[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR0.91]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Organization

 

Sec. 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



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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.

    (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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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.



[67 FR 13218, Mar. 21, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 13850, Mar. 21, 2003; 

69 FR 55109, Sept. 13, 2004]



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