UNBUNDLING RULES

unbundling rules. Telecommunications. Regulations passed by the Federal Communications Commission to effectuate the local-competition requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which requires local-exchange carriers to provide access to elements of local-exchange networks on an unbundled (i.e., separated) basis. 47 USCA § 251; 47 CFR pt. 51. See NETWORK ELEMENT. [Cases: Telecommunications 267. C.J.S. Telegraphs, […]