Satellite Evolution
Dec 3, 20191 min
DS1 and DS3 loops in counties and study areas previously deemed competitive by the FCC, with an exemption for DS1 loops used to provide residential broadband service and telecommunications service in rural areas;
DS0 loops in urban census blocks;
Narrowband voice-grade loops;
Subloops in the particular instances or geographic areas where the Commission proposes to eliminate the unbundling of the underlying loop to the customer’s premises; and
Dark fiber transport in wire centers within a half-mile of alternative fiber.
The NPRM also proposes to forbear from unbundling requirements for network interface devices (NID) and operations support systems (OSS) and to remove avoided cost resale requirements in non-price cap incumbent service areas.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O’Rielly, and Brendan Carr voted in favor of the NPRM, while Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks dissented. Comments and reply comments are due 30 and 60 days, respectively, from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
A summary of the NPRM is available here.