Cite as: 525 U. S. 366 (1999)
Opinion of the Court
ties it would otherwise have under § 251(b) 2 or § 251(c). See § 252(a)(1). But if private negotiation fails, either party can petition the state commission that regulates local phone service to arbitrate open issues, which arbitration is subject to § 251 and the FCC regulations promulgated thereunder.
Six months after the 1996 Act was passed, the FCC issued its First Report and Order implementing the local-"The duty to provide reasonable public notice of changes in the information necessary for the transmission and routing of services using that local exchange carrier's facilities or networks, as well as of any other changes that would affect the interoperability of those facilities and networks.
"(6) Collocation "The duty to provide, on rates, terms, and conditions that are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, for physical collocation of equipment necessary for interconnection or access to unbundled network elements at the premises of the local exchange carrier, except that the carrier may provide for virtual collocation if the local exchange carrier demonstrates to the State commission that physical collocation is not practical for technical reasons or because of space limitations."
2 Section 251(b) imposes the following duties on incumbents: "(1) Resale "The duty not to prohibit, and not to impose unreasonable or discriminatory conditions or limitations on, the resale of its telecommunications services.
"(2) Number Portability "The duty to provide, to the extent technically feasible, number portability in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Commission.
"(3) Dialing Parity "The duty to provide dialing parity to competing providers of telephone exchange service and telephone toll service, and the duty to permit all such providers to have nondiscriminatory access to telephone numbers, operator services, directory assistance, and directory listing, with no unreasonable dialing delays.
"(4) Access to Rights-of-Way "The duty to afford access to the poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-ofway of such carrier to competing providers of telecommunications services on rates, terms, and conditions that are consistent with section 224 of this title.
"(5) Reciprocal Compensation "The duty to establish reciprocal compensation arrangements for the transport and termination of telecommunications."
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