FCC Web Documents citing 68.100

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  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, ¶¶ 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define ``Terminal equipment'' as: ``[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services.'' 47 C.F.R. § 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 (``[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.'') (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) (``Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
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  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, ¶¶ 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define ``Terminal equipment'' as: ``[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services.'' 47 C.F.R. § 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 (``[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.'') (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) (``Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
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  • at 47 U.S.C. § 61. See Federal Communications Commission Announces Substantial Progress on Biennial Review to Repeal Unnecessary Regulations, FCC News Release (rel. May 15, 2000). In the Matter of 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Part 68 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, CC Docket No. 99-216, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 24,944 (2000). 47 C.F.R. §§ 68.1, 68.7, 68.100, 68.102, 68.201, 68.211. Letter from Jimmy Salinas, Chair, Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments, to Susan Magnotti, Attorney, Network Services Division, filed June 7, 2001, at 2 (ACTA June 7 Letter). See 47 C.F.R. § 68.602(c). See Report and Order at 24,963, para. 56. ACTA June 7 Letter at 2. See Appendix B. 47 C.F.R. §§ 68.320, 68.324-68.350. Report and Order
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  • the Inside Wire Subloop. The rules we adopt today with respect to the Inside Wire Subloop are not intended to impact or otherwise modify any aspect of our existing rules regarding the inside wire on the non-network side of the demarcation point, either inside the subscriber's suite or under the control of the premises owner as set forth in sections 68.100 et seq. Id. § 68.100 et seq. Local Competition Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 15695-96, paras. 390-91. Id. at 15696, para. 391. UNE Remand Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 3789, para. 205. Id. See id. at 3792-95, paras. 215-18. See id. at 3793, para. 216. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.319(a)(2)(i). When the first Inside Wire Subloop rules were adopted in
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  • SureWest Petition at 5-7. The rules we adopt today with respect to the inside wire subloop are not intended to impact or otherwise modify any aspect of our existing rules regarding the inside wire on the non-network side of the demarcation point, either inside the subscriber's suite or under the control of the premises owner as set forth in sections 68.100 et. seq. 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 et. seq. According to AT&T, BellSouth's petition on these issues may not be granted because the evidence relied upon could have been filed during the Triennial Review proceeding, but was not. AT&T Comments at 12 (citing 47 C.F.R. § 1.429(b)). Even if we were to determine that BellSouth's petition is procedurally flawed under section
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.txt
  • carriers' interstate exchange access rates. Part 68 - Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network - Establishes requirements for direct connection to the public switched network of all terminal equipment (except those falling under national security/defense interests). The Wireline Competition Bureau administers: Subpart A (General), sections 68.1 - 68.3, 68.7; Subpart B (Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment), sections 68.100 - 68.110, 68.160 - 68.162; Subpart C (Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures), sections 68.201 - 68.214, 68.218; Subpart D (Conditions for Terminal Equipment Approval), sections 68.300, 68.318-68.322, and 68.326; Subpart E (Complaint Procedures), section 68.418 (b); and Subpart G (Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments). Part 69 - Access Charges - Establishes rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access services
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.txt
  • carriers' interstate exchange access rates. Part 68 - Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network - Establishes requirements for direct connection to the public switched network of all terminal equipment (except those falling under national security/defense interests). The Wireline Competition Bureau administers: Subpart A (General), sections 68.1 - 68.3, 68.7; Subpart B (Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment), sections 68.100 - 68.110, 68.160 - 68.162; Subpart C (Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures), sections 68.201 - 68.214, 68.218; Subpart D (Conditions for Terminal Equipment Approval), sections 68.300, 68.318-68.322, and 68.326; Subpart E (Complaint Procedures), section 68.418 (b); and Subpart G (Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments). Part 69 - Access Charges - Establishes rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access services
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.wp
  • the standards issues that are specific to digital cable television set top boxes and those that have to do with "cable ready" television receivers supports this reliance.260 Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 Docket No. 87-268, 10 FCC Rcd 10504 at ¶ 79 (1995). 261See discussion at Section IV (D), supra, and § 76.1205 at Appendix B. 262See 76 C.F.R. §§ 68.100-110. 47 118. We are realistic, however, in comprehending that the present environment where incumbent cable operators dominate the MVPD market, and where consumers may not have ready access to information regarding equipment alternatives, may not easily evolve to a competitive market. We think it important to convey those circumstances that we believe will indicate where competition is faltering, and cause
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
• http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2007/DA-07-2150A1.html
  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, PP 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define "Terminal equipment" as: "[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services." 47 C.F.R. S 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S 68.100 ("[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.") (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) ("Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.wp
  • the standards issues that are specific to digital cable television set top boxes and those that have to do with "cable ready" television receivers supports this reliance.260 Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 Docket No. 87-268, 10 FCC Rcd 10504 at ¶ 79 (1995). 261See discussion at Section IV (D), supra, and § 76.1205 at Appendix B. 262See 76 C.F.R. §§ 68.100-110. 47 118. We are realistic, however, in comprehending that the present environment where incumbent cable operators dominate the MVPD market, and where consumers may not have ready access to information regarding equipment alternatives, may not easily evolve to a competitive market. We think it important to convey those circumstances that we believe will indicate where competition is faltering, and cause
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2007/DA-07-2150A1.html
  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, PP 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define "Terminal equipment" as: "[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services." 47 C.F.R. S 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S 68.100 ("[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.") (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) ("Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/part68faqs.pdf
  • QUESTIONS 1. What is FCC Part 68? Part 68 of the FCC rules (47 C.F.R. Part 68) governs the connection of Terminal Equipment (TE) to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Also covered by Part 68 are TE that are connected to wireline facilities owned by wireline telecommunications providers and used to provide private line services. (See 47 C.F.R. § 68.100.) Under Part 68, wireline telecommunications carriers must allow all TE to be connected directly to their networks, provided the TE meet certain technical criteria for preventing four proscribed harms. These harms are electrical hazards to operating company personnel, damage to network equipment, malfunction of billing equipment, and degradation of service to customers other than the user of the TE and
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  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, ¶¶ 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define ``Terminal equipment'' as: ``[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services.'' 47 C.F.R. § 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 (``[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.'') (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) (``Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2150A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2150A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2150A1.txt
  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, ¶¶ 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define ``Terminal equipment'' as: ``[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services.'' 47 C.F.R. § 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 (``[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.'') (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) (``Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-400A1.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
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  • at 47 U.S.C. § 61. See Federal Communications Commission Announces Substantial Progress on Biennial Review to Repeal Unnecessary Regulations, FCC News Release (rel. May 15, 2000). In the Matter of 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Part 68 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, CC Docket No. 99-216, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 24,944 (2000). 47 C.F.R. §§ 68.1, 68.7, 68.100, 68.102, 68.201, 68.211. Letter from Jimmy Salinas, Chair, Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments, to Susan Magnotti, Attorney, Network Services Division, filed June 7, 2001, at 2 (ACTA June 7 Letter). See 47 C.F.R. § 68.602(c). See Report and Order at 24,963, para. 56. ACTA June 7 Letter at 2. See Appendix B. 47 C.F.R. §§ 68.320, 68.324-68.350. Report and Order
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  • the Inside Wire Subloop. The rules we adopt today with respect to the Inside Wire Subloop are not intended to impact or otherwise modify any aspect of our existing rules regarding the inside wire on the non-network side of the demarcation point, either inside the subscriber's suite or under the control of the premises owner as set forth in sections 68.100 et seq. Id. § 68.100 et seq. Local Competition Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 15695-96, paras. 390-91. Id. at 15696, para. 391. UNE Remand Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 3789, para. 205. Id. See id. at 3792-95, paras. 215-18. See id. at 3793, para. 216. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.319(a)(2)(i). When the first Inside Wire Subloop rules were adopted in
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-191A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-191A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-191A1.txt
  • SureWest Petition at 5-7. The rules we adopt today with respect to the inside wire subloop are not intended to impact or otherwise modify any aspect of our existing rules regarding the inside wire on the non-network side of the demarcation point, either inside the subscriber's suite or under the control of the premises owner as set forth in sections 68.100 et. seq. 47 C.F.R. § 68.100 et. seq. According to AT&T, BellSouth's petition on these issues may not be granted because the evidence relied upon could have been filed during the Triennial Review proceeding, but was not. AT&T Comments at 12 (citing 47 C.F.R. § 1.429(b)). Even if we were to determine that BellSouth's petition is procedurally flawed under section
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-201A1.txt
  • carriers' interstate exchange access rates. Part 68 - Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network - Establishes requirements for direct connection to the public switched network of all terminal equipment (except those falling under national security/defense interests). The Wireline Competition Bureau administers: Subpart A (General), sections 68.1 - 68.3, 68.7; Subpart B (Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment), sections 68.100 - 68.110, 68.160 - 68.162; Subpart C (Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures), sections 68.201 - 68.214, 68.218; Subpart D (Conditions for Terminal Equipment Approval), sections 68.300, 68.318-68.322, and 68.326; Subpart E (Complaint Procedures), section 68.418 (b); and Subpart G (Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments). Part 69 - Access Charges - Establishes rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access services
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-204A1.txt
  • carriers' interstate exchange access rates. Part 68 - Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network - Establishes requirements for direct connection to the public switched network of all terminal equipment (except those falling under national security/defense interests). The Wireline Competition Bureau administers: Subpart A (General), sections 68.1 - 68.3, 68.7; Subpart B (Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment), sections 68.100 - 68.110, 68.160 - 68.162; Subpart C (Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures), sections 68.201 - 68.214, 68.218; Subpart D (Conditions for Terminal Equipment Approval), sections 68.300, 68.318-68.322, and 68.326; Subpart E (Complaint Procedures), section 68.418 (b); and Subpart G (Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments). Part 69 - Access Charges - Establishes rules for access charges for interstate or foreign access services
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.wp
  • the standards issues that are specific to digital cable television set top boxes and those that have to do with "cable ready" television receivers supports this reliance.260 Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 Docket No. 87-268, 10 FCC Rcd 10504 at ¶ 79 (1995). 261See discussion at Section IV (D), supra, and § 76.1205 at Appendix B. 262See 76 C.F.R. §§ 68.100-110. 47 118. We are realistic, however, in comprehending that the present environment where incumbent cable operators dominate the MVPD market, and where consumers may not have ready access to information regarding equipment alternatives, may not easily evolve to a competitive market. We think it important to convey those circumstances that we believe will indicate where competition is faltering, and cause
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
• http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2007/DA-07-2150A1.html
  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, PP 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define "Terminal equipment" as: "[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services." 47 C.F.R. S 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S 68.100 ("[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.") (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) ("Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1998/fcc98116.wp
  • the standards issues that are specific to digital cable television set top boxes and those that have to do with "cable ready" television receivers supports this reliance.260 Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 Docket No. 87-268, 10 FCC Rcd 10504 at ¶ 79 (1995). 261See discussion at Section IV (D), supra, and § 76.1205 at Appendix B. 262See 76 C.F.R. §§ 68.100-110. 47 118. We are realistic, however, in comprehending that the present environment where incumbent cable operators dominate the MVPD market, and where consumers may not have ready access to information regarding equipment alternatives, may not easily evolve to a competitive market. We think it important to convey those circumstances that we believe will indicate where competition is faltering, and cause
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00400.txt
  • AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155 and 303. The table of contents of Part 68 is amended as follows: PART 68-CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Subpart A-General Sec. 68.1 Purpose. 68.2 Scope. 68.3 Definitions. 68.4 Hearing aid-compatible telephones. 68.5 Waivers. 68.6 Telephones with volume control. 68.7 Technical criteria for terminal equipment. Subpart B-Conditions on Use of Terminal Equipment 68.100 General 68.102 Terminal equipment approval requirement. 68.105 Minimum point of entry (MPOE) and demarcation point. 68.106 Notification to provider of wireline telecommunications. 68.108 Incidence of harm. 68.110 Compatibility of the public switched telephone network and terminal equipment. 68.112 Hearing aid-compatibility. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) 68.162 Requirements for Telecommunications Certification Bodies Subpart C-Terminal Equipment Approval Procedures 68.201 Connection
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2007/DA-07-2150A1.html
  • a non-cable service, such as high-speed Internet access). Response at 6, 12, PP 14, 43-44. The Commission's rules define "Terminal equipment" as: "[C]ommunications equipment located on the customer's premises at the end of a communications link, used to permit the stations involved to accomplish the provision of telecommunications or information services." 47 C.F.R. S 68.3. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S 68.100 ("[T]erminal equipment may be directly connected to the public switched telephone network, including private line services provided over wireline facilities that are owned by providers of wireline telecommunications.") (emphasis added); 47 C.F.R. 68.106(a) ("Customers connecting terminal equipment or protective circuitry to the public switched telephone network shall, upon request of the provider of wireline telecommunications, inform the provider of wireline
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/part68faqs.pdf
  • QUESTIONS 1. What is FCC Part 68? Part 68 of the FCC rules (47 C.F.R. Part 68) governs the connection of Terminal Equipment (TE) to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Also covered by Part 68 are TE that are connected to wireline facilities owned by wireline telecommunications providers and used to provide private line services. (See 47 C.F.R. § 68.100.) Under Part 68, wireline telecommunications carriers must allow all TE to be connected directly to their networks, provided the TE meet certain technical criteria for preventing four proscribed harms. These harms are electrical hazards to operating company personnel, damage to network equipment, malfunction of billing equipment, and degradation of service to customers other than the user of the TE and