Verizon, FiOS, and CLEC/UNE orders (was AT&T diversity)

[joe at via.net (joe mcguckin)]

My understanding was that fiber loops were originally included in UNE products available to clecs but several years ago the FCC modified the regulations to remove them.

So, if a service can be provisioned over a copper loop, a clec can offer it, but the ilec doesn't have to share fiber loops or services provisioned over fiber loops. I guess that explains 
the frenzy of fiber-to-the-curb buildout we saw with Pac Bell in the early 2000's. I don't think ATT/PacBell has been ripping out copper, but much of it in the SF Bay area is a rotting 
mess and ATT hasn't been spending much money to maintain it.

Now that the DSL clecs are all but extinct, the pace of fiber buildout to the end-user has slowed down considerably.


Joe McGuckin
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On Mar 21, 2012, at 11:58 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric Wieling" <EWieling at nyigc.com>
> 
>> Verizon, the copper wireline company, is removing service from
>> locations EVERY TIME VZ fiber is installed in a building. This
>> prevents other companies from providing service by leasing Verizon's
>> copper infrastructure. If there was copper at a location then VZ would
>> be required to resell it and nobody would be locked out.
> 
> TTBOMK, whether Verizon has copper to a building has *no bearing at all*
> on whether a CLEC can place an order for wholesale service to that location;
> VZN is *required* to provide that wholesale service, at the regulated NRC
> and MRC rates, whether they currently happen to have the physical facilities
> in place or not -- are you alleging either that I've misunderstood that,
> or that VZN is refusing such orders *simply* because they've removed
> facilities to an address where FiOS has done an install?
> 
> Cause either of those ought to violate the rules.
> 
>> We often get customers in buildings lit by Verizon fiber service who
>> want to change carriers. Too bad they can't anymore. Technically they
>> can switch providers. Verizon will remove the fiber, re-install
>> copper, and have the customer down for a week or so.
> 
> See above.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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