Resources: Staff Subcommittee on Telecommunications

  • Testimony filed in Vermont PSB 2008 Examination of VOIP
    October, 2008
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  • $4.11: A NARUC Telecommunications Staff Subcommittee Report on Directory Assistance
    November, 2003
    The Telecommunications Act of 1996 stipulates that consumers shall have several options for various telecom services, including directory assistance (DA). In the seven years since the passage of the Act, there has been little, or no, real competition for wireline directory services. In an attempt to open up markets and improve telephone service to all consumers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken many steps to ensure that competitors enjoy the same opportunities as the incumbent phone companies. In a move that could reshape the directory assistance services market, on January 9, 2002 the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on whether changes in the provision of DA services by local exchange carriers (LECs) are needed to promote competition in the market for retail directory assistance services.
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