Welcome to the homepage for the Competition Policy Division of the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau. Our primary mission is to foster competition in the provision of telecommunications services through market-opening rulemaking and policy making proceedings that concern major non-pricing issues affecting wireline telecommunications service providers. We are also responsible for the implementation of non-pricing aspects of the local competition requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act). Our division recommends rules and regulatory programs that address interconnection and unbundling requirements for Local Exchange Carriers (LECs), the unbundling of network features and functions useful to information service providers (ISPs), competition in the Interexchange Marketplace, the regulatory classification of carriers. Additionally, we are tasked with reviewing applications from wireline carriers for transfers of licenses and discontinuance of service.

06/29/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Domestic Section 214 Authorizations Granted.
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• Domestic Section Application filed for the Transfer of Control of Bruce Telephone Company, Inc. and WWC, Inc. d/b/a Solution Long Distance from Waller, Inc to Fail, Inc., WC Docket 09-78, DA 09-1203.

• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Midcontinent Communications from N.L. Bentson to the Estate of N.L. Bentson, WC Docket 09-73, DA 09-1214.

06/29/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Non-Streamlined Domestic 214 application Granted. WC Docket 09-76.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Delavan Telephone Company to Rural Communications Holdings Corporation, WC Docket 09-76, DA 09-1236.
  

06/22/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted. WC Docket 09-61.
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• Application filed for the Transfer of Control of Orlando Telephone Company, Inc. to Summit Broadband, Inc., WC Docket 09-61, DA 09-1041.
  

06/22/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Domestic Section 214 Authorizations Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Phone Services and More, LLC and T2 Communications, LLC to Woodland Holdings Corporation, WC Docket 09-59, DA 09-1105.

• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Circle Telephone to Circle Telephone & Electric, LLC, WC Docket 09-72, DA 09-1101.

06/01/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Acquisition of Assets of Cleartel Telecommunications, Inc. and its subsidiaries by Birch Communications, Inc. WC Docket 09-67, DA 09-1226. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/15/2009. Replies Due: 06/22/2009.
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05/29/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Removal of Domestic Section 214 applications from Streamlined Treatment.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of NexUStel, LLC to Nexitos, LLC, WC Docket 09-53, DA 09-1042.

• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of NexUStel, LLC to Greentel, LLC, WC Docket 09-57, DA 09-1043.

• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Orlando Telephone Company, Inc. to Summit Broadband, Inc., WC Docket 09-61, DA 09-1041.

05/29/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Midcontinent Communications from N.L. Bentson to the Estate of N.L. Bentson. WC Docket 09-73, DA 09-1214. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/12/2009. Replies Due: 06/19/2009.
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05/29/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Delavan Telephone Company to Rural Communications Holding Corporation. WC Docket 09-76, DA 09-1213. Non-Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/12/2009. Replies Due: 06/19/2009.
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05/28/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Bruce Telephone Company, INc. and WWC, Inc. d/b/a Solution Long Distance from Waller, Inc. to Fail, Inc. WC Docket 09-78, DA 09-1203. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/11/2009. Replies Due: 06/18/2009.
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05/21/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Charter seeks FCC consent to Assign or Transfer of Control of Licenses and Authorizations in Connection with Bankruptcy. WC Docket 09-77, DA 09-914. Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/22/2009. Replies Due: 07/07/2009.
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05/20/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Phone Services and More, LLC and T2 Communications, LLC to Woodland Holdings, Corporation. WC Docket 09-59, DA 09-1105. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/03/2009. Replies Due: 06/10/2009.
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05/20/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Circle Telephone to Circle Telephone & Electric, LLC. WC Docket 09-72, DA 09-1101. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/03/2009. Replies Due: 06/10/2009.
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05/18/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Independent Networks, L.C. to Ringsted Communications Company, Inc. WC Docket 09-60, DA 09-1085. Non-Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 06/01/2009. Replies Due: 06/08/2009.
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05/11/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted. WC Docket 09-35.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Acquisition of Assets of NetLojix Telecom, Inc. by First Choice Technology, Inc., WC Docket 09-35, DA 09-811.
  

05/08/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of NexUStel, LLC to Greentel, LLC. WC Docket 09-57, DA 09-1043. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 05/22/2009. Replies Due: 05/29/2009.
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05/08/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of NexUStel, LLC to Nexitos, LLC. WC Docket 09-53, DA 09-1042. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 05/22/2009. Replies Due: 05/29/2009.
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05/08/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Orlando Telephone Company, Inc. to Summit Broadband, Inc. WC Docket 09-61, DA 09-1041. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 05/22/2009. Replies Due: 05/29/2009.
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