[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10659-10660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5663]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 51

[CC Docket No. 98-147; DA 02-506]


Update and Refresh Record on Rules Adopted in 1998 Advanced 
Services Docket

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document invites comment on the advisability of 
eliminating, repealing, or amending specific language in the 
Commission's rules on standards for physical collocation and virtual 
location. The Commission is taking this action in response to a request 
by Verizon that the Commission clarify that this rule does not preclude 
an incumbent LEC from installing a point of termination bay (POT bay) 
at the point where an incumbent LEC's facilities terminate and a 
collocator's facilities begin.

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DATES: Comments are due March 25, 2002 and reply comments are due April 
2, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Adams, Attorney Advisor, Janice 
Myles, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau, 
(202) 418-1580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document regarding CC Docket No. 98-147, released on March 4, 2002. The 
complete text of this document is available for inspection and copying 
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC, and 
also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402 
Washington, DC, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or 
via e-mail qualex@aolcom. It is also available on the Commission's 
website at http://www.fcc.gov.

Synopsis

    In the Advanced Services First Report and Order, the Commission 
adopted rule 51.323(k)(2), which provides, in pertinent part, that 
``[a]n incumbent LEC may not require competitors to use an intermediate 
interconnection arrangement in lieu of direct connection to the 
incumbent's network if technically feasible.'' Verizon requests that 
the Commission clarify that this rule does not preclude an incumbent 
LEC from installing a POT bay at the point where an incumbent LEC's 
facilities terminate and a collocator's facilities begin. In order to 
ensure a complete record regarding this area, the Commission is issuing 
this Public Notice and inviting comment on whether the Commission 
should amend or repeal the portion of rule 51.323(k)(2) quoted above. 
The Commission requests that commenters explain in detail why 
retention, amendment, or repeal of this rule to allow incumbent LECs to 
use POT bays when provisioning interconnection would address their 
concerns.

Federal Communications Commission.
Michelle M. Carey,
Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-5663 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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