Section 51.325 - Notice of network changes: Public notice requirement(a) An incumbent local exchange carrier ("LEC") must provide public notice regarding any network change that:(1) Will affect a competing service provider's performance or ability to provide service;(2) Will affect the incumbent LEC's interoperability with other service providers; or(3) Will result in a copper retirement, which is defined for purposes of this subpart as: (i) The removal or disabling of copper loops, subloops, or the feeder portion of such loops or subloops; or(ii) The replacement of such loops with fiber-to-the-home loops or fiber-to-the-curb loops, as those terms are defined in § 51.319(a)(3) .(b) For purposes of this section, interoperability means the ability of two or more facilities, or networks, to be connected, to exchange information, and to use the information that has been exchanged.(c) For the purposes of §§ 51.325 through 51.335 , the term services means telecommunications services or information services.61 FR 47351, Sept. 6, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 14148, Mar. 24, 1999; 68 FR 52305, Sept. 2, 2003; 69 FR 77954, Dec. 29, 2004; 80 FR 63371, Oct. 19, 2015; 82 FR 61477, Dec. 28, 2017; 83 FR 31675, July 9, 2018 82 FR 61477, 12/28/2017; 83 FR 22208, 5/14/2018; 83 FR 31675, 8/8/2018 At 82 FR 61477, Dec. 28, 2017, § 52.325 was amended by revising paragraph (a)(4) and removing paragraphs (c) and (e) and redesignating paragraph (d) as (c). These paragraphs contain information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.