FCC Bureau Issues Protective Order in Review of Part 32 Accounting Rules
The FCC adopted a protective order in its review of its Part 32 telco accounting rules. The Wireline Bureau order released Friday establishes rules for "the filing of and access to confidential information" in the proceeding in docket 14-130. "We…
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have found that in certain circumstances, such information is competitively sensitive and, if released to competitors or those with whom a Submitting Party does business, might allow those persons to gain a significant advantage in the marketplace or in negotiations," the order said. "The procedures we adopt in this Protective Order give appropriate access to the public while protecting especially competitively sensitive information from improper disclosure." The bureau has been looking to draft an order revising its Part 32 Uniform System of Accounts (see 1512030060). AT&T recently said it would work with others to develop an industry proposal for basing new rules on generally accepted accounting principles (see 1602220016).