AT&T Wins Round in Data Roaming Dispute With Worldcall Interconnect
The FCC Enforcement Bureau found in favor of AT&T in a data roaming dispute with Worldcall Interconnect (WCX), said an interim order released Thursday. “AT&T is not obligated to offer data roaming to WCX in all of the areas that…
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WCX has requested and that WCX has not demonstrated that AT&T’s proposed rates are commercially unreasonable,” the bureau said. “We direct the parties to resume good faith negotiations of a roaming agreement that is consistent with the guidance provided herein, and to submit to the Enforcement Bureau staff assigned to this matter a report on the progress of their negotiations within 60 days of the release of this Order.” In an April 2011 order, a divided FCC required carriers to offer data roaming at commercially reasonable terms and conditions (see 1104080077).