FCC Eyes Vote on Order To Give VoIP Providers Direct Access to Phone Numbers
The FCC plans to vote June 18 on a draft order to authorize VoIP providers to obtain phone numbers directly from numbering administrators, rather than from intermediaries, said the agency's tentative agenda released Thursday. Under FCC rules and precedent, generally…
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only telecom carriers can obtain phone numbers from numbering authorities for assignment to end users. That means interconnected VoIP providers such as Vonage must use carriers, such as CLECs and affiliates, to obtain numbers. The draft order would establish a streamlined process that would allow interconnected VoIP providers to request and obtain numbers directly from administrators, an FCC official said.