Commenters Support FCC Proposal to Scrap Payphone Auditing, Reporting Obligations
Parties backed an FCC proposal to end payphone auditing and reporting duties that the commission said appear outdated, in comments posted in docket 17-141 Wednesday and Thursday responding to an NPRM (see 1706220036). The annual duties apply to carriers completing…
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payphone calls to ensure payphone operators are properly compensated, and were waived for 2017 and 18 amid the rulemaking. "While popular at one time, payphones have become virtually extinct since the current Commission rules were adopted," commented USTelecom. "Eliminate 47 C.F.R § 64.1320(f) relating to the annual payphone tracking system audit requirement; eliminate or significantly amend 47 C.F.R. § 64.1310(a)(3) relating to the requirement of a quarterly sworn statement by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of any carrier that completes calls originating from payphones (Completing Carrier); eliminate 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.1301(a-d) relating to expired interim requirements; and eliminate 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.1320(a)-(e) and (g) relating to the initial payphone call tracking system audit and attendant requirements." Also supporting eliminating some or all those rules: ITTA, Verizon, CenturyLink, Cincinnati Bell Any Distance, Puerto Rico Telephone, Sprint and NCTA.