intercarrier compensation

FCC Adopts Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Reform Order

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:00:19 -0400

Full article: Connected Planet
Joan Engebretson
As expected, the FCC adopted an order aimed at reforming today's voice-focused Universal Service program to one focused instead on bringing broadband to areas where it is not available and ensuring ongoing support for broadband. The reforms borrow heavily on the brokered reform proposal made by large carriers and small telco associations. The order also leaves several key areas for further resolution.

FCC to Vote on Broadband Funding

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:34:54 -0400

Full article: Daily Reporter
Gabe Licht
An FCC vote on the issue dubbed Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation is set for Oct. 27 and rural telecom providers are hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst.

Google Says It Will Limit Call Blocking

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:15:42 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amy Schatz
Google said it will limit the number of phone numbers its Internet phone service blocks, in a partial bow to federal regulators' concerns that it was skirting rules designed to ensure that consumers phone calls are connected seamlessly.

Google Finds Traffic-Pumping Work-Around

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:35:43 -0400

Full article: CNet
Tom Krazit
Google announced it has found a work-around that should allow it to restore access for Google Voice users to most of the local lines it had blocked before AT&T complained about its practices. Will this mollify AT&T? Probably not. But Google actually threw AT&T a bone, calling on Congress to change the laws regarding these services.

Intercarrier Compensation Reform: Now What?

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:59:36 -0500

Full article: Telephony Online
Ed Gubbins
Kevin Martin, chairman of the FCC, shocked the telecom industry by vowing, in the final months of his term, to ambitiously enact sweeping reforms to the nation’s intractable and controversial intercarrier compensation rules. The debate that ensued left roadmaps to reform for the incoming administration.

FCC Will Seek More Comment on Telecom Reforms

Stevie Converse — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:49:06 -0500

Full article: IDG News
Grant Gross
The FCC has decided to seek more comment on proposed changes to two programs, the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation, that have been controversial for years.

FCC Seeks More Comment on Telecom Reforms

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:10:29 -0500

Full article: IDG News Service
Grant Gross
The FCC has decided to seek more comment on proposed changes to two programs, the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation, that have been controversial for years.

The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:49:35 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Saul Hansell
A showdown over the billions of dollars traded in the dark underside of the telephone system was postponed. Kevin Martin, the chairman of the FCC, had proposed a complex plan to restructure how long distance carriers pay local phone companies to complete calls.

FCC Chairman Cancels Vote on Telecom Overhaul

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:31:06 -0500

Full article: Forbes
Joelle Tessler
The head of the FCC has canceled a controversial Election Day vote on a proposed overhaul of telecommunications regulations that many consumer advocates feared would lead to higher phone bills.

FCC Commissioners Seek Delay in Controversial Phone-Rate Vote

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:01:04 -0500

Full article: Dow Jones
Fawn Johnson
Some commissioners at the FCC want to put off a controversial Election Day vote on a proposal to dramatically revamp the multi-billion-dollar system under which telephone companies pay each other to transfer calls.