Status of Local Switched Competition, continued Table 33 Status of Local Switched Competition as of March 21, 1996 State Competi Competi Notes on the status of local switched access tors tive competition have operations applied have begun Alabama yes Workshops in progress. Public Utility Commission to prepare price regulation and local-competition plan. Alaska yes Rules not yet in place. Arizona yes Rules established. (approved) Arkansas yes Rules not yet in place. (approved) California yes yes Interim rules through 1996 may become permanent 1/97. Interim number portability. Permanent implementation details and universal service in separate dockets at Public Utilities Commission. Interconnection agreement approved. Of 66 companies that have applied to compete, 31 have been approved. Colorado yes Rules in committee at Public Utilities Commission. Competition set to begin 7/96. Some rules adopted. Connecticut yes Interim rules set rates for unbundled service and (approved) interconnection. Guidelines established. Three companies have contracts with Southern New England Telephone. None are yet operating. Interim resale rates filed. Delaware yes Rulemakings in progress. District yes Legislation pending. of Columbia Florida yes Rulemaking in process at Public Service (approved) Commission. Companies must negotiate. Three agreements reached setting rules for universal service, interconnection, temporary number portability, unbundling and resale. Georgia yes Temporary rules in place. Workshops and hearings (approved) in progress. Number portability ordered to be in place by 9/97. Hawaii yes Companies must negotiate. Open docket on rules to be completed 12/96. Legislation addresses rules and requires incumbent local exchange carrier to comply. Idaho yes Rules not yet in place. Illinois yes yes Rules in place. Competition began 9/1/95. Number portability solution adopted, resale tariffs filed. Two competitors have reciprocal compensation co-carrier agreement with Ameritech in Chicago. Indiana yes Hearings on local competition issues. Workshops in progress. Iowa yes Rulemaking in progress. Local service offered (approved) through resale of Centrex services. US West tariffs disputed. Kansas yes Rulemakings and workshops in progress. One new (approved) entrant in operation, bought facilities from United but faces no competition. One other carrier certified for area, but is not yet operational. Kentucky yes Docket in progress. Generic proceeding underway at public utilities commission. Hearing scheduled 3/96. Louisiana yes Public service commission has adopted rules. Maine yes Rules not yet in place. Maryland yes yes 911 and interconnection rules in place. Interim rules on number portability. Competition in test period. Massachusetts yes yes Docket regarding rules suspended pending federal action. Contracts between firms. MFS actively marketing services and serving a handful of customers. Michigan yes yes Interconnection contracts in place between firms. Minnesota yes Rules docket to be complete 8/97 for companies serving >50,000 lines. Rules for smaller companies by 1/98. Task forces considering interconnection, number portability, etc. Mississippi yes Rules not yet in place. Docket established, no dates set. Missouri yes Rules not yet in place. Montana yes Rules not yet in place. (approved) Nebraska yes Rules not yet in place. To be certified, potential competitor must prove incumbent is inadequate. Nevada yes Contracts must be developed between firms. New Hampshire yes Public Utilities Commission has rules docket in progress. Rules must be completed by end of 1996. New Jersey yes Rulemaking in progress -- comment/reply stage. New Mexico yes Rulemakings in progress. Companies serving < 100,000 lines exempt. New York yes yes Rules in place. 23 competitive companies are certified. Competition limited to NYC and Rochester. North yes Interim rules in place. Parties to negotiate in Carolina (approved) Agood faith@, after 90 days can petition Public Utility Commission for determination. Companies serving < 200,000 lines exempt. Competition to begin 7/96. North yes Rules not yet in place. Dakota Ohio yes Interim interconnection agreement in place for (approv two companies. Public Utility Commission has ed) proposed generic local competition rules. Oklahoma yes Rules not yet in place. Rulemaking in progress. Bill introduced. Oregon yes Public Utilities Commission adopted temporary (approved) number portability, bill-and-keep rules for two years. Working on permanent number portability solution. Pennsylvania yes Rules not yet in place. Rulemakings in progress. (approved) Rhode yes Rules not yet in place. Public Utilities Island Commission has open docket and is following the progress of Massachusetts and Connecticut. South yes Rules not yet in place. Carolina South yes Rules not yet in place. Public Utilities Dakota Commission has legal authority. No other actions have been taken. Tennessee yes Rules approved by Public Service Commission and (approved) need to be approved by Attorney General. Texas yes Proposed rules in hearing stage. Universal (approved) service provisions in state law. Competitors began filing 9/95. Utah yes Contracts must be developed between firms. (approved) Interconnection hearings delayed pending federal action. Interim number portability agreement. Compensation on bill-and-keep basis. Vermont yes Rules not yet in place. Public Utilities Commission has an open docket. Virginia yes Generic rules in place, details to be worked out between firms. Washington yes yes Interconnection rules in place. Six companies authorized to compete with incumbents, serving a handful of customers. West yes Rules not yet in place. Public Utilities Virginia Commission continuing general investigation, which began 11/94. Wisconsin yes Rules are in a pending docket at the Public (approved) Utilities Commission. Discussions concerned with interconnection, number portability, reciprocal compensation. Wyoming yes Rules not yet in place. (approved)