[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3942]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 51

[CC Docket No. 98-147; FCC 99-355]


Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced 
Telecommunications Capability

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Commission adopted measures to promote the availability of 
competitive broadband xDSL-based services, especially to residential 
and small business customers. This document amends the Commission's 
unbundling rules to require incumbent LECs to provide unbundled access 
to a new network element, the high frequency portion of the local loop. 
This will enable competitive LECs to compete with incumbent LECs to 
provide access to consumers xDSL-based services through telephone lines 
that the competitive LECs can share with incumbent LECs. In addition, 
the document adopts spectrum management policies and rules to 
facilitate the competitive deployment of advanced services. These rules 
will significantly benefit the rapid and efficient deployment of xDSL-
based technologies.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 51.5, 51.319(a)(1) through (7), 51.230, 
51.231 and 51.232 published at 64 FR 1331, became effective on January 
10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Staci Pies, Attorney, Common Carrier 
Bureau, Policy and Program Planning Division, (202) 418-1580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 1999, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved the amendments to the public file 
rules pursuant to OMB control No. 3060-0848. Accordingly, the rules in 
Sec. 51.5, 51.319(a)(1) through (7), 51.230, 51.231 and 51.232 became 
effective on January 10, 2000.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 51

    Communications, Common carriers, Telecommunications, Federal 
Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-3942 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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