AT&T Fleshes Out Details of Wire Center Trial Proposal

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AT&T fleshed out several details of its proposed wire centernderegulatory trials at an FCBA event Wednesday night, characterizingnthe petition as a relatively modest request. “We didn’t asknfor any particular relief,” said Hank Hultquist, vice presidentregulatorynaffairs. “We didn’t ask to end the world as we knownit.” In its upcoming reply comments, AT&T will try to clear upnperceptions that it’s asking for pre-emption, or “to end competitors’nrates to UNEs [unbundled network elements], or interconnection,nor anything else,” Hultquist said. “We’re asking for a fairlynnarrow trial.” Representatives from various sectors of the telecomnindustry supported the trials, but said the FCC must ensure thatnpublic safety and consumer protections continue to apply no matternwhat technology is ultimately used.