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The Commission also delegated authority to act on petitions to modify LATA  {O-boundaries to the Common Carrier Bureau. Id. at para 23. On August 6, 1997, the Commission released a decision granting requests to modify LATA boundaries to permit three independent telephone company (ITC) exchanges in Texas to change LATA association for purposes of improving service to subscribers. The Commission stated that a carrier will be deemed to have made a prima facie case supporting grant of a proposed association change if the petition: (1) states that the association change is necessary because of planned upgrades to the ITC's network or service that will require routing traffic through a different BOC LATA; (2) involves a limited number of access lines; and (3) includes a statement from the affected BOC(s) requesting a LATA modification, pursuant to section 3(25) of the Act, to permit the change in association. Petitions for LATA  {OW -Association Changes by Independent Telephone Companies, Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC Docket No.  {O! -96158, FCC 97258 (rel. Aug. 6, 1997) (August 1997 Order).  X- x` `  hhIII. DISCUSSION  Xv- `  x5.` ` The petitions propose to establish twoway, flatrated, nonoptional ELCS, and are  xxaccompanied by: (1) a statement that only traditional local service is proposed; (2) an order issued  x.by The Public Utility Commission of Texas approving ELCS between the specified exchanges;  X1- x(3) subscriber poll results; (4) a statement of the number of access lines involved;J10 ۿ {O-ԍxSee Appendix.J (5) and a  xstatement that where SWBT is petitioning the exchange, there is no proposed rate increase. The  xjpetitions do not provide usage data, nor the percentage of subscribers making such calls. The  xbrief descriptions of the community of interest reveal that many community services (such as  xjhospitals, schools, and commercial services) are located in a nearby community in the adjacent  xLATA, and that making interLATA toll calls for such services generates significant expenses for residents.  Xy- ` x6.` ` As we noted in the July 1997 Order, granting an ELCS petition removes the  xproposed route from the competitive interexchange market, and some LATA modifications could  xreduce the BOCs' incentive to open their own markets to competition pursuant to section 271 of  X6- xthe Act.T6 ۿ {O-ԍxSee 47 U.S.C.  271(b)(1).T Our focus, however, is on the number of access lines in the exchange to be added to  x=the local calling area. The exchanges to be added to the local calling area have a small number  xZof access lines and should pose no competitive concerns. Given the small number of access lines  xjand the small volume of traffic involved for the proposed ELCS areas in this petition, as well as  X- xthe types of service to be offered (e.g., flatrated, nonoptional local service), it is highly unlikely  x>that provision of ELCS service would reduce SWBT's motivation to open its own market to  x-competition. The Division finds that the proposed LATA modification will not have a significant  xManticompetitive effect on the interexchange market or on SWBT's incentive to open its own market to competition."T ,N(N(ZZ"Ԍ X-ԙ  X-x` `  hh IV $lVI . CONCLUSION  X-  X- ` x7.` ` We conclude that, in these requests, the need for the proposed ELCS routes  X- xoutweighs the risk of potential anticompetitive effects. Granting SWBT's petitions serves the  xxpublic interest by permitting a minor LATA modifications where such modifications are necessary  xto meet the needs of local subscribers and will not have any significant effect on competition.  xyAccordingly, we approve SWBT's petitions for limited LATA modifications in order to provide  xjnonoptional ELCS. The LATAs are modified solely for the limited purpose of allowing SWBT  xto provide flatrated, nonoptional local calling service between the specific exchanges or  x[geographic areas identified in the requests. The LATAs are not modified to permit the BOC to  x.offer any other type of service, including calls that originate or terminate outside the specified  xareas. Thus, flatrated, nonoptional ELCS between the specified exchanges will be treated as  X - x<intraLATA, and the provisions of the Act governing intraLATA service will apply.  ۿ {ON-ԍxThe BOC may provide ELCS service without meeting the section 271 requirements, see 47 U.S.C.   {O-271(a), and a separate affiliate is not required. See 47 U.S.C.  272(a)(2)(B).  Other types  X - xof service between the specified exchanges will remain interLATA, and the provisions of the Act  X -governing interLATA service will apply. $ۿ yO|-ԍxThe BOC may not provide other types of service (such as optional measuredrate or toll service)  {OD-between the specified exchanges without meeting the section 271 requirements. See 47 U.S.C.  271(a).   Xy- x` `  hhV$lVII. ORDERING CLAUSES  Xb-  XK- ` Sx8.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 3(25) and 4(i) of the  xzCommunications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  153(25), 154(i), and 47 C.F.R.  0.91  xand 0.291 of the Commission's rules, that the requests of SWBT for LATA modifications for the  xlimited purpose of providing flatrated, nonoptional ELCS at specific locations, identified in File  xNo. NSDL9888 ARE APPROVED. These LATA boundaries are modified solely for the  x-purpose of providing nonoptional ELCS between points in the specific exchanges or geographic  x0areas indicated in the request. The LATA boundaries for all other services shall remain unchanged.  X|- ` x9.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to section 416(a) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.  416(a), the Secretary SHALL SERVE a copy of this order upon the petitioner, SWBT. x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhAnna M. Gomez x` `  hhDeputy Chief, Network Services Division x` `  hhCommon Carrier Bureau"!~,N(N(ZZ "  X-. APPENDIX ă $lV  T ddx !ddx( ( ( T  L  )  PETITONc ACCESS LINESc POLL RESULTS (percentage of customers returning ballots in favor of ELCS) L Z  )I  Anahuac (Texas Alltel) Liberty (SWBT)xI Anahuac: 1,801 Liberty 6,348xI Anahuac: 96.62Z ,  I   Double Bayou (Texas Alltel) Galveston and Liberty (SWBT)  Double Bayou: 426 Galveston: 40,035 Liberty: 6,348  Double Bayou to Galveston: 81.52; to Liberty: 84.23, \  x  8  San Augustine (SWBT) Bronson, Hemphill, and Milam (GTE Southwest)W San Augustine: 3,715 Bronson: 424 Hemphill: 2,102 Milam: 1,2318 San Augustine to Bronson: 81.39; to Hemphill: 83.03; to Milam: 81.68\   8 T !ddx( ( ( Addx( ( ( T \      u  Smith Point (Texas Alltel) Galveston and Liberty (SWBT)u Smith Point: 176 Galveston: 40,035 Liberty: 6,348u Smith Point to Galveston: 70.83; to Liberty: 71.23.  u