Several CLECs are “concerned” that NCTA is “urging...

Several CLECs are “concerned” that NCTA is “urging the Commission to approach the data collection and the special access proceeding in a manner that would undermine Chairman Wheeler’s objective of establishing a technology-neutral framework for the preservation of competition in an IP, packet-based environment,” they said in a filing Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1igCt9P). Contrary to NCTA’s assertions, the proposed data collection on the state of the special access market should not be used solely to revise the pricing flexibility triggers for legacy DS1 and DS3 special access services, said the CLECs, including Cbeyond, EarthLink, Integra Telecom, Level 3 and tw telecom. Also, “despite its complaints, the estimated burden of the proposed information collection on NCTA members is manageable given the size of the companies at issue,” they said. Further, “the FCC has the experience and expertise to collect and timely process and analyze the information requested in the proposed collection,” they said.