Legal action by relay provider Sorenson is ‘on the table’ if the ...
Legal action by relay provider Sorenson is “on the table” if the FCC goes ahead with a proposal to reconfigure rates for video relay services, Mike Maddix, the company’s regulatory affairs manager, said in an interview. The commission is…
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considering an early change to rates used to determine compensation for VRS under the interstate telecom relay service fund. The agency is currently following a three-year interim rate plan set by the National Exchange Carrier Association in 2007. In comments last week, Sorenson said abandoning the three-year plan would be “arbitrary and capricious,” and possibly unconstitutional (CD July 8 p3). Taking the FCC to court is a “last resort,” but the company has had success challenging commission orders in the past, said Maddix. He cited a recent appeals court victory on TRS lobbying rules (CD June 8 p3).