Promote competition &
reduce market barriers.
Deregulate.
Ensure universal
service.
Encourage investment
in advanced
technologies.
The Telecommunications Act
1996
CCB
Completed Phase I of the Implementation
of the Act
; Further advanced Competition Policy
; Accomplished major steps towards
rationalizing pricing
; Completed implementation of Universal
Service provisions of the Act
Common Carrier Bureau
2001 Accomplishments
2
CCB
Reduced Backlog
3
2001
2002
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Routine Matters
; 396 Erate appeals
and waivers
; 11 study area
waivers
; 2,651 tariff filings
; 79 Section 214
applications
; 1,500 CALEA
extensions
; 247 Congressional
letters
; 81 Numbering
Delegations and
Waivers
Pending Petitions
for Reconsideration
Orders and Rulemakings
; 248 Orders
; 65 Commission Level
Items
; 14 Agenda Items
CCB
Common Carrier Bureau
Reorganization
4
CCB
Telecommunications
Access Policy
Competition Policy
Industry Analysis
and Technology
Pricing Policy
Wireline Competition
Bureau
Deputy Bureau Chief Carol Mattey digs
below the surface to learn about the cost
of serving customers in rural Texas.
Bureau Enrichment
.
5
CCB
CCB’s LiveWire
Common Carrier Bureau organized an
educational visit to Shenandoah Telephone
Company in rural Virginia
Policy Challenges
Phase II of the
Implementation of the Act
Develop legal and policy framework
for broadband services.
Further advance Competition Policy
6
CCB
Broadband
Dom/Non-dom Proceeding -provision of
DSL based services by incumbent LECs
Triennial Review of Unbundling
Develop framework for DSL-based internet
access.
706 Report
Policy Challenges
7
CCB
Policy Challenges
Competition
Triennial Review
Performance Measures
Virginia Arbitration
Intercarrier Compensation
Refine Universal Service
8
CCB
Policy Challenges
Network Integrity
Emergency Response
9
Homeland Security
CCB