FairPoint Communications requested a limited FCC waiver of the new...
FairPoint Communications requested a limited FCC waiver of the new phantom traffic rules in the USF/intercarrier compensation order, it said in a petition Wednesday in docket 10-90 (http://xrl.us/bmzpmw). FairPoint said it’s “not feasible” to implement the new traffic rules in…
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all circumstances. The company’s subsidiaries have a wide variety of legacy switches and signaling equipment, and in some cases it won’t be possible to fully comply with rules that involve certain SS7 network elements and multi-frequency signaling equipment, the telco said. “It makes little sense to invest significantly in SS7 network elements and MF signaling equipment for intercarrier compensation purposes, given the transition away from these technologies in favor of IP-based solutions and, eventually, a full bill and keep regime."