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e-CFR Data is current as of February 4, 2010

TITLE 47--Telecommunication

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER B--COMMON CARRIER SERVICES

PART 51--INTERCONNECTION

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Subpart A--GENERAL INFORMATION

§51.1
Basis and purpose.
§51.3
Applicability to negotiated agreements.
§51.5
Terms and definitions.
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Subpart B--TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS

§51.100
General duty.
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Subpart C--OBLIGATIONS OF ALL LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS

§51.201
Resale.
§51.203
Number portability.
§51.205
Dialing parity: General.
§51.207
Local dialing parity.
§51.209
Toll dialing parity.
§51.213
Toll dialing parity implementation plans.
§51.215
Dialing parity: Cost recovery.
§51.217
Nondiscriminatory access: Telephone numbers, operator services, directory assistance services, and directory listings.
§51.219
Access to rights of way.
§51.221
Reciprocal compensation.
§51.223
Application of additional requirements.
§51.230
Presumption of acceptability for deployment of an advanced services loop technology.
§51.231
Provision of information on advanced services deployment.
§51.232
Binder group management.
§51.233
Significant degradation of services caused by deployment of advanced services.
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Subpart D--ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS

§51.301
Duty to negotiate.
§51.303
Preexisting agreements.
§51.305
Interconnection.
§51.307
Duty to provide access on an unbundled basis to network elements.
§51.309
Use of unbundled network elements.
§51.311
Nondiscriminatory access to unbundled network elements.
§51.313
Just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions for the provision of unbundled network elements.
§51.315
Combination of unbundled network elements.
§51.316
Conversion of unbundled network elements and services.
§51.317
Standards for requiring the unbundling of network elements.
§51.318
Eligibility criteria for access to certain unbundled network elements.
§51.319
Specific unbundling requirements.
§51.320
Assumption of responsibility by the Commission.
§51.321
Methods of obtaining interconnection and access to unbundled elements under section 251 of the Act.
§51.323
Standards for physical collocation and virtual collocation.
§51.325
Notice of network changes: Public notice requirement.
§51.327
Notice of network changes: Content of notice.
§51.329
Notice of network changes: Methods for providing notice.
§51.331
Notice of network changes: Timing of notice.
§51.333
Notice of network changes: Short term notice, objections thereto and objections to retirement of copper loops or copper subloops.
§51.335
Notice of network changes: Confidential or proprietary information.
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Subpart E--EXEMPTIONS, SUSPENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 251 OF THE ACT

§51.401
State authority.
§51.403
Carriers eligible for suspension or modification under section 251(f)(2) of the Act.
§51.405
Burden of proof.
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Subpart F--PRICING OF ELEMENTS

§51.501
Scope.
§51.503
General pricing standard.
§51.505
Forward-looking economic cost.
§51.507
General rate structure standard.
§51.509
Rate structure standards for specific elements.
§51.511
Forward-looking economic cost per unit.
§51.513
Proxies for forward-looking economic cost.
§51.515
Application of access charges.
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Subpart G--RESALE

§51.601
Scope of resale rules.
§51.603
Resale obligation of all local exchange carriers.
§51.605
Additional obligations of incumbent local exchange carriers.
§51.607
Wholesale pricing standard.
§51.609
Determination of avoided retail costs.
§51.611
Interim wholesale rates.
§51.613
Restrictions on resale.
§51.615
Withdrawal of services.
§51.617
Assessment of end user common line charge on resellers.
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Subpart H--RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION FOR TRANSPORT AND TERMINATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

§51.701
Scope of transport and termination pricing rules.
§51.703
Reciprocal compensation obligation of LECs.
§51.705
Incumbent LECs' rates for transport and termination.
§51.707
Default proxies for incumbent LECs' transport and termination rates.
§51.709
Rate structure for transport and termination.
§51.711
Symmetrical reciprocal compensation.
§51.713
Bill-and-keep arrangements for reciprocal compensation.
§51.715
Interim transport and termination pricing.
§51.717
Renegotiation of existing non-reciprocal arrangements.
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Subpart I--PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 252 OF THE ACT

§51.801
Commission action upon a state commission's failure to act to carry out its responsibility under section 252 of the Act.
§51.803
Procedures for Commission notification of a state commission's failure to act.
§51.805
The Commission's authority over proceedings and matters.
§51.807
Arbitration and mediation of agreements by the Commission pursuant to section 252(e)(5) of the Act.
§51.809
Availability of agreements to other telecommunications carriers under section 252(i) of the Act.
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