FCC to Hold Public Forum on § 271

(May 21, 1998)  The Federal Communications Commission will host a day long public forum in Washington DC on June 4 to discuss the methods by which Bell operating companies may satisfy the Section 271 requirement that they provide access to unbundled network elements.  See, Schedule.

The Federal Communications Commission described the event as follows:

Various members of the telecommunications industry have proposed methods by which competing carriers can combine network elements, including physical and virtual collocation, direct access to BOC's network, electronic methods of combining network elements, and BOC provision of combined network elements for a separate charge.  This Forum will permit representatives from different segments of the telecommunications industry to address the legal, technical, and economic issues with respect to each of the proposed methods.  Interested parties are invited to submit questions for discussion at the Forum.

The forum will be held in the Commission Meeting Room, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20544.

For more information contact Jordan Goldstein, Jake Jennings, or Katherine Schroder at 202-418-1580.