Approve Draft VoIP Order, FCC Commissioners Told
The FCC should approve the draft order on circulation clarifying that calls originating or terminating over VoIP are subject to the same intercarrier compensation as any other kind of wireline traffic (see 1410280032), Greg Rogers, Bandwidth.com deputy general counsel, and…
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Morgan Lewis’ Tamar Finn told an aide to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Dec. 3, said an ex parte notice posted Monday in docket 10-90. “Every month of delay in addressing this issue costs Bandwidth time and money in disputed and unpaid access bills, diverting resources from running and growing its business, unlocking IP innovation for well-established and emerging partners on the creative edge of IP user experiences.” Verizon officials, though, told Daniel Alvarez, aide to Chairman Tom Wheeler, Dec. 4 that the agency already has determined in a number of proceedings that an LEC “cannot assess end office switching access charges when it routes over-the-top VoIP traffic over the public Internet,” said an ex parte filing posted Monday. Reversing the determination would “encourage arbitrageurs to use over-the-top VoIP autodialing equipment to collect originating switched access through new robocall schemes,” Verizon’s Kathleen Grillo, senior vice president-federal regulatory affairs, Chris Miller, vice president-regulatory affairs, and Alan Buzacott, executive director-federal regulatory affairs, told Alvarez. If the commission changes course, it would have to adjust rules and apply it prospectively, Verizon said.