SBC on Friday filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking permission to offer long-distance voice and data services in California.
Earlier in the week, California regulators said SBC had passed a 14-point competition checklist contained in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Under the 1996 act, regional Bell operating companies - SBC, Verizon, BellSouth and Qwest - must prove they are giving competitors open access to RBOC networks in states where the RBOCs are the dominant local carriers.
SBC has already won FCC approval in five states where SBC is the incumbent local carrier.
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