1996 Telecom Act

Major Objectives

• Open Local Telephone Markets To Competition

• Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) Must Open Their Networks To Competitors:

  • Interconnection
  • Wholesale Provisioning Of Services
  • Unbundled Network Elements

• RBOCs May Enter Long Distance Markets Upon Meeting A 14-point “Checklist”

• FCC Must Provide For The Provision Of Universal Service

  • Rural, Insular & High Cost Areas
  • Schools And Libraries
  • Rural Health Care

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