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If the FCC doesn’t revisit its last-mile access...

If the FCC doesn’t revisit its last-mile access policies as the industry transitions to IP technologies, there will be a negative impact on business customers, Comptel told the FCC general counsel’s office Friday, an ex parte filing said (http://bit.ly/1dSFACi). “The…

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vast majority of competition in the business market comes from traditional CLECs that rely, to a substantial extent, on the competitive provision of the [Communications] Act in providing consumers the competitive services they need,” the association of CLECs said. “Robust competition is needed to encourage carriers to address the unique needs, circumstances and problems faced by small to medium size businesses.” Comptel urged the commission to “confirm that the interconnection provisions of the Act apply to IP interconnection for voice services,” as managed VoIP services meet the statutory definition of a telecom service, it said.