Tw Telecom/Level 3 Raises Questions, CenturyLink Says
The FCC, as it examines tw telecom's proposed acquisition by Level 3 (see 1409090067), should require Level 3 to stop withholding payments for telecom services, CenturyLink Vice President-Federal Regulatory Affairs Jeffrey Lanning and Senior Associate General Counsel Craig Brown told…
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Wireline Bureau officials Oct. 21, according to an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1sYFsGj) posted Friday in docket 14-104. The combined firm also should be required to provide access to its entrance conduit to on-net buildings at commercially reasonable rates, terms and conditions, the CenturyLink officials said. The deal increases the urgency for the commission to approve CenturyLink's forbearance petition (see 1410070050), said that telco. CenturyLink said it isn’t asking the FCC to deny tw telecom/Level 3. Level 3 was not immediately available for comment.