FCC should extend deregulation of wireline Internet Access servic...
FCC should extend deregulation of wireline Internet Access services to rate-of-return carriers, USTelecom said Tues. in an ex parte filing. The Sept. 2005 deregulation was an attempt to create regulatory parity between wireline carriers and other broadband providers, but…
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excluded rate-of- return wireline carriers, the association said: “Prohibiting rate of return carriers from participating in this flexible framework denies their customers the benefits of deregulation, including the broader deployment of advanced broadband services,” the filing said. Some carriers gained deregulation because they're classified price cap carriers at the federal level, though in some states they're considered rate of return carriers, USTelecom said. The association acknowledged that wider deregulation could raise cost allocation issues, but said such issues “apply to both price cap and rate of return carriers and can be resolved in alternative proceedings.”