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FCC 0.91
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 0.91 Functions of the Bureau.
The Wireline Competition Bureau advises and makes recommendations to the
Commission, or acts for the Commission under delegated authority, in all
matters pertaining to the regulation and licensing of communications common
carriers and ancillary operations (other than matters pertaining exclusively
to the regulation and licensing of wireless telecommunications services and
facilities). The Bureau will, among other things:
(a) Develop and recommend policy goals, objectives, programs and plans for
the Commission in rulemaking and adjudicatory matters concerning wireline
telecommunications, drawing on relevant economic, technological,
legislative, regulatory and judicial information and developments. Overall
objectives include meeting the present and future wireline
telecommunications needs of the Nation; fostering economic growth; ensuring
choice, opportunity, and fairness in the development of wireline
telecommunications; promoting economically efficient investment in wireline
telecommunications infrastructure; promoting the development and widespread
availability of wireline telecommunications services; and developing
deregulatory initiatives where appropriate.
(b) Act on requests for interpretation or waiver of rules.
(c) Administer the provisions of the Communications Act requiring that the
charges, practices, classifications, and regulations of communications
common carriers providing interstate and foreign services are just and
reasonable.
(d) Act on applications for service and facility authorizations, including
applications from Bell operating companies for authority to provide
in-region interLATA services and applications from wireline carriers for
transfers of licenses and discontinuance of service.
(e) Develop and administer rules and policies relating to incumbent local
exchange carrier accounting.
(f) Develop and administer recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
telecommunications carriers, providers of interconnected VoIP service (as
that term is defined in § 9.3 of this chapter), and providers of broadband
services.
(g) Provide federal staff support for the Federal-State Joint Board on
Universal Service and the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional
Separations.
(h) Review the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability to
ensure that such deployment is reasonable and timely, consistent with
section 706 of the Act, and, where appropriate, recommend action to
encourage such deployment.
(i) Provide economic, financial, and technical analyses of
telecommunications markets and carrier performance.
(j) Act on petitions for de novo review of decisions of the Administrative
Council for Terminal Attachments regarding technical criteria pursuant to
§ 68.614.
(k) Interact with the public, local, state, and other governmental agencies
and industry groups on wireline telecommunications regulation and related
matters. Assist the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau on issues
involving informal consumer complaints and other general inquiries by
consumers.
(l) Review and coordinate orders, programs and actions initiated by other
Bureaus and Offices in matters affecting wireline telecommunications to
ensure consistency with overall Commission policy.
(m) Carry out the functions of the Commission under the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, except as reserved to the Commission under § 0.331.
(n) Address audit findings relating to the schools and libraries support
mechanism, subject to the overall authority of the Managing Director as the
Commission's audit follow-up official.
(o) Coordinate with the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on all
matters affecting public safety, homeland security, national security,
emergency management, disaster management, and related issues.
(p) In coordination with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, serves as
the Commission's principal policy and administrative staff resource with
respect to the use of market-based mechanisms, including competitive
bidding, to distribute universal service support. Develops, recommends and
administers policies, programs, rules and procedures concerning the use of
market-based mechanisms, including competitive bidding, to distribute
universal service support.
[ 67 FR 13218 , Mar. 21, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 13850 , Mar. 21, 2003; 69 FR 55109 , Sept. 13, 2004; 71 FR 69034 , Nov. 29, 2006; 76 FR 73851 , Nov. 29,
2011; 78 FR 49148 , Aug. 13, 2013]
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