At least one competitive carrier in Cal. had good words to say ab...
At least one competitive carrier in Cal. had good words to say about last week’s Cal. PUC decision to set new SBC rates for unbundled network elements (UNE), a decision generally condemned by CLEC interests. Covad Communications said it…
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was pleased by the PUC’s decision to cut rates for DS-1 broadband loops even as it raised SBC rates for narrowband loops. The PUC order cut SBC’s 1.5-Mbps DS-1 loop rate by 38% even though it increased SBC’s narrowband UNE loop and UNE platform rates by 20%. Covad said “although we do not believe that the record supported any increases in rates, we are pleased that the PUC dramatically reduced rates for the UNE-DS-1 loops that Covad uses to provide Voice over Internet Protocol and other business-class services which are the centerpiece of our business.” As a facilities-based provider, Covad said it faces little or no impact from the increases on UNE-L and UNE-P services.