SBC withdrew its FCC petition to offer long distance service in Michigan. FCC Chairman Powell said he believed SBC met the requirements under Section 271 of the Telecom Act, but that a narrow issue related to billing appeared to be unsatisfied. The question involves whether SBC is currently providing wholesale billing functions in Michigan for competitive LECs in a manner similar to the existing precedent elsewhere.
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- SBC said Michigan is the nation's second most competitive market for local phone service and that its application withdrawal would only be a temporary delay.
