Court Refers Some Switched-Access Questions in Teliax-MCI Litigation to FCC
Questions of what end-office switching rates apply when calls involve a competitive LEC and an over-the-top VoIP provider, whether a competitive LEC can charge for end-office switching when it hasn't assigned the calling party's phone number, and whether end-office switching…
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rates apply to Teliax will be referred to the FCC, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Moore of Denver said in an order Friday (in Pacer). It responded to a motion by defendant by MCI Communications Services asking for a stay while the FCC considers near-identical issues through an open proceeding and for primary jurisdiction referral. Moore said he wasn't referring an MCI question of whether Teliax can charge tandem switching rates since Teliax hasn't charged those, and he's staying only issues pending before the FCC but otherwise the case can proceed. MCI outside counsel didn't comment Monday.