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FCC EN BANC PRESENTATION

FCC EN BANC PRESENTATION . January 29, 1998 Heather Burnett Gold President, ALTS. Roadmap to Local Competition. Late 1980s Niche players 1992 Interconnection Order 1996 Telecommunications Act First ever national framework for effective local competition 1997 and the future

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FCC EN BANC PRESENTATION

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  1. FCC EN BANC PRESENTATION January 29, 1998 Heather Burnett Gold President, ALTS

  2. Roadmap to Local Competition • Late 1980s • Niche players • 1992 Interconnection Order • 1996 Telecommunications Act • First ever national framework for effective local competition • 1997 and the future • Implement effective local competition

  3. Redefinition of Local Infrastructure Model • Customer demands have forged a new model • ATM networks • SONET-based fiber • Broadband wireless • Frame relay • Local hand-off for fast-packet Internet providers

  4. Characteristics of the Local Market • Incumbent begins with 100% of the market • All dialtone providers must interconnect • Facilities-based competition is highly capital intensive, and there are significant volume-dependent economies of scale • High reliability is essential • Multi-tiered regulation must be confronted

  5. YE97 Yardsticks of CLEC Progress • Over 100 CLECs • $2.7B 1997 Revenue • 1.4M access lines • 50% on-net, 20% unbundled loops, 30% TSR • $14B in capital raised since passage of the Act

  6. CLECs* $2.7B 1997 Revenue $26B enterprise value 1.4M access lines 50% on-net, 20% unbundled loops, 30% TSR 1998 access line projection of 3M ILECs* $101B 1997 Revenue $400B enterprise value 161M access lines 1998 access line projection of 168M However, in comparison... *All numbers are approximate

  7. Impediments to Progress • Interconnection agreements lack measurements, standards and enforcement mechanisms to provide quick and effective dispute resolution • Network build-out requirements are extensive • Labor intensive construction • Major switch installations • Access to rights-of-way • Access to private buildings • Systems Development • Systems Integration between carriers

  8. FCC 1998 Plan of Action:Factors that would Speed Effective Competition • Factor: Interconnection agreements are about to be renegotiated • Solution: - Requireperformance measurements and standards - Require compliance penalties - Initiate expedited dispute/resolution process

  9. FCC 1998 Plan of Action:Factors that would Speed Effective Competition • Factor: Access to rights-of-way must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory • Solution: - Work with the states to ensure cities do not unfairly regulate or tax new entrants

  10. FCC 1998 Plan of Action:Factors that would Speed Effective Competition • Factor: Systems integration (OSSs) standards and processes must be established, tested and put in place • Solution: - National standards to promote economic and efficient handling of inter-company traffic and transactions

  11. FCC 1998 Plan of Action:Factors that would Speed Effective Competition • Factor: Inter-company pricing of services needs to be managed during the transition to full local competition • Solution: - Pro-competitive pricing for interconnection, unbundled elements and resale

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