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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (3410)	4/17/1999 9:25:00 PM
From: wonk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

...Someone else on another thread asked for the FCC link [url] that contains the latest colo regs. I believe this is part of it. ... 6. We adopt, in this order, additional measures to further facilitate the development of competition in the advanced services market. First, we strengthen our collocation rules to reduce the costs and delays faced by competitors that seek to collocate equipment in an incumbent LEC's central office. For example, we require incumbent LECs to make available to requesting competitive LECs shared cage and cageless collocation arrangements. Moreover, when collocation space is exhausted at a particular LEC location, we require incumbent LECs to permit collocation in adjacent controlled environmental vaults or similar structures to the extent technically feasible. Second, we adopt certain spectrum compatibility rules and adopt a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Further NPRM) to explore issues related to developing long- term standards and practices for spectrum compatibility and management. Finally, in the Further NPRM, we consider whether we should require LECs to allow competitors to offer advanced services to end users over the same line on which the LEC is offering voice service. 7. We intend to address, in a future order, other specific forms of regulatory relief that may be needed to stimulate investment and deployment of advanced services by incumbents or new entrants, or whether other changes to the Commission's local competition rules may facilitate deployment of advanced services by competing carriers. For example, in the Advanced Services Order and NPRM, we had proposed an option under which incumbent LECs would be free to establish separate affiliates to provide advanced services that would not be subject to section 251(c) obligations if those affiliates were structured in a fashion so as not to be deemed a successor or assign of the incumbent. We also sought comment on the applicability of section 251(c)(4) resale obligations to advanced services to the extent such services are exchange access services. In addition, the NPRM proposed limited modifications of LATA boundaries. We also had set forth proposals in the Advanced Services Order and NPRM relating to incumbent LEC loop unbundling obligations. We are deferring action on those issues and proposals. B. Executive Summary 8. In the Order, we take the following steps: Collocation Incumbent LECs must make available to requesting competitive LECs shared cage and cageless collocation arrangements. Moreover, when collocation is exhausted at a particular LEC location, incumbent LECs must permit collocation in adjacent controlled environmental vaults or similar structures to the extent technically feasible. A collocation method used by one incumbent LEC or mandated by a state commission is presumptively technically feasible for any other incumbent LEC. Incumbent LECs may adopt reasonable security measures to protect their central office equipment. Incumbent LECs may not require competitive LEC equipment to meet more stringent safety requirements than those the incumbent LEC imposes on its own equipment. Incumbent LECs must permit competitors to collocate all equipment used for interconnection and/or access to unbundled network elements (UNEs), even if it includes a "switching" or enhanced services function, and incumbent LECs cannot require that the switching or enhanced services functionality of equipment be disengaged. Incumbent LECs must permit a competitive LEC to tour the entire central office in which that competitive LEC has been denied collocation space. Incumbent LECs must provide a list of all offices in which there is no more space. Incumbent LECs must remove obsolete, unused equipment, in order to facilitate the creation of additional collocation space within a central office. The collocation rules set forth in the Order serve as minimum standards, and permit any state to adopt additional requirements..... fcc.gov FYI, GPO has put up the Code of Federal Regulations which the FCC has linked for Title 47. access.gpo.gov ww