Verizon does not object to a grant of limited waivers...
Verizon does not object to a grant of limited waivers to VoIP providers so they can get direct access to numbering resources, but the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association’s argument that the commission must first address overarching regulatory questions regarding VoIP…
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interconnection “muddies the waters unnecessarily and should be rejected,” Verizon said in a letter to the commission Friday (http://xrl.us/bnbakg). Verizon was referring to a recent NTCA letter asking for clarification on several VoIP interconnection issues (CD June 1 p16). Verizon urged the commission to “facilitate the ongoing market-led transition away from the circuit-switched PSTN towards IP-based networks for voice by eliminating unnecessary legacy regulations” that “needlessly impose costs and complexity."