Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic
broadband · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2001-05-15 · Effective 2001-06-14 · 66 FR 26800
Document
Document number
01-12165
Federal Register citation
66 FR 26800
CFR reference
47 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; order on remand and report and order.
Category
broadband
Publication date
2001-05-15
Effective date
2001-06-14
FCC docket
CC Docket Nos. 96-98, 99-68
Abstract
In this final rule, the Commission reconsiders the proper treatment of telecommunications traffic delivered to Internet service providers (ISPs) for purposes of inter-carrier compensation. The Commission reaffirms its previous conclusion that traffic delivered to an ISP is predominantly interstate access traffic, in particular, information access, subject to section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), and the Commission establishes an appropriate cost recovery mechanism for the exchange of such traffic.