FCC Seeks Comment on CenturyLink's Proposal for Service-Based Technology Transitions Experiments and Request for Declaratory Ruling

In the Technology Transitions Order, the Federal Communications Commission initiated a proceeding for a diverse set of experiments and data collection initiatives that will allow the FCC and the public to evaluate how customers are affected by the historic technology transitions that are transforming our nation’s communications networks. Among other things, the FCC established a framework within which providers can conduct “service-based” experiments. The Technology Transitions Order invited providers to submit voluntary proposals to test real-world applications of planned changes in technology that are likely to have tangible effects on consumers. Proposals will be evaluated according to the value-based conditions, presumptions and relevant factors set forth in the Technology Transitions Order.

On November 12, 2014, CenturyLink submitted a Proposal for IP Service Trial and Request for Declaratory Ruling proposing to conduct trials of IP business services and IP exchange of business voice traffic in 12 wire centers in Las Vegas (NV) and requesting a declaratory ruling that CenturyLink’s participation in the trials will not in any way affect its preexisting regulatory obligations related to the exchange of voice traffic with other providers or create any new obligations. The FCC seeks comment on the CenturyLink Proposal and Request for Declaratory Ruling.

Comments are due by December 22, 2014. Reply comments are due by January 7, 2015.


FCC Seeks Comment on CenturyLink's Proposal for Service-Based Technology Transitions Experiments and Request for Declaratory Ruling