Verizon asked for federal court review of a special access condit...
Verizon asked for federal court review of a special access condition, added when the FCC approved the AT&T- BellSouth merger, that may affect pricing offered by other Bells (CD Jan 8 p2). Verizon on Tues. petitioned the U.S. Appeals…
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Court, D.C. to vacate the condition based on a news release the FCC issued Dec. 29 outlining its decision. The company said it will file a 2nd petition when the Commission issues the text of its decision. Verizon told the court the FCC order wouldn’t let the telco take advantage of the reduced prices offered by the merged AT&T for “DS1 and DS3 channel termination services, DS1 and DS3 mileage services, and Ethernet services… unless the Verizon local telephone companies accept similar conditions when selling the same Verizon services.” This is “unreasonably discriminatory” and violates the U.S. Constitution, the Communications Act and the Administrative Procedures Act, and the court should “hold unlawful, vacate, enjoin and set aside” that part of the merger order, Verizon said. Qwest, which also has expressed concern about the language, hasn’t said whether it plans to file a similar petition.