FCC Extends Intercarrier Compensation Reply Date 1 Week; AT&T, Verizon Press for Action
The FCC delayed an intercarrier compensation reply deadline the day that USTelecom made an extension request. Replies that were due Monday, Nov. 13, are now due Monday, Nov. 20, said a Wireline Bureau order Thursday in docket 01-92 partially granting…
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the motion that sought until Nov. 30. Major telcos and a VoIP group recently asked the FCC to phase out intercarrier compensation for originating calls and terminating certain other calls by transitioning to bill-and-keep arrangements under which carriers don't charge each other for exchanging traffic, in initial comments on a public notice to refresh the record (see 1710310017). AT&T and Verizon held discussions with bureau officials (see here and here) to press for actions to reduce market "arbitrage" schemes in originating access fees for toll-free 8YY calling, and to carry out a broader overhaul. Verizon also cited tandem-switched transport "arbitrage."