Verizon touted its response to Congress on the...
Verizon touted its response to Congress on the question of interconnection policy (CD Aug 20 p9). “Flexibility, innovation, investment, and competition should underpin Congress’s approach to competition policy generally, and network interconnection specifically,” Verizon lobbyist Peter Davidson wrote in a…
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blog post Wednesday (http://vz.to/1w9WGF2), linking to full comments the company submitted to the House Communications Subcommittee. He said the regulatory backstops that some have suggested should guide interconnection agreements “should kick in only if and when there is demonstrable consumer harm. It should also be federal in nature; state-based regulation would result in myriad disputes that are resolved not by speedy technical experts, but by 50 different public utility regulators with varying ideas about what is appropriate.” He called the current model of IP interconnection very successful. The subcommittee had solicited feedback last month, framed as part of its effort to overhaul the Communications Act, and had set a comments deadline for early August. It recently posted all 44 responses online.