My March 14 blog "FCC
Opts for Delay over Deregulation in Forbearance Process,"
I cited a dozen sorry examples of agency delay in deciding forbearance
petitions. At the time of posting, two significant petitions were pending—a USTelecom petition seeking relief from 17 categories of
legacy voice service regulations and a CenturyLink relief from enforcement of
legacy regulations with respect to its enterprise broadband services. And I
observed the FCC granted itself 90-day extensions in reviewing both of those
pending petitions.
Ultimately, the FCC's stuck to its delay-prone
pattern. The final bylines for both petitions could just as well be added to
the dozen examples I cited earlier. To wit:
- USTelecom Forbearance Order (2013), granting, in part forbearance from legacy voice services regulations (petition filed, Feb. 16, 2012; order granting relief, in part, and granting extension, Feb. 19, 2013; final order adopted, May 10, 2013; final order released, May 17, 2013)
- CenturyLink Broadband Enterprise Petition (2012-3) seeking relief from legacy regulations with respect to enterprise broadband services (petition filed, Feb. 23, 2012; extension granted, Feb. 22, 2013; order requiring additional information and public notice requesting data, March 5; petition to withdraw granted, March 20)
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