CenturyLink Pushes for Declaratory Ruling on End-Office VoIP Switching Compensation
CenturyLink again asked the FCC to rule over-the-top VoIP providers and LEC partners "perform the functional equivalent of end office switching and, accordingly, may collect end office local switching access reciprocal compensation." Its filing Thursday in dockets including 10-90 backs…
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an FCC framework that encompasses both fixed, facilities-based service and nomadic, OTT VoIP (see 1807050040). Larger telcos want FCC to distinguish between the two types of VoIP traffic and clarify that LECs cannot bill their tariffed end-office switched access rates when routing OTT VoIP calls. Verizon took aim at CenturyLink's arguments (see 1905210040). CenturyLink responded that it's AT&T and Verizon that are wrong.