[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: 47CFR59.2]

[Page 186]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 59_INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 59.2  Terms and conditions of infrastructure sharing.

    (a) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 shall not be required to take any action that is 
economically unreasonable or that is contrary to the public interest.
    (b) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 may, but shall not be required to, enter into joint 
ownership or operation of public switched network infrastructure, 
technology, information and telecommunications facilities and functions 
and services with a qualifying carrier as a method of fulfilling its 
obligations under section 59.1.
    (c) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 shall not be treated by the Commission or any State as a 
common carrier for hire or as offering common carrier services with 
respect to any public switched network infrastructure, technology, 
information, or telecommunications facilities, or functions made 
available to a qualifying carrier in accordance with regulations issued 
pursuant to this section.
    (d) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 shall make such public switched network infrastructure, 
technology, information, and telecommunications facilities, or functions 
available to a qualifying carrier on just and reasonable terms and 
pursuant to conditions that permit such qualifying carrier to fully 
benefit from the economies of scale and scope of such local exchange 
carrier. An incumbent local exchange carrier that has entered into an 
infrastructure sharing agreement pursuant to section 59.1 must give 
notice to the qualifying carrier at least sixty days before terminating 
such infrastructure sharing agreement.
    (e) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 shall not be required to engage in any infrastructure 
sharing agreement for any services or access which are to be provided or 
offered to consumers by the qualifying carrier in such local exchange 
carrier's telephone exchange area.
    (f) An incumbent local exchange carrier subject to the requirements 
of section 59.1 shall file with the State, or, if the State has made no 
provision to accept such filings, with the Commission, for public 
inspection, any tariffs, contracts, or other arrangements showing the 
rates, terms, and conditions under which such carrier is making 
available public switched network infrastructure, technology, 
information and telecommunications facilities and functions pursuant to 
this part.