Background Information

• DC Telecommunications Competition Act of 1996
• Federal Telecommunications Competition Act of 1996**
• Rules Implementing Section 252 of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996*
• Customer Choice of Telecommunications Services in the District of Columbia - Powerpoint Presentation
  
  **Note: The FCC maintains ASCII Text and Adobe Acrobat versions (128 pages) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as well as Word Perfect and Adobe Acrobat versions (335 pages) of the completely updated Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the 1996 Act. The official citation for the new Act is: Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. LA. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). The official printed slip law is available from the Government Printing Office.

Local Telephone Competition Proceedings

• F.C. No. 962 – Establishment of wholesale rates (Unbundled Network Element – UNE) between Verizon and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers which interconnect with Verizon’s network in order to resell local telephone services to retail customers*
• F.C. No. 990 – Development of quality of service standards for competitive wholesale (carrier to carrier) and retail (carrier to customer) services in the District*
• F.C. No. 988 – Development of Universal Service Standards and Universal Service Trust Fund for the District*

How to Become a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in the District

• Commission Rules (DCMR Chapter 25) – Certification of CLECs*
• Commission Rules (DCMR Chapter 27) – Regulation of CLECs*

How to Choose a Local Telephone Service Provider in the District

• Telephone Companies Providing Service in the District as of December 31, 2006*
• Regulatory Contacts for Verizon Washington, DC and CLECs Providing Service as of December, 2007*
• Consumer Contacts for Verizon Washington, DC and CLECs Providing Service as of December 31, 2007*
• Local Telephone Prices in the District
• Verizon’s Telephone Prices
• Authorized Payment Locations (APLs) Currently Open

Status of Local Telephone Competition in the District

• Authorized Local Service Providers (Verizon-DC and CLECs) in the District, CLECs with Interconnection Agreements with Verizon, and CLECs with Tariffs on File With the Commission*
• Types of CLECs
• Local Telephone Competition in DC
• Telecommunications Market Monitoring Plan*

Market Monitoring Survey

• Survey of Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

Sample Bill Formats

• Verizon*
• Starpower*

Wireless Companies Serving the District of Columbia

• Wireless Companies Serving the District of Columbia (Industry Regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission). For further information, please click here for a link to the FCC's section of its website which is devoted to wireless services.