🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:02:38 -0800, "Someone" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote:

>Why?  DSL is not a regulated service, and therefore
>is not within the purview of the PUC

Not true. 

The Utilities Commission licenses Covad and BellSouth to operate in this state
and therefore has the inherent ability to impose conditions on renewal of such
authorization and to determine whether the companies are operating in the
public interest.

Some states have already exercised substantial supervision of DSL.

For a couple of recent examples see the Rhythsm press release at
http://www.rhythms.com/pr/gapetition.html  concerning Rhythms' petition to the
Georgia PSC .  That release cites a recent ruling by the Pennsylvanai
Commission.   Similar actions by other commissions to promote DSL competition
have taken place in Minnesota and other states.   The Covad site I believe has
details of action Covad has taken in some states.

Documents on the FCC site indicate that the FCC will be asking all states to
become involved in DSL line sharing regulation. 

Also, the FCC relies in part on the states for advise on the extent of CLEC
competition when considering applications by ILEC's to offer long distance
services.