[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 47, Volume 3] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 47CFR51.401] [Page 56] TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) PART 51_INTERCONNECTION--Table of Contents Subpart E_Exemptions, Suspensions, and Modifications of Requirements of Section 251 of the Act Sec. 51.401 State authority. A state commission shall determine whether a telephone company is entitled, pursuant to section 251(f) of the Act, to exemption from, or suspension or modification of, the requirements of section 251 of the Act. Such determinations shall be made on a case-by-case basis.