It’s hard to get excited about filing a big revenue reduction, but it’s that time again. In 2011, the FCC issued an access reform order reducing intercarrier intrastate terminating access charges over a seven year period. The first reduction on July 1, 2012 brought intrastate rates halfway down to the interstate level. The next step is to reduce intrastate rates to match interstate rates and rate structures by July 1, 2013. Except for the small handful of states that require specific rates in the tariffs, most carriers will file to simply incorporate their interstate tariff by reference. Watch out for state-specific filing dates and instructions.
