Subloop

As defined by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a subloop is a portion of a local loop that is accessible to terminals at any point in the ILEC's (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) outside plan, including inside wire. An accessible terminal is any point on the loop where technicians can access the wire or fiber within the cable without removing a splice case. Such points can include a telephone pole or pedestal, the minimum point of entry (MPOE), the single point of interconnection, the main distribution frame (MDF), and the feeder/distribution cable interface. Subloops are one of the categories of Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs), which the ILECs must make available to the CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier).

*Note: Tomorrow we will explore the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in more detail