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" c yO-  ԍ Among other things, section 251(b)(3) imposes on all LECs the "duty to provide dialing parity to competing   Jproviders of telephone exchange service and telephone toll service." With dialing parity, a telephone customer can   Jpresubscribe to and use any provider of telephone exchange service or toll service without having to dial extra digits  {O_-to route a call to that carrier's network. See 47 U.S.C  153(15). In order to facilitate the orderly   implementation of toll dialing parity, and to take full advantage of state experience and expertise,   the Commission's rules require, among other things, that each LEC, including Bell Operating   .Companies (BOCs), submit a plan to the state regulatory commission for each state in which it   jprovides telephone exchange service, setting forth the LEC's plan for implementing intraLATA"8 0*$$$$, , H"  X-  toll dialing parity.u c {Oy-ԍ Local Competition Second Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 19392.u The state, in turn, would administer the implementation of intraLATA toll   dialing parity by the LEC. In the event that a state elected not to evaluate a LEC's dialing parity   plan sufficiently in advance of the date on which a LEC is required by the Commission's rules  X-  =to implement toll dialing parity, we required the LEC to file its plan with this Commission.U Zc {O-ԍ Id., 11 FCC Rcd at 19415.U All  X-LECs, including BOCs, were required to implement toll dialing parity by February 8, 1999.O c {OA -ԍ Id., 11 FCC Rcd at 19401.O  Xv-  $3.` ` On August 22, 1997, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit   kvacated the Commission's dialing parity rules that pertained to intrastate, but not interstate,  XH-  telecommunications traffic, holding that such rules exceeded the Commission's jurisdiction.`H~c {Ow-ԍ California v. FCC, 124 F.3d 934 (8th Cir. 1997).` In   its January 25, 1999 decision, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Eighth Circuit,  X -  holding that the Commission has jurisdiction over intrastate intraLATA toll dialing parity,Z c {O-ԍ AT&T v. Iowa Utils. Bd., 119 S.Ct. at 732.Z and   ksubsequently reinstated the Commission's intraLATA toll dialing parity rules, including the  X -February 8, 1999 deadline. c {O?-ԍ FCC, et al., v. Iowa Utils. Bd.et al., No. 971519, 1999 WL 80281 (U.S. Feb. 22, 1999).  X -  $4. ` ` Given that the February 8 date has come and gone, a strict enforcement of the   Ldeadline now that our rules are reinstated would not allow state commissions adequate time to   Khave reviewed stillpending dialing parity plans by the deadline, and would cause LECs that have   lyet either to file or implement intraLATA toll dialing parity plans to be in violation of the   Commission's deadline upon the date of reinstatement of our rules. We believe that it would   serve no proconsumer or procompetitive purpose to impose a deadline that would prevent state   commissions from reviewing and approving such plans, as originally contemplated in our rules,   and that good cause exists to extend that deadline where necessary. Thus, on our own motion,   Owe grant a limited waiver of the rule establishing a deadline for full implementation of  X-  intraLATA toll dialing parityC4 c yO -ԍ 47 C.F.R.  51.211(a).C and the rules establishing a schedule for Commission review of  X-intraLATA toll dialing parity plans.@ c {OM#-ԍ Id.  51.213.@"V 0*$$$$, , "Ԍ X-  Pԙ5.` ` We note, furthermore, that in the SBC proceeding, we have gathered an extensive   public record on the importance of requiring timely implementation of intraLATA toll dialing   parity. We agree with numerous commenters that expeditious implementation of intraLATA toll  X-dialing parity is in the public interest."c {O4-  ԍ See, e.g.,  Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Comments at 67; Qwest Communications Corp. Comments at 3;   Telecommunications Resellers Association Reply Comments at 34; Letter from Jonathan B. Sallet, Chief Policy   wCounsel, MCI Communications Corp., to William Kennard, Chairman, FCC, dated February 22, 1999 (MCI February 22 ex parte).  X-  6. ` ` We believe that only a small minority of states will require this limited waiver.   [According to the record, most states have either implemented intrastate intraLATA toll dialing  X_-  parity, or planned to do so by February 8, 1999.8 _c {O -  ԍ See Letter from Frank S. Simone, Government Affairs Director, AT&T, to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary,   FCC, dated January 13, 1999 (AT&T January 13 ex parte) and letter from Mary De Luca, Senior Policy Advisor,   ZFederal Regulatory, MCI Worldcom, Inc. to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, FCC, dated January 15, 1999 (MCI   January 15 ex parte). According to these letters, these states include: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,   Florida, Georgia, Illinois (intrastate only), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts (by 4/20/99),   yMichigan (implemented in 70% of Ameritech territory; Ameritech is contesting obligation as to remainder.),   ;Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,   Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington (state), West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.8 In approximately eleven states intraLATA toll   dialing parity is either not yet implemented, or is at some stage of administrative or judicial  X1-  review.> R 1 c {Of-  ԍ Id. According to the AT&T January 13, 1999 ex parte and the MCI January 15 ex parte, as of January 15,   1999, these states included: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma,   South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Jurisdictions with no BOC intraLATA toll are Alaska, the District  {O-of Columbia, and Hawaii. No proceeding is pending in North Dakota and South Dakota. Id.  We note that, subsequent to the AT&T and MCI January ex parte letters, states have continued to require   wthe implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity. For example, as of February 8, 1999, Bell South implemented  {O-  iintraLATA toll dialing parity in all of the states in its region. See Letter from Cynthia Cox, Executive Director,   Federal and State Relations, BellSouth, to Anna M. Gomez, Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier   Bureau, FCC, dated February 8, 1999 (BellSouth February 8 ex parte). Further, on February 16, 1999, the Kansas  {O<-  YState Corporation Commission ordered SBC to implement intraLATA toll dialing parity "immediately." See Matter   of the Petition of AT&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc. to Require SWBT to Implement IntraLATA Toll  {O-  hPresubscription No Later Than February 8, 1999, Order, Docket No. 99AT&T 216 MIS (Feb. 16, 1999) (Kansas   JFebruary 16 Order). Thus, the eleven states where intraLATA toll dialing parity has not yet been implemented are:  yO`!-  Arkansas, California, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and  yO("-Virginia. ""0*$$$$#"Ԍ [Further, a few states have tied the implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity to the date on which the   incumbent BOC begins to offer inregion interLATA service, a result that needs to be revised in light of the   Commission's reinstated rules. We note that states are rapidly making such reconsideration. On January 28, 1999,   xthe Public Utility Commission of Texas (Texas PUC) released a revised proposed final order in PUC Docket No.   19919 that, in part found that the Supreme Court's January 25 decision implicitly preempted inconsistent Texas law.   Further, in the Kansas February 16 Order, the Kansas Corporation Commission found that because its State Act   required intraLATA dialing parity to be implemented "consistent with the terms of the federal act," the State Act   did not prohibit the Kansas Corporation Commission from requiring SWBT to implement intraLATA toll dialing parity prior to SBC's obtaining authority to provide interLATA service.> We believe that these states must be allowed sufficient time to review and approve"10*$$$$, , %"  X-  intraLATA toll dialing parity plans within a reasonable, and enforceable, federal deadline.~ c yOI -  ԍ We adopt this order in the spirit of cooperation between the FCC and state commissions called for in the   resolution adopted on February 24, 1999 by the NARUC Board of Directors, and believe that the schedule for   intraLATA toll dialing parity that we adopt today responds to NARUC's request that the Commission "expeditiously   establish a new deadline for states that have not implemented dialing parity" in a manner that acknowledges states'   experience and expertise in implementing intraLATA dialing parity. We also acknowledge the NARUC concern that   the Commission needs to clarify whether states implementing dialing parity have the authority to condition customer   default to the incumbent local service provider. The issue of whether a LEC may default its current (as opposed to  {O-  new) customers is the subject of petitions for reconsideration of the Local Competition Second Report and Order, and will be resolved in a separate order.~ Our   extension of the February 8, 1999 deadline and our limited waiver of the Commission's toll   dialing parity implementation schedule sets forth the outside parameter for implementation of   >intraLATA toll dialing parity. We emphasize that the reinstatement of our jurisdiction over   KintraLATA toll dialing parity does not deprive state commissions of the authority to require LECs   to comply with an earlier deadline for the implementation of intraLATA dialing parity. We   encourage state commissions to do so where they deem appropriate, particularly where a plan is close to approval.  X1-  7.` ` Accordingly, pursuant to section 1.3 of our rules, we waive the section 51.211(a)   February 8, 1999 deadline for the implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity and the section 51.213 schedule for the implementation of intraLATA toll dialing parity as follows:  X -   ` ` No later than May 7, 1999, all LECs must implement intraLATA toll dialing parity   plans already filed and approved by the state regulatory commission for each state in which the   LECs provide telephone exchange service. LECs must implement such intraLATA toll dialing   parity plans by May 7, 1999, whether or not the state regulatory commission has ordered   implementation of the approved plan, and notwithstanding any date subsequent to May 7, 1999, that may have been ordered by the state commission. "Kj0*$$$$, , "Ԍ X-  4` ` No later than April 22, 1999, all LECs must file intraLATA toll dialing parity   jplans with the state regulatory commission for each state in which the LEC provides telephone   kexchange service if a plan has not yet been filed with such state commissions. Once a state   commission has approved a plan, the LEC must implement its plan no later than 30 days after   the date on which the plan is approved. Any plan that provides for the implementation of   KintraLATA dialing parity by a date subsequent to 30 days after approval by the state commission will be deemed in violation of Commission rules.  XH-  ` ` On June 22, 1999, if a state commission has not yet acted on a LEC's intraLATA   toll dialing parity implementation plan, the LEC must file that plan with the Common Carrier  X -  Bureau (Bureau). c yO -  ;ԍ The Commission, in section 51.213 of its rules, has delegated authority to the Bureau to approve intraLATA toll dialing parity plans. 47 C.F.R.  51.213. By June 23, 1999, the Bureau will release a public notice initiating a   comment cycle for the Bureau's consideration of any LEC plan filed with the Bureau. A state   .commission may continue to act on a plan until the Bureau has acted upon that plan. A LEC's   failure to file a plan with the state commission or this Commission in the manner required by this   order will be deemed a violation of this Commission's rules that will allow interested parties to  X -seek relief pursuant to section 401(b) of the Act.@ c yOx-ԍ 47 U.S.C.  401(b).@  Xy-  ` ` On July 21, 1999, any unopposed plan will be deemed approved unless the Bureau   notifies the LEC that the plan will not be deemed approved. All LECs whose plans are approved   in this manner will implement their plans no later than 30 days after the date on which the plan is approved.  X-  ` ` No later than August 5, 1999, the Bureau will act upon any opposed plan and, as necessary, any unopposed plans that were not deemed approved.  X-  ` ` On August 6, 1999, any unopposed plan on which the Bureau or a state has not  X-acted will be deemed approved.c yO -  ԍ This situation would occur if, following release of the public notice, the Bureau notifies the LEC that its plan will not be deemed approved, and the Bureau subsequently fails to act by August 5, 1999.  X|-  ` ` All LECs whose plans are approved or deemed approved under this compressed   schedule must implement their plans no later than 30 days after the date on which the plan is approved or deemed approved."N0*$$$$, , "Ԍ X-ԙ B.` ` SBC Petition For Declaratory Ruling  X-  8. ` ` On September 18, 1998, SBC filed a Petition with the Commission that requested   a declaratory ruling that, in light of the Eighth Circuit decision vacating the intrastate portion of   the Commission's intraLATA toll dialing parity rules, there is no current obligation to implement   interstate intraLATA toll dialing parity for interstate intraLATA toll calls on February 8, 1999.   In the alternative, SBC sought a waiver of the interstate intraLATA toll dialing parity rules to   coincide with the date on which SBC implements intrastate intraLATA toll dialing parity in its   respective states. The SBC Petition is premised on the Eighth Circuit's ruling that the Act does   jnot grant the Commission jurisdiction over intrastate dialing parity, and thus is moot in light of   ythe Supreme Court's decision. SBC has conceded that its networks are prepared to provide full  X -  2PIC interstate and intrastate intraLATA presubscription.B c {O| -ԍ SBC Petition at 5.B We therefore deny SBC's petition  X -and expect it to implement intraLATA toll dialing parity in accordance with this order.  Zc yO-  ,ԍ On January 27, 1999, MCI WorldCom, Inc. (MCI/WorldCom) filed an emergency motion to dismiss the SBC   Petition in light of the Supreme Court's January 25, 1999 decision. On February 8, 1999, SBC filed comments in   opposition to the MCI/WorldCom motion. Because we deny the SBC petition in this order, we do not need to decide the MCI motion.  X -   X -y/ III. CONCLUSION ă  X-  29.` ` Because the timing of the Supreme Court's decision reversing the Eighth Circuit's   vacation of the Commission's intraLATA toll dialing parity rules would prevent some states from   reviewing and approving intraLATA toll dialing parity plans prior to the Commission's deadline   xand would cause some LECs to be in violation of those rules once they are reinstated, good cause   exists to warrant a limited waiver of Commission's rules. Thus, on our own motion, we adopt   Na limited waiver of the Commission's February 8, 1999 deadline for the implementation of   intraLATA toll dialing parity and prescribe a compressed schedule for state commissions or this   Commission to approve, and LECs to implement, intraLATA toll dialing parity. We also deny SBC's request for declaratory ruling and waiver as moot in light of the Supreme Court decision.  X-H IV. ORDERING CLAUSE ă  X|-  3 10.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.3 of the Commission   rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.3, a limited waiver of sections 51.211(a) and 51.213 of the Commission's   intraLATA toll dialing parity implementation rules, 47 C.F.R.  51.211(a), 51.213, IS  X7-GRANTED in the manner indicated in paragraph 7, supra."7B0*$$$$, , {"Ԍ X-  Eԙ 11.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 251(b)(3) of the   Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C.    251(b)(3), and pursuant to section 1.3 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.3, that the   kSouthwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, and Nevada Bell Petition for Expedited   Declaratory Ruling on Interstate IntraLATA Toll Dialing Parity Or, in the Alternative, Various Other Relief IS DENIED as moot.  X_-  q 12. ` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. section 1.103(a) of the   Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.103(b), that the decisions adopted herein SHALL BE EFFECTIVE immediately. ` `  hh,VFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hh,VMagalie Roman Salas ` `  hh,VSecretary "0*$$$$, , V"  X-#XP\  P6QynXP##Xx{2 PQ|XP#` `  hh,#XP\  P6QynXP# #XP\  P6QynXP#  X-6 STATEMENT OF  COMMISSIONER HAROLD FURCHTGOTT-ROTH lU  V- Re:X In the Matters of: Implementation of the local Competition provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Petition of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell for Expedited Declaratory Ruling on Interstate IntraLATA Toll Dialing Parity or, in the Alternative, Various Other Relief; (CC Docket No. 9698, NSD File No. 98121).(#  X - I support today's Order establishing a new implementation schedule for intraLATA toll dialing parity, but write separately to express my concern with two related issues. First, while I support the general time-frames outlined in today's order, I acknowledge that there are some parties that have asked for an opportunity to discuss the specific circumstances faced in individual states that might warrant some deviation. While I do not know whether or not the details of their situations would warrant such relief, I prefer to provide parties with such an opportunity where possible. In this case, however, the extremely tight implementation schedule precludes a meaningful opportunity even to request such a waiver. As such, I would  XK-have favored allowing an individual State to file such a waiver petition, with the Commission tolling the time limitations while it considers the merits of that petition. In addition, I note that some of my concerns in this area could have been alleviated if the Commission had merely sought some general comments immediately after the Supreme Court issued its opinion. The Commission should have issued a Public Notice promptly after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on January 25, 1999, simply asking for any and all comments on how the Court's opinion should impact all Commission policies. Such a Public Notice would have provided any party with an appropriate procedural vehicle for expressing their concerns with the reinstatement of some and the invalidation of other Commission rules. Unfortunately, that is not the path the Commission chose. I fear, however, that the Commission may be falling behind in its effort to address even the issues specifically remanded to us as it has now been almost two months since the court issued its opinion.  K<#x6X@`7 X@#* * *ĐlU