FCC Seeks Comment on NECA Proposals for Rural Carrier Settlement Formulas
The FCC teed up the National Exchange Carrier Association's proposals for modifying "average schedule" (rural carrier) formulas for interstate settlements, the Wireline Bureau said in a Thursday public notice in docket 15-298. Initial comments are due Feb. 22, replies March…
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8. "NECA proposes to revise the formulas for average schedule interstate settlement disbursements in connection with the provision of interstate access services for the period beginning July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017," the bureau said. "According to NECA’s filing, the proposed formula changes will increase settlement rates by 2.6 percent at constant demand."