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Originating access charges for all VoIP-public stitched telephone network traffic is subject to interstate, not intrastate, rates, the Voice on the Net Coalition said in a letter Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bmyeje). VON disagrees with Frontier and Windstream, who have argued that the…
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order did not discuss the reduction of originating access rates, but rather focused on terminating charges. “While VON supports the six year glide path to bill and keep, allowing LECs [local exchange carriers] to charge intrastate access rates for toll calls that originate on the PSTN and terminate in IP format, will further complicate intercarrier relationships, perpetuating the disputes and litigation that the Commission aptly attempted to end when it adopted ICC [intercarrier compensation] reform,” wrote VON Executive Director Glenn Richards.