The Supreme Court turned aside Core Communications’ challenge to the...
The Supreme Court turned aside Core Communications’ challenge to the FCC’s rate cap on dial-up Internet service. The justices declined Monday without further comment to hear the case. The decision closes the door on two years of litigation that began…
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in 2008, when the FCC denied Core’s request for forbearance from the cap. Core had sought to replace access charges with reciprocal compensation. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled against Core’s appeal, saying the CLEC lacked standing in part because it had failed to demonstrated that it would be harmed by the FCC’s decision. A lawyer for Core declined to comment. Commission General Counsel Austin Schlick said the commission was glad the court had put the case “to bed.” Glenn Reynolds, vice president of policy for USTelecom, said the Supreme Court’s rejection was “a timely affirmation of the FCC’s authority to undertake comprehensive intercarrier compensation.” He said he hopes the commission will “take this opportunity to address current arbitrage schemes, such as traffic pumping.”