USTelecom Presses Case for FCC Forbearance Relief on Special Access Discounts
USTelecom pressed FCC officials for approval of a petition for forbearance relief from special access discount restrictions and other rules. "We discussed the relief sought in that petition, particularly in the areas of discounting special access services, equal access requirements…
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and structural separation mandates placed on rate-of-return carriers," said a USTelecom filing posted Monday in docket 14-192. "FCC rules that explicitly ban offering lower prices to customers that want them seem unlikely to serve the public interest. USTelecom’s Petition seeks targeted relief that would provide consumers immediate benefits from increased discounting while preserving the Commission’s broad powers to act."