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"Please note that the time for the Federal Communications Commission Open Meeting has been rescheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m."

?!

Also 17:00 Uhr !?

Warum steigt der Kurs dann schon so stark??

Was passiert dann erst, wenn die Bestätigung kommt?

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Quelle: www.fcc.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
February 20, 2003 Michael Balmoris 202-418-0253
Email: mbalmori@fcc.gov

FCC ADOPTS NEW RULES FOR NETWORK UNBUNDLING OBLIGATIONS OF INCUMBENT LOCAL PHONE CARRIERS

Greater Incentives for Broadband Build-Out and Greater Granularity in Determining Unbundled Network Elements Are Key Commission Actions

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) today adopted rules concerning incumbent local exchange carriers’ (incumbent LECs) obligations to make elements of their networks available on an unbundled basis to new entrants. The new framework provides incentives for carriers to invest in broadband network facilities, brings the benefits of competitive alternatives to all consumers, and provides for a significant state role in implementing these rules.

Today’s action resolves various local phone competition and broadband competition issues and addresses a May 2002 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia which overturned the Commission’s previous Unbundled Network Elements (UNE) rules. Following is a brief summary of the key issues resolved in today’s decision (a more detailed summary of today’s action is attached):

1. Impairment Standard – A requesting carrier is impaired when lack of access to an incumbent LEC network element poses a barrier or barriers to entry, including operational and economic barriers, which are likely to make entry into a market uneconomic. Such barriers include scale economies, sunk costs, first-mover advantages, and barriers within the control of the incumbent LEC. The Commission’s unbundling analysis specifically considers market-specific variations, including considerations of customer class, geography, and service.

2. Broadband Issues – The Commission provides substantial unbundling relief for loops utilizing fiber facilities: 1) the Commission requires no unbundling of fiber-to-the-home loops; 2) the Commission elects not to unbundle bandwidth for the provision of broadband services for loops where incumbent LECs deploy fiber further into the neighborhood but short of the customer’s home (hybrid loops), although requesting carriers that provide broadband services today over high capacity facilities will continue to get that same access even after this relief is granted, and 3) the Commission will no longer require that line-sharing be available as an unbundled element. The Commission also provides clarification on its UNE pricing rules that will send appropriate economic signals to carriers.

3. Unbundled Network Element Platform (UNE-P) Issue – The Commission finds that switching - a key UNE-P element - for business customers served by high-capacity loops such as DS-1 will no longer be unbundled based on a presumptive finding of no impairment. Under this framework, states will have 90 days to rebut the national finding. For mass market customers, the Commission sets out specific criteria that states shall apply to determine, on a granular basis, whether economic and operational impairment exists in a particular market. State Commissions must complete such proceedings within 9 months. Upon a state finding of impairment, the Commission sets forth a 3 year period for carriers to transition off of UNE-P.

4. Role of States – The states have a substantial role in applying the Commission’s impairment standard according to specific guidelines tailored to individual elements.

5. Dedicated transport – The Commission finds that requesting carriers are not impaired without Optical Carrier (or OCn) level transport circuits. However, the Commission finds that requesting carriers are impaired without access to dark fiber, DS3, and DS1 capacity transport, each independently subject to a route-specific review by states to identify available wholesale facilities. Dark fiber and DS3 transport also each are subject to a route-specific review by the states to identify where competing carriers are able to provide their own facilities.

With today’s action, the Commission also opened a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comment on whether the Commission should modify the so-called pick-and-choose rule that permits requesting carriers to opt into individual portions of interconnection agreements without accepting all the terms and conditions of such agreements.

-FCC-

Docket No.: CC 01-338

Wireline Competition Bureau Staff Contact: Tom Navin at 202-418-1580.

News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found
on the Commission’s web site www.fcc.gov.


Statements:
Powell, Abernathy, Copps, Martin und Statement von Adelstein als Word | Acrobat - Format unter www.fcc.gov abrufbar.

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PS: Aktueller Kurs: 5,86$

Heute sind ja einige große Blöcke gehandelt worden (50.000er), aber um 21:56:34 Uhr, also kurz vor Schluß, scheint ja einer richtige Schmerzen bekommen zu haben:
250.000 Stück!!!

21:56:54 5,6100 500
21:56:34 5,7000 250.000
21:56:33 5,6100 500
21:56:30 5,6500 1.200
21:56:25 5,6400 1.300


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FCC Announces Triennial Review Decision; States to Determine Availability of UNEs

RESTON, Va., Feb 20, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Talk America (NASDAQ:TALK), an integrated communications provider, said today that the FCC announced its Triennial Review Decision.

Although the text of the order is not yet available, the decision appears to preserve the Company`s ability to use the UNE platform for the provision of bundled telecommunications services pending further market-by-market analysis by the state commissions. To view a copy of the FCC press release regarding its decision, go to www.fcc.gov.

The Company expects the text of the FCC Order to be filed within 30 to 90 days. Upon review of the text of the FCC Order, the Company will schedule an investor conference call to discuss the Order.

About Talk America

Talk America is an integrated communications provider marketing a bundle of local and long distance services to residential and small business customers utilizing its proprietary "real-time" online billing and customer service platform. Talk America has added local service to its offerings, after ten years as a long distance provider.

The Company delivers value in the form of savings, simplicity and quality service to its customers based on the efficiency of its low-cost, nationwide network and the effectiveness of its systems that interface electronically with the Bell Operating Companies. For further information, visit the Company online at: www.talk.com.

Talk America
Dave Zahka, 215/862-1325
dzahka@talk.com


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Talk America Reiterates Potential Tax Benefit from NOLs Investors Urged to Advise Company Prior to Increasing Ownership beyond 4.9%

RESTON, Va., Mar 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Talk America (NASDAQ:TALK), an integrated communications provider, today announced that in light of recent increases in trading volumes in the common stock of Talk America, the company reiterated that it has potential tax benefits relating to its Net Operating Loss Carryforwards or ("NOLs") which may allow the Company to reduce its federal income taxes in future periods.

Certain rules as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code could limit the amount available in future periods based on the changes in ownership of the Company`s common stock. Shareholders that own in excess of 4.9% of the common shares outstanding, or 1.28 million shares could impact ownership changes.

Therefore, the Company urges investors to advise Talk America in advance of accumulating a position in excess of this amount.

More information regarding the Company`s NOL Carryforwards may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10KA filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2002

About Talk America

Talk America is an integrated communications provider marketing a bundle of local and long distance services to residential and small business customers utilizing its proprietary "real-time" online billing and customer service platform. Talk America has added local service to its offerings, after ten years as a long distance provider.

The Company delivers value in the form of savings, simplicity and quality service to its customers based on the efficiency of its low-cost, nationwide network and the effectiveness of its systems that interface electronically with the Bell Operating Companies. For further information, visit the Company online at: www.talk.com.

Talk America
David G. Zahka, 215/862-6849
dzahka@talk.com


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