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FCC’s Political Hot Potato: Intercarrier Compensation Reform

Posted by Barlow Keener

This month the FCC narrowly avoided addressing the messy political hot-potato of comprehensive intercarrier compensation reform. Very few, even inside the industry, have a full grasp of the complex problems involved with reform. On November 5, 2008, the FCC issued a lengthy order addressing the dial-up reciprocal compensation issues related to the Core Communications order [...]

TRS Providers Under Fire by the FCC

Posted by Barlow Keener

On May 28, 2008, the FCC issued yet another declaratory order relating to TRS (Telecommunications Relay Service) providing clarification of a 2007 order related to the use of customer information by TRS providers. By issuing the clarification order, the Commission is seeking to avoid litigation initiated by TRS providers regarding their right to contact and [...]