Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d), a telecommunications carrier that provides telephone exchange service or a provider of IP - enabled voice service (as such term is defined in section 615b of this title) shall provide information described in subsection (i)(3)(A)[1](including information pertaining to subscribers whose information is unlisted or unpublished) that is in its possession or control (including information pertaining to subscribers of other carriers) on a timely and
unbundled basis, under nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions to providers of emergency services, and providers of emergency support services, solely for purposes of delivering or assisting in the delivery of emergency services.
Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d), a telecommunications carrier that provides telephone exchange service shall provide subscriber list information gathered in its capacity as a provider of such service on a timely and
unbundled basis, under nondiscriminatory and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions, to any person upon request for the purpose of publishing directories in any format.
Be careful with communications when opposing counsel is acting on
an unbundled basis: The commentary under 3.2 - 1A.1 provides that: «a lawyer who is providing legal services under a limited scope retainer should consider how communications from opposing counsel in a matter should be managed.»
The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by entering into a series of vertical agreements that required the distributors to sell cable television channels only in prepackaged bundles and prohibited sale to consumers on an «a la carte» or
unbundled basis.
Given my positive experience with working on
an unbundled basis, I have never fully understood why unbundled work isn't more popular with lawyers; it's certainly popular with clients.
First, Professor Macfarlane's report makes it clear that people want to hire counsel on
an unbundled basis.
The availability of legal services on
an unbundled basis could be a more affordable alternative for self - represented litigants than full representation, and could serve to promote case settlement by ensuring that these litigants have the benefit of some legal advice.
Not exact matches
From up - selling to
unbundling, professor Steve Blank outlines lean strategies for growing your customer
base.
And, maybe this will be the moment effectual and cost - effective e-learning technologies with improving human - focused artificial - intelligence capabilities will be playing a more central role in a more competency -
based great -
unbundling [ii] educational transition.
But when I first started talking about
unbundling products and charging an asset -
based fee in 2003, it was heretical.
Then there's the
unbundled pricing plan, where the
base rate is
based on the previous month's trading activity:
Based on the research you and others do, I've been convinced for some time to avoid «wrapped» products and simply a) invest in the underlying assets where possible and / or b)
unbundle the ETF where I can.
I have practiced with a web -
based office and
unbundled services online in NC for six years as well as worked with lawyers and law firms in the States who are engaged in many forms of virtual practice, some completely web -
based and others hyrid.
Users can also purchase
unbundled services on an as - needed
basis.
Other common answers were «minimal in - person contact with clients» (52 percent), «use of web -
based tools for client interaction» (46 percent), «use of a secure client portal / extranet» (18 percent), «offering
unbundled legal services» (18 percent) and «other» (3 percent).
Given the aversion to limited scope work that continues to plague the bar, and is presumably why so many of Professor Macfarlane's litigants were unable to retain counsel on this
basis, research on the point, and on lawyers» and clients» satisfaction with
unbundled services, would have significant value.
The firm also sells additional services, both through monthly memberships, which provide additional access to lawyers and legal documents, and on as as - needed
basis, which allows purchase of various
unbundled services, such as having an attorney draft a document or argue in court.
However, the creation of database of lawyers willing to
unbundle their services is not going to fix the problem of social injustice because of the culture in the British
based justice system.
Jenny Beck, Partner with UK -
based ABS Stephensons Solicitors, explains how, using fixed prices,
unbundling, and technology, the firm makes its services accessible on a number of levels:
Ideal for clients working with a lawyer on an «
unbundled»
basis, or those clients who call you but who you can not assist!
For attorneys who are able to provide
unbundled legal services online, some of the benefits include increased client revenue, expanded online client
base and improved flexibility in the work schedule as a result of the technology's ability to streamline the production of legal work.
An attorney may provide
unbundled legal services with a virtual law office as the sole method of delivering legal services to clients, or a virtual law practice may be added to an existing law office as an amenity to in - person client or as a method of pulling in additional revenue from a separate online client
base.
It is critical that lawyers identify the discrete collection of tasks they can undertake on a competent
basis when handling an
unbundled matter, and it is clear to the lawyer and the client what tasks the lawyer is responsible for, and those for which the lawyer is not responsible.
Similar to full - service representation, the attorney must use his or her judgment on a case by case
basis when deciding whether he or she may competently provide
unbundled legal services online.
Whether you choose to retain a lawyer on a full service
basis, or take the
unbundled approach, be sure to read and keep in mind our Tips for Reducing your Costs for some of the ways you can make your separation or divorce proceeding quicker and more affordable.
A startup needing a lawyer to assist it in a specific acquisition or other event might want to retain the
unbundled services on a project
basis, rather than retaining the traditional firm on the billable hour model for full - representation.
In exercising its powers under the Telecommunications Act and to promote facilities -
based competition, the telecom regulator (the CRTC) requires incumbent phone companies to «
unbundle» access to parts of its network — like «local loops [1]» — on a rate regulated
basis.
I realize that cost is often a major impediment to access to justice, hence I accept legal aid clients and Cba referrals as well as offer
unbundled services, all on a case by case
basis.
On the other hand, requiring disclosure of attorney assistance can have a chilling effect on a lawyer's willingness to provide «
unbundled legal services,» i.e., legal services on an a la carte
basis, with litigants picking and choosing what they need.
In a 2012 survey of Alberta family law lawyers (PDF), the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family found that 40 % of its respondents never offer
unbundled services, and that those who do work on such a
basis did so in an average of only 12 % of their cases.
It seems to me that this data argues powerfully for both increasing eligibility for legal aid, so that fewer litigants are left without counsel, and lawyers to consider the
unbundling of legal services, providing services at a flat rate or on a barter
basis, and exploring other creative approaches to paid legal services than the billable hour.
As a result, offering
unbundled services is a way to expand one's client
base to clients who would not otherwise be clients.
The real issue comes after the prospective limited scope client contacts the law firm, when the attorney must consider on a case - by - case
basis whether
unbundled legal services are appropriate for the individual client's circumstances.
Transactions
based practices are the easiest to
unbundle.
These offerings could be made available on a bespoke or productised
basis, and either as solutions which clients may purchase to operate on an insourced
basis, or acquire from the firm on an outsourced or managed services
basis or as an
unbundled hybrid.
Interviews with 253 SRL's in my recent study (http://www.representing-yourself.com/PDF/reportM15.pdf) expose the reality that despite a decade of provincial Law Societies drafting new rules of professional conduct on limited scope retainers (LSR's) or
unbundled legal services — when lawyers provide services on an hourly
basis for specific contracted tasks — lawyers who regularly offer their clients LSR's are still about as rare as a shooting star on a cloudy night.
Connection to a lawyer providing
unbundled services on a pro bono or compensated
basis (if the client is able to pay for some services).
Unbundled legal service, also called limited scope representation, has emerged as a model to create more affordable services, increase access to justice, and provide a broader
base of clients to practitioners.
The European Parliament... notes that the online search market is of particular importance in ensuring competitive conditions within the digital single market, given the potential development of search engines into gatekeepers and the possibility they have of commercialising secondary exploitation of information obtained; calls, therefore, on the Commission to enforce EU competition rules decisively,
based on input from all relevant stakeholders and taking into account the entire structure of the digital single market in order to ensure remedies that truly benefit consumers, internet users and online businesses; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to consider proposals aimed at
unbundling search engines from other commercial services as one potential long - term means of achieving the aforementioned aims.
The lion's share of business at ERA Stephens in Houston is full - service and commission
based, but for the small percentage of sellers who want their services
unbundled, broker George Stephens charges a commission rate that's lower than his full - service rate, and, where needed, a cooperating broker fee.
The bureau's conclusions were welcome news to Lawrence Dale, Toronto lawyer and co-founder, with Stephen Moranis, of RealtySellers, a Toronto -
based discount brokerage that offered
unbundled real estate services.