Inter-carrier compensation arbitrage opportunities still exist for traffic pumpers and the competitive local telcos that serve them, says AT&T
InContact has agreed to pay $100,000 and implement a compliance program in a rural call completion settlement.
Verizon’s rural call completion hotline will give rural carriers a point of contact at the carrier to resolve issues involving calls not going through to the rural carrier
Senators Klobuchar and Tester introduced a rural call completion bill that would direct the FCC to adopt “commonsense” standards for voice calls.
In a filing with the Office of Management and Budget, Comptel said the FCC underestimated the cost of rural call completion reporting requirements.
An appeals court ruled against Connect America Fund challenges, which argued that the FCC overstepped its authority when it adopted the CAF order.