CenturyLink, Birch Settle Switched Access Fee Dispute; FCC Suspends Proceeding
CenturyLink and Birch Communications settled their intercarrier compensation dispute and asked the FCC to suspend an enforcement proceeding until terms are satisfied, said a joint motion this week in docket 18-73. The Enforcement Bureau granted the request to hold the…
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proceeding in abeyance until Sept. 17. CenturyLink filed a complaint in March alleging Birch's switched access fees violated a CLEC benchmark rule by exceeding in aggregate ILEC competitor interstate access rates (see 1803260014).