47 CFR § 51.603 - Resale obligation of all local exchange carriers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s51.603"
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title: "47 CFR § 51.603 - Resale obligation of all local exchange carriers."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "51.603"
section_name: "Resale obligation of all local exchange carriers."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "INTERCONNECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-55, 201-05, 207-09, 218, 225-27, 251-52, 271, 332 unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 45619, Aug. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.603 Resale obligation of all local exchange carriers.

(a) A LEC shall make its telecommunications services available for resale to requesting telecommunications carriers on terms and conditions that are reasonable and non-discriminatory.

(b) A LEC must provide services to requesting telecommunications carriers for resale that are equal in quality, subject to the same conditions, and provided within the same provisioning time intervals that the LEC provides these services to others, including end users.