§  64.2301   Basis and purpose.

   (a) Basis. These rules are issued pursuant to the Communications Act of
   1934, as amended.

   (b) Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to implement section 222(e)
   of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 222. Section
   222(e) requires that “a telecommunications carrier that provides
   telephone exchange service shall provide subscriber list information
   gathered in its capacity as a provider of such service on a timely and
   unbundled basis, under nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates, terms,
   and conditions, to any person upon request for the purpose of
   publishing directories in any format.”