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.

11/10/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control WBS Connect, L.L.C., to Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. WC Docket 09-202, DA 09-2407. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/24/09. Replies Due: 12/01/09
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11/09/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Non-Streamlined Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Miller Telephone Company to Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association, WC Docket 09-174, DA 09-2185.

11/09/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. by Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association. WC Docket 09-195, DA 09-2400. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/23/09. Replies Due: 11/30/09
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11/09/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Whidbey Telephone Company, Hat Island Telephone Company, and Western Long Distance, Inc., WC Docket 09-175, DA 09-2184.

11/06/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Non-Streamlined Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Lexcom, Inc. to Windstream Corporation, WC Docket 09-172, DA 09-2173.

11/04/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Locus Telecommunications, Inc. to KDDI America, Inc. WC Docket 09-199, DA 09-2384. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/18/09. Replies Due: 11/25/09
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11/02/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of NobelTel, LLC to Mr. Richard Mahfouz. WC Docket 09-198, DA 09-2373. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/16/09. Replies Due: 11/23/09
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11/02/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Midvale Telephone Exchange, Incorporated by Oregon Telephone Corporation. WC Docket 09-200, DA 09-2372. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/16/09. Replies Due: 11/23/09
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11/02/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of M&L Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Skyline Telephone from Midvale Telephone Exchange, Incorporated to Beaver Creek Telephone Company d/b/a Timberline Telco. WC Docket 09-201, DA 09-2371. Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established.
Comments Due: 11/16/09. Replies Due: 11/23/09
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10/26/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 applications filed for the Transfer of Control of the Subsidiaries of ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., WC Docket 09-164, DA 09-2296.

• Domestic Section application filed for the Transfer of Control of Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. to Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. Employee Stock Ownship Trust. WC Docket 09-169, DA 09-2296

10/19/09
PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Domestic Section 214 Authorization Granted.
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• Domestic Section 214 application filed for the Transfer of Control of Benchmark Communications, LLC to TDMM Cable Funding, LLC., WC Docket 09-167, DA 09-2235.