4th Circuit Finds CoreTel Owes Verizon Facilities Charges, Late Fees
A U.S. appellate court upheld a lower court ruling that CoreTel Virginia owes Verizon almost $367,000 from an interconnection dispute that resulted in a second round of litigation. In a ruling Monday, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit…
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Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after a bench trial that determined CoreTel, a CLEC, owed Verizon $227,974 in facilities charges and $138,724 in late-payment fees (CoreTel v. Verizon Virginia, No. 15-1008). Although a previous 4th Circuit decision sided with CoreTel on its belief it should pay charges based on the FCC's "TELRIC" incremental-cost methodology, it didn't resolve Verizon's claims for damages based on allegations CoreTel breached its interconnection agreements. CoreTel could not be reached for comment.