TELECOM-COMPETITION

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that service offered by wireless service providers and voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) providers shall be deemed reasonably available competitive alternatives for local exchange and interexchange service offered by an incumbent local exchange carrier. Provides that an incumbent local exchange carrier may elect to classify local exchange service in one or more of its exchanges as competitive in accordance with certain standards and procedures. Provides that a service shall be classified as competitive if for any identifiable class or group of customers in that exchange, local exchange service, or its functional competitive alternative is offered by at least 3 providers that are not affiliated with the incumbent local exchange carrier. Provides that if a local exchange service provided by an incumbent local exchange carrier is properly classified as competitive in at least one exchange within a particular market service area under certain provisions, that incumbent local exchange carrier may classify its local exchange services in each of the other exchanges within the same market service area as competitive without any further showing or review by the Commission following specified procedures. In a Section concerning optional services packages, provides that certain service packages shall be classified as competitive services if they meet certain criteria. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.