The FCC’s “precedents do not clearly establish whether MeetingOne’s IP-based...
The FCC’s “precedents do not clearly establish whether MeetingOne’s IP-based conferencing service is subject to Universal Service Fund contributions,” MeetingOne said in reply comments to its petition regarding USF contributions. The company requested a review of a Universal Service Administrative…
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Co. decision that subjects MeetingOne to contribution obligations for past and future revenue, the FCC said in a public notice. “In the face of uncertainty, MeetingOne has stepped forward of its own accord to ascertain the scope of its obligations.” It “should not have its business obliterated by the imposition of retroactive payment obligations,” the company said. The Voice on the Net Coalition is not taking any position on whether MeetingOne should contribute to USF, “but submits that any commission decision on the MeetingOne petition should specifically delineate the limits of USF application to collaboration and conferencing services,” the VON Coalition said in comments. There continues to be “uncertainty regarding the limits of those information services with respect to collaboration and conferencing. Therefore, the commission should use this opportunity to provide this much-needed clarity."