The FCC looks set to grant Qwest forbearance relief from accounti...
The FCC looks set to grant Qwest forbearance relief from accounting rules, an FCC official told us Wednesday. The draft order on circulation grants Qwest relief from Automated Reporting Management Information System requirements, and no commissioner’s feelings on ARMIS…
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appears to have changed since September, when the FCC voted unanimously to kill several of the requirements for AT&T and other price-cap carriers, the official said. Also, since the draft order’s circulation, the eighth floor has seen little lobbying on the issue, the official said. Only CompTel has voiced opposition to the order, in an ex parte filing Tuesday (CD Dec 10 p7). Commissioners must vote by midnight Friday, or the forbearance petition will be deemed granted. Although the FCC frequently releases forbearance orders late at night, the FCC official said there’s a good chance the Qwest order will surface early in the day.