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CAPTION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, INCORPORATED D/B/A AMERITECH INDIANA PURSUANT TO I.C. 8-1-2-61 FOR A THREE PHASE PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REVIEW OF VARIOUS SUBMISSIONS OF AMERITECH INDIANA TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 271(c) OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996
SUMMARY
On February 2, 2000, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech Indiana or SBC Indiana filed the above-captioned application to provide intrastate, interLATA telecommunications services in the state of Indiana. This is a proceeding under Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("TA-96") and section 8-1-2-61 [IC 8-1-2-61] of the Indiana Code, to evaluate whether SBC Indiana should be allowed to offer the requested services. Section 271 sets the criteria and process by which a Regional Bell Operating Company ("BOC") such as SBC Indiana will be allowed to offer in-region, interLATA services.
SBC Indiana seeks interLATA entry under 47 U.S.C. Section 271(c)(1)(A), or "Track A" of Section 271. Track A approval requires the BOC to show the following: that it has entered into an interconnection agreement with a facilities-based competitor; that it meets the 14-point competitive checklist in Section 271(c)(2)(B); that it will enter the interLATA market consistent with the terms of Section 272; and that entry is "consistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity."
SBC Indiana's application requests the IURC to utilize the following three-phase approach: approve a regional independent third-party test of SBC's operations support system ("OSS") and appropriate performance measures (Phase 1); review checklist compliance, including a "draft application", generic interconnection agreement and performance assurance plan (Phase 2); and review final OSS test report and actual performance results (Phase 3).
PROCEEDINGS
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