Posts by Carey Roesel
Verizon Confusion on NY Access Filings – CLEC Rates Impacted
The New York Public Service Commission has ordered, in Case 09-M-0527, a reduction to intrastate originating access charges to bring them to the level of interstate originating access charges in two steps. By November 30, 2014, all LECs had to file tariffs reducing their intrastate originating access rates by 50% of the differential between those…
Read MoreICC Reform “Step 3” Access Filings – Are You a Winner or a Loser?
We’re in the midst of reviewing all of the ILEC “Step 3” filings so our CLEC clients will know what their new terminating end office switched access rates must look like (or be based on in the case of composite access rates) effective July 31, 2014.
Read MoreRaiders of the Lost ARC?
Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 3 of 3)
In this post I’m going right to the core element of Switched Access charges – Local Switching. It is among the oldest and most enduring of the switched access rate elements. (see Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied Part 2).
Read MoreSwitched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 2)
As I said in Part 1 of this series, when carriers dispute CLEC access bills, the assertions often reflect more about what the carrier thinks should be the case than what is supported by actual regulatory decisions.
Read MoreSwitched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 1)
When a major carrier disputes your Switched Access bills, it can be intimidating. Not that these carriers intentionally come across that way — I’ve seen plenty of very polite correspondence on the subject from the large carriers. And to be fair, sometimes their skepticism about CLEC access rates is warranted. Not every CLEC has always…
Read MoreFight Over the FCC’s USF ICC Reform Order Continues
Step 2 of the downward transition of terminating access charges is upon us. In case you missed it, Step 2 of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform Order requires that intrastate terminating switched access rates (and all dedicated transport rates), if above the carrier’s interstate access rate, be reduced to parity with interstate access rates. See TMI’s…
Read MoreKansas Establishes Filing Requirements For July 2013, ICC Reform Tariffs
The State Corporation Commission of Kansas established procedures to be used in making the July 2013, ICC/USF reform tariff filings. CLECs required to make intrastate access rate adjustments must file their revised intrastate access tariffs and supporting documentation by June 14, 2013.
Read MoreMaryland Calls For Access Tariff Revisions
The Maryland Public Service Commission set the filing date for tariff revisions to implement the July 2013 switched access rate reductions required by the FCC’s ICC/USF reform.
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