CompTel supports the “strong and important role for state commissions”...
CompTel supports the “strong and important role for state commissions” laid out in the NARUC Telecom Task Force principles, it told state regulators in comments posted this week (http://bit.ly/Ym7ey9). Most of the comments, posted last week, revealed a split between…
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concerned industry representatives and supportive consumer and rural advocates (CD March 18 p3). The carrier association emphasized the NARUC statements on interconnection above all, echoing points its members made at the February NARUC meeting. “It is imperative that state commissions continue to arbitrate interconnection agreements and resolve disputes as specified in the Act, regardless of whether the interconnection involves TDM or IP facilities,” CompTel said. “The future of competition depends on competitors’ ability to interconnect with incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) on an IP-IP basis.” CompTel was especially drawn to NARUC principles protecting competition and said it likes NARUC’s “commitment to technological neutrality” and focus on evidence-based decision-making. ILECs must submit to any state requirements before retiring copper loops, it said, pointing to the role of these loops in bringing broadband to customers.