CenturyLink Urges FCC to Cut Terrestrial International Bearer Circuit Fees
CenturyLink urged the FCC to adjust international bearer circuit fees, meeting with Office of Managing Director and International Bureau staff Tuesday, posted Friday in docket 19-105. "The commission recovers 87.6 percent of international bearer circuit fees from submarine cables and…
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the remaining 12.4 percent" from satellite and terrestrial international bearer circuits "based on capacity data from a decade ago," the telco said. Imperfect data "should not be a reason to continue to divide fees on the basis of data that does not reflect today's reality," it said, suggesting terrestrial and satellite international bearer circuit providers "are paying fees far out of proportion to their share of the market."