AT&T Michigan and Sprint filed with the Michigan...
AT&T Michigan and Sprint filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission Tuesday a proposed agreement partially resolving their IP interconnection dispute. It still leaves in question the answer to the central argument between the companies: Sprint’s ability to get IP…
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interconnection with AT&T. Under the agreement, all traffic Sprint exchanges with AT&T will be delivered in TDM format. The sides agreed they may, on or around July 15, amend the agreement to include IP interconnection. Spokesmen for both companies declined comment. The agreement comes after the MPSC ruled (http://bit.ly/1k7xkBc) in Sprint’s favor (CD Dec 10 p12) and ordered AT&T to reach an IP interconnection agreement with the company. The MPSC has 30 days to act on the agreement. It’s scheduled to meet again March 6. The companies faced a deadline Tuesday to submit the agreement.