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

FCC / INTERSTATE ACCESS CHARGE PROCEEDINGS

NEW IN APRIL 2012

Docket 10-90 – Inter-Carrier Compensation Reform – Second Order on Reconsideration – VoIP Charges

Responding to Petitions for Clarification or Reconsideration from Frontier and Windstream, the FCC issued a Second Order on Reconsideration on April 25, 2012 in Docket 10-90, clarifying the rates that apply to originating intrastate toll VoIP traffic ...

Docket 10-90 – Inter-Carrier Compensation Reform – Industry Agreement on Issues

Reply comments on the remaining issues in the FCC’s inter-carrier compensation reform proceeding filed on March 30, 2012 found near industry agreement on a variety of the remaining open issues, including ...

Docket 12-46 - Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Examination of How Universal Service Funds Should be Collected   

On April 27, 2012, the FCC began yet another investigation to determine the best way to collect funds for universal service, as it seeks to make both voice and broadband service affordable through the Connect America Fund ...

Docket 10-90 – Inter-Carrier Compensation Reform – FCC Announces Support Amounts for CAF Phase One 

As part of its Order reforming the universal service and inter-carrier compensation system, the Commission established a transitional mechanism to distribute support to price cap ILECs ...

Docket 05-25 – Investigation into ILEC Special Access Rates – ILECs Respond to CLEC Complaints

Last time, we pointed out that Level 3 attempted to jumpstart the FCC”s review of the lawfulness of ILEC special access rates by filing a letter claiming that price cap ILECs have been using their contract tariffs and the tariffs themselves to lock up customers for years at a time, damaging special access competition and enabling ILECs to earn huge returns ...  

INTRASTATE ACCESS CHARGE PROCEEDINGS

NEW FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 2012

Idaho – Case No. GNR-T-12-04, Order No. 32534, adopted April 25, 2012
http://www.puc.state.id.us/orders/RECENT/Order_No_32534.pdf

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has ordered that in response to the FCC R&O 11-161, all carriers must file their appropriate tariff and price list revisions to their intrastate access rates on or before June 1, 2012.

For a complete list of previous intrastate access charge proceedings, view this PDF.

INTRASTATE RATE CHANGES

The table below reflects any tariff updates that occurred in the past week. If any of these updates are related access filings required under the new FCC Intercarrier Compensation Reform Order, they will be noted in the “FCC Docket 10-90” column. To access any of the linked documents below, you'll need a subscription to CCMI's online rate and tariff document service, TelView. Learn more about TelView here.

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