FCC Orders Core Communications to Refile Revised Tariff
Core Communications "has not met its burden" of proving its revised tariff is "just and reasonable," said an FCC order in docket 21-191 Thursday directing Core to refile its tariff. The agency rejected Core's claim its revisions were supported by…
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statements made by commission staff in informal discussions. Core "attempts to shift the responsibility for detecting and blocking fraudulent traffic onto" interexchange carriers and is "inconsistent" with FCC call blocking rules, the order said. It directs the Wireline Bureau to "ensure that the commission's findings are properly reflected in Core's new revised tariff" and determine any refunds that may be required once a new revised tariff is effective. Core's attorney didn't comment.