Step one rate reductions associated with intercarrier compensation...
Step one rate reductions associated with intercarrier compensation reform can be implemented more easily than some prior reforms, such as the interstate local transport restructure, AT&T representatives told FCC Wireline Bureau representatives this week, an ex parte filing said (http://xrl.us/bm6ysw).…
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AT&T has generally been able to map intrastate rates into categories that largely correspond to the interstate rate structure, they said. But some “anomalous situations,” like intrastate access rate structures that include intrastate common line charges assessed on a per-line basis, “are causing debate within the industry over the appropriate application of the Commission’s rules,” the letter said. Whether ILECs have calculated their Step 1 revenue reductions in accordance with the Commission’s rules could also impact intrastate tariff filings, AT&T said.