SECTION 26.131. Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)-to-CLEC and CLEC-to-Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) Migration Guidelines

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standardized procedures, general business rules, and privacy protocols governing end user or customer migrations between CLECs, or between a CLEC and an ILEC that serves 31,000 or more access lines in the state, to ensure that:

(1) customers can migrate from one CLEC to another or from a CLEC to an ILEC in a seamless manner without encountering abnormal delays, service interruptions, and cumbersome procedures;

(2) customers are not switched from one telecommunications provider to another without their permission pursuant to §26.130 of this title (relating to Selection of Telecommunications Utilities); and

(3) customers do not have unauthorized charges placed on their bills pursuant to §26.32 of this title (relating to Protection Against Unauthorized Billing Charges ("Cramming")).

(b) Application. This section applies to all CLECs and to all ILECs with 31,000 or more access lines in the state. This section does not apply to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services, line sharing, or line splitting arrangements as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the commission, or to migrations resulting from a CLEC's exit from the Texas market or a major segment of the Texas market.

(c) Terminology. In this section, "CLEC" means a holder of either a certificate of operating authority (COA) or a service provider certificate of authority (SPCOA).

(d) Migration guidelines. All CLECs and applicable ILECs shall follow the Texas CLEC-to-CLEC and CLEC-to-ILEC Migration Guidelines when an end user or customer migrates from one CLEC to another or from a CLEC to an ILEC. These guidelines may only be changed through the rulemaking process.

Attached Graphic

Source Note: The provisions of this §26.131 adopted to be effective September 7, 2003, 28 TexReg 7695