Verizon’s forbearance petition on reporting requirements remains ...
Verizon’s forbearance petition on reporting requirements remains active, though the carrier got some relief last week in an FCC order on a similar Qwest petition. Late Friday, the commission conditionally granted Qwest forbearance from Automated Reporting Management Information System…
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requirements related to financial data and extended the relief to Verizon and AT&T (CD Dec 15 p1). A footnote in the Qwest order said, “We address the merits of Verizon’s requests with respect to the ARMIS Financial Reports in this Order. To the extent that Verizon’s petition seeks other regulatory relief, those requests remain pending.” The FCC must still deal with Verizon’s request for relief from maintaining Continuing Property Records, said a spokesman for the carrier. The order pleased Qwest, said Shirley Bloomfield, a senior vice president. “The structure of the telecommunications marketplace has dramatically changed since these rules were established many years ago and the reports are no longer relevant or meaningful in today’s environment.”