II. Background
By Decision (D.) 84-01-037 (14 CPUC2d 317 (1984)) and later decisions, we authorized interLATA entry generally.1 However, we limited the authority conferred to interLATA service; and we subjected the applicants to the condition that they not hold themselves out to the public as providing intraLATA service. Subsequently, by D.94-09-065, we authorized competitive intraLATA interexchange services effective January 1, 1995, for carriers meeting specified criteria.
In D.95-07-054 and D.95-12-056, we authorized the filing of applications for authority to offer competitive local exchange service within the territories of Pacific Bell (Pacific) and GTE California Incorporated (GTEC). Applicants who are granted authority to provide competitive local exchange service must comply with various rules, including: (1) the consumer protection rules set forth in Appendix B of D.95-07-054; (2) the rules for local exchange competition set forth in Appendix C of D.95-12-056; and (3) the customer notification and education rules adopted in D.96-04-049.
1 California is divided into ten Local Access and Transport Areas (LATAs) of various sizes, each containing numerous local telephone exchanges. "InterLATA" describes services, revenues, and functions that relate to telecommunications originating in one LATA and terminating in another. "IntraLATA" describes services, revenues, and functions that relate to telecommunications originating and terminating within a single LATA.
