Incumbent Carriers Should File VoIP Interconnection Agreements for Review, White Paper Says
State commissions should require incumbent carriers to file their VoIP interconnection agreements for review, make them public and make them available for opt-in by competitors, said a white paper released by Gillan Associates and written by economist Joseph Gillan. The…
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paper cites several instances where Verizon failed to disclose VoIP interconnection agreements with state commissions as required under Section 252 of the Telecom Act. Verizon in California revealed it has at least 11 unfiled IP agreements for the exchange of voice traffic with other competitors and wireless carriers, the paper said. The paper raises no new arguments and gets the law wrong, said a Verizon spokesman. The FCC ordered earlier this year that interconnection obligations for VoIP providers are unsettled and the commission has declined to mandate IP VoIP interconnection arrangements, the spokesman said. Gillan said the paper is a synthesis of his work from a variety of state proceedings for his clients.