Fiber Replacing Copper

We were talking about this at the CLEC session at the FISPA meeting in Atlanta last week.

Public Notice from the FCC

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY AT&T SOUTHEAST

AT&T Southeast, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site as required by section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Upon initial review the filing appears to be complete. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325 through 51.335. Specific network change information can be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.att.com/gen/public-affairs?pid=3137 The incumbent LEC's certification refers to the change(s) shown below: Number Type of Change Planned Location of Change ATT20080709L.1 Under the USF Plan (Universal Service Fund) Copper Facilities will be replaced with fiber fed digital loop carrier (DLC). Mount Olive, MS. The network change(s) identified herein shall not be implemented within six months of the date it was filed with the Commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.331.