- (a) Upon receipt of a bona fide request, each incumbent LEC shall enter into good faith negotiations to unbundle its network elements to the exchange(s) and/or zone(s) specifically requested in the bona fide requests. Said unbundling shall be available at any technically feasible point on rates, terms, and conditions that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.
- (b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not be applicable to a rural telephone company until such time as the Commission has determined that the bona fide request is not unduly economically burdensome, is technically feasible and is consistent with universal service.
- (c) Unbundling issues not addressed or resolved by these rules, shall be addressed and resolved through the negotiation and arbitration process in a manner consistent with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and FCC regulations prescribed thereto.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96
Amended at 32 Ok Reg 828, eff 8-27-15