Comptel met with FCC Wireline Bureau officials Thursday
Comptel met with FCC Wireline Bureau officials Thursday to discuss the FCC timeline for action on the IP transition, said an ex parte filing posted Tuesday to docket 13-5 (http://bit.ly/1mnwhfV). The conversation focused on three issues Comptel wants the commission…
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to address this year: Adopting rules to prevent the exclusionary impact of special access term and volume discount agreements; confirming IP interconnection rights for the exchange of voice traffic; and revisiting the existing copper retirement rules. Existing copper retirement rules are insufficient to protect the public interest, because they provide only for notification that the copper loop will no longer be available for competitive services, but don’t ensure an alternative form of access to last-mile facilities, said Comptel. “This creates substantial harm, particularly to small and medium size businesses that rely on competitors to provide the affordable broadband services they need to run and grow their business."