The FCC Wireline Bureau denied a request Monday...
The FCC Wireline Bureau denied a request Monday from CLEC Aventure Communication Technology to review a Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) decision that Aventure incorrectly reported lines associated with calls to conference operators on its network as being eligible for…
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high-cost support. USAC found Aventure needed to reimburse the high-cost support it received between 2007 and 2011 for several free service conference carrier (FCSC) lines. Aventure argued in its appeal that USAC had acted outside the scope of its authority and that USAC couldn’t recover support because its action occurred after the one-year statute of limitations. The FCC said in its decision Monday that USAC’s ruling was correct, saying Aventure’s FCSC lines were ineligible to receive high-cost support because they weren’t used for telecom services. Aventure can receive high-cost support only for services it provides “for a fee,” meaning FCSCs aren’t eligible, the FCC said. The commission also said Aventure’s claim that USAC’s action occurred past the statute of limitations was “unfounded.” The statute of limitations applies only to forfeitures or penalties, not to the support recovery USAC is seeking in this case, the FCC said (http://bit.ly/1mDi8IW).