Sec. 59.2 Terms and conditions of infrastructure sharing.
(a) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 shall not be required to take any action that is
economically unreasonable or that is contrary to the public interest.
(b) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 may, but shall not be required to, enter into joint
ownership or operation of public switched network infrastructure,
technology, information and telecommunications facilities and functions
and services with a qualifying carrier as a method of fulfilling its
obligations under section 59.1.
(c) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 shall not be treated by the Commission or any State as a
common carrier for hire or as offering common carrier services with
respect to any public switched network infrastructure, technology,
information, or telecommunications facilities, or functions made
available to a qualifying carrier in accordance with regulations issued
pursuant to this section.
(d) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 shall make such public switched network infrastructure,
technology, information, and telecommunications facilities, or functions
available to a qualifying carrier on just and reasonable terms and
pursuant to conditions that permit such qualifying carrier to fully
benefit from the economies of scale and scope of such local exchange
carrier. An incumbent local exchange carrier that has entered into an
infrastructure sharing agreement pursuant to section 59.1 must give
notice to the qualifying carrier at least sixty days before terminating
such infrastructure sharing agreement.
(e) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 shall not be required to engage in any infrastructure
sharing agreement for any services or access which are to be provided or
offered to consumers by the qualifying carrier in such local exchange
carrier's telephone exchange area.
(f) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements
of section 59.1 shall file with the State, or, if the State has made no
provision to accept such filings, with the Commission, for public
inspection, any tariffs, contracts, or other arrangements showing the
rates, terms, and conditions under which such carrier is making
available public switched network infrastructure, technology,
information and telecommunications facilities and functions pursuant to
this part.
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