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calling scope for alternative providers. A telecommunications company that is granted authority to offer competitive local exchange services in an area where the incumbent local exchange carrier provides a certain local calling area may provide no less than the same local calling area to its customers. An alternative provider of local exchange services may, subject to commission approval, offer a different local calling area upon showing that it would not be contrary to universal service, public safety and welfare, quality of service, and consumer rights concerns.

Source: 25 SDR 89, effective December 27, 1998.