Level 3 spoke with FCC Wireline Bureau officials Tuesday to...
Level 3 spoke with FCC Wireline Bureau officials Tuesday to answer questions the bureau had on the company’s concerns about the potential impact on intercarrier compensation should the agency grant VoIP providers direct access to phone numbers, an ex parte…
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filing said (http://xrl.us/bnfrk7). The bureau asked when a LEC or IXC would “be inclined to withhold payment” when a VoIP provider holds a number, rather than a LEC, Level 3 reported. Level 3 stated it was “already experiencing difficulty collecting intercarrier compensation from two large incumbent IXC’s for certain VoIP calls,” and separating the entities owning phone numbers “would give such carriers additional arguments to avoid making intercarrier compensation payments.” Considerable billing and payment disputes and complexities are “almost certain to ensue” if the commission grants numbering waivers to non-carrier VoIP providers without a comprehensive rulemaking, Level 3 said.