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USTelecom Says Opponents to Its Petition Are Wrong

Those opposing USTelecom’s petition for the FCC to reconsider a declaratory ruling strengthening requirements for retiring a service are wrong in saying the change doesn't create substantive requirements for providers, the association said. Under the ruling, providers have to file…

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for Communications Act Section 214 approval from the agency if a community believes services are being changed, not only if a listed service on a tariff is being affected (see 1501260049). That has created “impossibly vague new substantive requirements” that are “a significant burden on providers,” USTelecom said. It said in a filing posted Monday in docket 13-5 that providers “may now have to file for section 214 authority in every instance where they seek to upgrade legacy facilities, or face unpredictable and unknown consequences.”