Archive for May 2013
FCC Rules for Individuals with Disabilities Mobile Phone and Browsers
The FCC adopts rules to make certain that individuals with disabilities have access to Internet browsers included with mobile phones. The rules apply to mobile phone manufacturers and mobile service providers that include (or arrange for the inclusion of) an Internet browser on mobile phones and are consistent with those adopted previously for ACS. Recordkeeping…
Read MoreFCC Announces Comment Dates In Rural Call Completion Rulemaking
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the dates for filing comments and reply comments in its proceeding to adopt rules for rural call completion. Comments on the proposed rules are due May 13, 2013. Reply comments are due May 28, 2013. The proposed rules are intended to address problems in the completion of long distance…
Read MoreFCC Denies Complaint Alleging Excessive Access Charges On Toll-Free Traffic
The Federal Communications Commission denied a complaint alleging that a CLEC imposed excessive access charges for toll-free traffic. The FCC found that the CLEC properly applied its tariff, including using Percent of Interstate Use (PIU) factors instead of determining the actual jurisdiction of each call. The FCC dismisses another portion of the complaint on the…
Read MoreLifeline ETCs To Serve Only a Portion of a Rural Telecom Service Area
The Federal Communications Commission will allow lifeline-only eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) to serve a portion of the service area of a rural telephone company. The grant of forbearance applies to: (1) any ETC that has been designated by a state or the FCC and (2) pending and future requests by telecommunications carriers that seek limited…
Read MoreFCC Access Charge Reform Order: Access Reduction Part 2
It’s hard to get excited about filing a big revenue reduction, but it’s that time again. In 2011, the FCC issued an access reform order reducing intercarrier intrastate terminating access charges over a seven year period. The first reduction on July 1, 2012 brought intrastate rates halfway down to the interstate level. The next step…
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