisis were to boil out of control again and force PUC to put everything else on back burner in order to keep its lights on.