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FCC RIN: 3060-AG50 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
Abstract: On August 8, 1996, the Commission adopted the Local Competition Second Report and Order (FCC 96-333), implementing the dialing parity, nondiscriminatory access, network disclosure, and numbering administration provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On July 19, 1999, the Commission released the First Order on Reconsideration (FCC 99-170), denying the petition for reconsideration of the Local Competition Second Report and Order filed by Beehive Telephone Company, Inc., which related to numbering admininstration. On September 9, 1999, the Commission released the Second Order on Reconsideration (FCC 99-227), resolving petitions for reconsideration of rules adopted in the Local Competition Second Report and Order to implement the requirement of 47 U.S.C. section 251(b)(3) that LECs provide non-discriminatory access to directory assistance, directory listing and operator services. At the same time, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (also FCC 99-227) seeking comment on issues related to developments in, and the convergence of, directory publishing and directory assistance. On October 21, 1999, the Commission released the Third Order on Reconsideration (FCC 99-243), resolving the remaining petitions for reconsideration regarding numbering administration under 47 U.S.C. section 251(e)(1). On January 29, 2002, the Commission released an Order on Reconsideration (FCC02-11)dismissing petitions for reconsideration or clarification of the Local Competition Second Report and Order regarding dialing parity under 47 U.S.C. section 251(b)(3) and network disclosure under 47 U.S.C. section 251(c)(5). On January 23, 2001, the Commission released a First Report and Order (FCC 01-27) resolving issues raised in the September 9, 1999 NPRM and concluding, among other things, that competing directory assistance (DA) providers that are certified as competitive local exchange carriers (competitive LECs), are agents of competitive LECs, or that offer call completion services are entitled to nondiscriminatory access to LEC local DA databases. On January 9, 2002, the Commission released the Directory Assistance NPRM (FCC 01-384), in which the Commission solicited comment on whether there is sufficient competition in the retail DA market, and if not, what if any action the Commission should take to promote such competition. The Commission sought specific comment on whether alternative dialing methods would promote competition. Proposed methods include: (1) presubscription to 411; (2) utilizing national 555 numbers; (3) utilizing carrier access codes (1010 numbers); and (4) utilizing 411XX numbers. The Commission also sought comment on whether the 411 dialing code should be eliminated. This proceeding is pending before the Commission. On May 3, 2005, the Commission released an Order on Reconsideration (FCC 05-93) resolving petitions for reconsideration of the Second Order on Reconsideration and the First Report and Order. The Commission clarified its rules regarding the use of DA data obtained pursuant to section 251(b)(3) of the Act, and denied BellSouth and SBC’s joint petition for reconsideration which sought authority to place contractual restrictions on competing DA providers’ use of DA information. The Commission reaffirmed that LECs are required to provide nondiscriminatory access to their entire local DA database including local DA data acquired from third parties. The Commission also accepted Qwest’s request to withdraw its petition for reconsideration of the First Report and Order, and resolved SBC’s petition for reconsideration of the Second Order on Reconsideration. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 51 and 52   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151 to 155    47 USC 157    47 USC 201 to 205    47 USC 207 to 209    47 USC 218   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/08/1996 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/25/1996  61 FR 18311   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/03/1996    
Order  09/06/1996  61 FR 47284   
NPRM  09/27/1999  64 FR 51949   
Second Order on Recon  09/27/1999  64 FR 51910   
Third Order on Recon  11/18/1999  64 FR 62983   
First R&O  02/21/2001  66 FR 10965   
NPRM  02/14/2002  67 FR 6902   
Order on Recon  08/17/2005  70 FR 48290   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Rodney McDonald
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7513
Email: rodney.mcdonald@fcc.gov