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A Local Telephone Service Primer: Regulating the Path to Competition |
March 3, 2004
Providers of telecommunications services are subject to a complicated array of federal and state statutes and regulations, laws that are constantly changing yet continually lagging the changes in technology used to provide telecommunication services. This paper concentrates on the laws that apply to the wholesale relationships between competing providers of "local" telephone service, in particular, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. ยงยง 251 et seq. (the "Act" or "FTA"), and implementing regulations promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), 47 C.F.R. Part 51.
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The views expressed in this article are solely the views of the author and not Martindale-Hubbell. This article is intended for informational purposes only and is not legal advice or a substitute for consultation with a licensed legal professional in a particular case or circumstance. |
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