I believe there is no Federal requirement that there be a Provider of Last Resort (POLR). State law might require it, but in at least some states there is possible to have areas without a POLR. At the national level the regulatory theory is that when there is sufficient competition in a market, the POLR requirement is relieved. In any case, POLR refers only to phone service, not Internet. On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 1:56 PM Jeff Shultz <jeffshultz@sctcweb.com> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:43 PM david raistrick <drais@icantclick.org> wrote:
folks,
I've been away from nanog for a long time - and away from the ISP world
for longer.
Looking at a house in a new area, at&t copper splice box out front,
bellsouth fiber markers as well (yes, that's usually just passing by. but it's there). Owners since '82 said the telephone company was AT&T - but the New AT&T apparently no longer offers phone or internet service there.
It seems like _someone_ has to be the CLEC and "Carrier of Last Resort" for the area. Not that that means you are going to get the service you want.
Check with the Florida Public Services Commission for what you should be able to expect: http://www.psc.state.fl.us/
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