FCC Seeks Comment on AT&T Forbearance Bid on Some Tariffing Obligations
The FCC set a pleading cycle on AT&T's forbearance petition for relief from certain intercarrier compensation tariffing duties pursuant to the Communications Act (see 1610020048). Comments are due Dec. 2, replies Dec. 19 on the telco's request the commission forbear…
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"from the tariffing requirements of the Act and its rules as to all tandem switching and tandem-switched transport charges on all traffic to or from [incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs)] engaged in access stimulation,” said a public notice Wednesday in docket 16-363 that cited language from AT&T's petition. "The petition also asks that the Commission forbear from enforcing 'all of its rules that allow LECs to tariff a charge billed to [interexchange carriers (IXCs)] for toll-free database queries.' Finally, the petition also urges the Commission to 'promptly issue new rules to address the remaining inefficiencies and arbitrage activities in its hybrid intercarrier compensation system.'”