Wholesale rate rule approved

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved an order establishing how much competitors must pay to use Sprint's telephone lines in the Las Vegas area.

The order, approved unanimously, establishes what factors would be considered in determining rates, but the rates themselves won't be set until later this month as Sprint and regulators calculate the impact of some of the new variables.

MGC Communications, the largest of Sprint's local exchange competitors, would be affected most by the new rate structure.

Company officials said they would review the rates when they are released and did not comment on the PUC vote.

Establishing wholesale rates in local exchange markets was mandated by the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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