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FCC Releases Report on Internet Access Services

Posted by Amy Gross

The FCC released a report summarizing information about U.S. Internet access connections over 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction as of December 31, 2012. The report is based on information collected by FCC Form 477. The report tracks changes at the state and national level in the number of subscribers to Internet access service in 72 different combinations of speed tiers.

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Topics: FCC, wireless, access, 477 reporting

Raiders of the Lost ARC?

Posted by Carey Roesel

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, FCC Forms

The Regulatory Mix - Thursday, September 12, 2013

Posted by Fran Martens

The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.

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Topics: The Regulatory Mix, ETC, Lifeline, Massachusetts, access, non-impaired wire center, Arizona, Maine

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 3 of 3)

Posted by Carey Roesel

In this post I’m going right to the core element of Switched Access charges – Local Switching. It is among the oldest and most enduring of the switched access rate elements. (see Switched Access Disputes - Don't Get Bullied Part 2).

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

FCC Annual Access Filings Effective Today - 7/2/13

Posted by Karen Ritter

FCC Annual Access Filings and Phase 2 changes required by the FCC's ICC/USF Reform Order are effective today, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.

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Topics: FCC, tariff, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 2)

Posted by Carey Roesel

As I said in Part 1 of this series, when carriers dispute CLEC access bills, the assertions often reflect more about what the carrier thinks should be the case than what is supported by actual regulatory decisions.  
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Topics: telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, switched access charges

FCC Annual Access Filings - 6/21/13 Status Update

Posted by Karen Ritter

ILECs made their annual access filings with the FCC this week, to be effective July 2, 2013. While no changes were made to traffic sensitive rate elements, watch for an update to our Switched Access Study to reflect PICC revisions in certain CenturyLink, Frontier, and Verizon areas. Also, the Study will be updated to reflect an increase to the access order charge in CenturyLink (former Embarq) territory.

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Topics: FCC, USF, access

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 1)

Posted by Carey Roesel

When a major carrier disputes your Switched Access bills, it can be intimidating. Not that these carriers intentionally come across that way -- I’ve seen plenty of very polite correspondence on the subject from the large carriers. And to be fair, sometimes their skepticism about CLEC access rates is warranted. Not every CLEC has always made sure its access services are properly priced, tariffed, and billed.

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Topics: tariff, telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Fight Over the FCC’s USF ICC Reform Order Continues

Posted by Carey Roesel

Step 2 of the downward transition of terminating access charges is upon us. In case you missed it, Step 2 of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform Order requires that intrastate terminating switched access rates (and all dedicated transport rates), if above the carrier’s interstate access rate, be reduced to parity with interstate access rates. See TMI's Blog from May 9 
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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

TMI Closely Monitors Wave Of Switched Access Filings

Posted by Karen Ritter

TMI is closely monitoring the wave of switched access tariff filings that implement the second phase of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform. So far, we have ILEC filings in 20
states.  Our in-house team is continuously busy tracking filings across all jurisdictions and at the FCC.

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Topics: tariff, access

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FCC Releases Report on Internet Access Services

Posted by Amy Gross

The FCC released a report summarizing information about U.S. Internet access connections over 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction as of December 31, 2012. The report is based on information collected by FCC Form 477. The report tracks changes at the state and national level in the number of subscribers to Internet access service in 72 different combinations of speed tiers.

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Topics: FCC, wireless, access, 477 reporting

Raiders of the Lost ARC?

Posted by Carey Roesel

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, FCC Forms

The Regulatory Mix - Thursday, September 12, 2013

Posted by Fran Martens

The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.

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Topics: The Regulatory Mix, ETC, Lifeline, Massachusetts, access, non-impaired wire center, Arizona, Maine

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 3 of 3)

Posted by Carey Roesel

In this post I’m going right to the core element of Switched Access charges – Local Switching. It is among the oldest and most enduring of the switched access rate elements. (see Switched Access Disputes - Don't Get Bullied Part 2).

Read More
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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

FCC Annual Access Filings Effective Today - 7/2/13

Posted by Karen Ritter

FCC Annual Access Filings and Phase 2 changes required by the FCC's ICC/USF Reform Order are effective today, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.

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Topics: FCC, tariff, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 2)

Posted by Carey Roesel

As I said in Part 1 of this series, when carriers dispute CLEC access bills, the assertions often reflect more about what the carrier thinks should be the case than what is supported by actual regulatory decisions.  
Read More
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Topics: telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, switched access charges

FCC Annual Access Filings - 6/21/13 Status Update

Posted by Karen Ritter

ILECs made their annual access filings with the FCC this week, to be effective July 2, 2013. While no changes were made to traffic sensitive rate elements, watch for an update to our Switched Access Study to reflect PICC revisions in certain CenturyLink, Frontier, and Verizon areas. Also, the Study will be updated to reflect an increase to the access order charge in CenturyLink (former Embarq) territory.

Read More
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Topics: FCC, USF, access

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 1)

Posted by Carey Roesel

When a major carrier disputes your Switched Access bills, it can be intimidating. Not that these carriers intentionally come across that way -- I’ve seen plenty of very polite correspondence on the subject from the large carriers. And to be fair, sometimes their skepticism about CLEC access rates is warranted. Not every CLEC has always made sure its access services are properly priced, tariffed, and billed.

Read More
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Topics: tariff, telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Fight Over the FCC’s USF ICC Reform Order Continues

Posted by Carey Roesel

Step 2 of the downward transition of terminating access charges is upon us. In case you missed it, Step 2 of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform Order requires that intrastate terminating switched access rates (and all dedicated transport rates), if above the carrier’s interstate access rate, be reduced to parity with interstate access rates. See TMI's Blog from May 9 
Read More
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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

TMI Closely Monitors Wave Of Switched Access Filings

Posted by Karen Ritter

TMI is closely monitoring the wave of switched access tariff filings that implement the second phase of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform. So far, we have ILEC filings in 20
states.  Our in-house team is continuously busy tracking filings across all jurisdictions and at the FCC.

Read More
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Topics: tariff, access

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