Complex sentence: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 left the FCC freedom to define the standard for leasing rates with very few details thus leading to Verizon questioning if the FCC is authorized to be able to require state utility commissions to set the rates charged by the incumbents for leased elements.
Split into simpler sentences: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 left the FCC freedom to define the standard for leasing rates with very few details. This led to Verizon questioning if the FCC is authorized to be able to require state utility commissions to set the rates charged by the incumbents for leased elements.