Ive heard the FCC adopted some rules changing the telephone demarcation point and some stuff about pole attachments/conduits/rights-of-way. Do I have to care about that?
FCC rules on telephony demarcation point. Under section 251 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, incumbent LECs are required to provide CLECs with access to existing regulated wiring on a nondiscriminatory basis, but not necessarily for free. The demarcation point for telephone wiring marks the end of wiring under the control of the LEC and the beginning of wiring under the control of the property owner of subscriber, and determines where the CLEC may access the incumbent RBOC’s or LEC’s inside wiring. The current rule (47 C.F.R. 68) provides that for installations performed subsequent to August 13, 1990, the incumbent LEC may place the demarcation point at the minimum point of entry, (MPOE) i.e., either the closest practicable point where the wiring crosses a property line or the wiring enters a multiunit building or buildings. The Competitive Networks Rule modified the definition of the demarcation point in order to give the MDU owner more control over the location at which a CLEC may
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