Telco Access Alert is a regular update of new and ongoing telecommunications regulatory proceedings at the state and federal levels.

Interstate Access Charge Proceedings for January 2013

Compiled by Andrew Regitsky, President, Regitsky & Associates

FCC Docket No. 10-90 – Major Carrier Dispute for 2013 – When Can CLECs Assess End Office Local Switching Charges

The disagreement between AT&T on one side and Level 3 and Bandwidth.com on the other is heating up at the FCC. The dispute involves whether AT&T must pay switched access local switching charges to these CLECs for calls in which the CLECs partner with “over-the-top” VoIP providers to route calls over the public Internet to the VoIP provider’s end users. This is a very significant case, not just because the money involved is considerable, but  ...

Docket 10-90 – As a Formal Proceeding Begins, CLECs Attack AT&T’s Petition Requesting the FCC to Mandate the Retirement of All TDM-Based Services/Networks and Transition to an IP-Based Network

In the opening skirmish in what may be the most contentious proceeding in 2013, CLECs Cbeyond, Earthlink, Integra Telecom and Time Warner Telecom (“the CLECs”) have filed a response to the 2012 AT&T petition that requested the Commission to initiate a proceeding to develop a course of action to eliminate ...

Docket 06-122 - Carriers Protest the Commission’s Clarified Reseller Rules for Universal Service Contributions

TelePacific has filed a Petition seeking partial reconsideration of the November 5, 2012, FCC Order in Docket 06-122 clarifying how the universal service rules apply to wholesale providers and their customers. In that Order, the Commission clarified that “reseller” certification is required on ...

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