The FCC Wireline Bureau revised some inconsistent reporting deadlines, in...
The FCC Wireline Bureau revised some inconsistent reporting deadlines, in an order Wednesday (http://bit.ly/XHy6We). It revised the deadlines for Connect America Fund intercarrier compensation support eligibility certification in Part 51 and 54 of the commission’s rules to coincide with the…
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date when carriers must file their annual access tariffs. “Harmonizing the certification deadlines will remove unnecessary administrative burdens and will also remove potential conflicts within the rules caused by inconsistent reporting deadlines,” the bureau said. It also amended the Part 51 rules to “clarify the effects” of the USF/ICC order on National Exchange Carrier Association traffic-sensitive tariff pooling when carriers enter or exit the pool; clarified several NECA pooling requirements; and amended rules governing the transition of rate-of-return carriers’ intrastate switched access rates.