If the FCC cuts access fees as it overhauls intercarrier compensa...
If the FCC cuts access fees as it overhauls intercarrier compensation, the agency will probably include an access charge replacement mechanism for rural local exchange carriers, said Medley Global Advisors analyst Jessica Zufolo in a Monday note. “There is…
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currently considerable sympathy at the FCC toward the RLEC industry,” Zufolo said. But a changing and uncertain political atmosphere means RLECs might be forced to compromise by year end on compensation and the Universal Service Fund, she said. RLEC advocate Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, may not return to Congress given his recent indictment, while the House is increasingly scrutinizing USF high-cost support, she said.