Sec. 51.313  Just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions 
          for the provision of unbundled network elements.

    (a) The terms and conditions pursuant to which an incumbent LEC 
provides access to unbundled network elements shall be offered equally 
to all requesting telecommunications carriers.
    (b) Where applicable, the terms and conditions pursuant to which an 
incumbent LEC offers to provide access to unbundled network elements, 
including but not limited to, the time within which the incumbent LEC 
provisions such access to unbundled network elements, shall, at a 
minimum, be no less favorable to the requesting carrier than the terms 
and conditions under which the incumbent LEC provides such elements to 
itself.
    (c) An incumbent LEC must provide a carrier purchasing access to 
unbundled

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network elements with the pre-ordering, ordering, provisioning, 
maintenance and repair, and billing functions of the incumbent LEC's 
operations support systems.