WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While the communications market has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, the basic premise for regulation of the original phone companies hasn’t changed at the Federal Communications Commission. That premise no longer makes sense, USTelecom explains in a filing today with the FCC. The filing urges an update to voice services regulation so it’s consistent with a marketplace of multiple communications devices, networks, applications and services.
The “Petition for Declaratory Ruling” asks the commission to decide that incumbent local exchange carriers should no longer be considered dominant in providing switched access services. If granted, these companies would be relieved of certain tariffing requirements but would maintain key public policy obligations such as 911, customer privacy and disabilities access.
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