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Intercarrier Compensation Draft on Circulation List an NPRM, FCC Says

An FCC draft intercarrier compensation item is an NPRM, said a spokesman Monday, when asked about an "Updating the Intercarrier Compensation Regime to Eliminate Access Arbitrage" item on the circulation list updated Friday. "It's all about access stimulation," said an…

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FCC official. "It's directed at lingering arbitrage schemes." The item explores whether "traffic pumpers" should have to pay for all related intercarrier compensation charges, the official said. It also asks about going to a "bill-and-keep" regime for traffic that's stimulated, said the official, who believes the key question is how to define the traffic.