Connect America Fund; Developing an Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; Lifeline and Link Up
universal-service · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2012-01-11 · Effective 2012-01-11 · 77 FR 1637
Document
Document number
2012-349
Federal Register citation
77 FR 1637
CFR reference
47 CFR 20
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
universal-service
Publication date
2012-01-11
Effective date
2012-01-11
FCC docket
WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, 03-109
Abstract
In this document, the Commission amends rules regarding the attributes of "voice telephony service" to be supported by the Federal universal service support mechanisms. This action is necessary to reflect the evolution of the marketplace and to limit supported services. The Commission also waives certain effective dates so that intercarrier compensation for non-access traffic exchanged between Local Exchange Carriers (LEC) and Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers pursuant to an interconnection agreement in effect as of December 23, 2011, will be subject to a default bill-and-keep methodology on July 1, 2012, rather than on December 29, 2011. This action is necessary to limit marketplace disruption by delaying bill- and-keep until carriers are eligible to receive recovery as part of the transitional revenue recovery mechanism for this type of traffic.