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Arent Fox’s This Week in Telecom - May 6, 2013

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  • USA
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  • May 6 2013

Welcome to the latest edition of Arent Fox's This Week in Telecom, our weekly newsletter designed to keep you apprised of recent developments in

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 18 2012

On June 12, 2012, YMax Communications Corp. filed an opposition to the complaint of AT&T Communications of Maryland LLC at the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) challenging YMax’s new intrastate switched access tariff

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 20 2012

On February 10, 2011, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) denied a joint petition for reconsideration filed by Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, LLC in a consolidated complaint proceeding against Qwest. Pac-West and Level 3 filed complaints against Qwest in 2005 alleging that it was violating the parties’ interconnection agreements (ICAs) and the FCC’s intercarrier compensation rules for ISP-bound traffic by refusing to pay reciprocal compensation for the “Virtual NXX” (VNXX) ISP-bound traffic that Qwest customers originated and Pac-West or Level 3 then terminated

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 30 2012

On July 24, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania largely denied Sprint Nextel’s motion to dismiss the complaint that CLEC Line Systems, Inc. brought against it for the collection of unpaid access charges for the termination of interstate and intrastate interMTA traffic from Sprint’s customers

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 4 2013

On January 31, 2013, a group of competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) filed a petition with the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 13 2011

On June 7, 2011, the Indiana Telecommunications Association (ITA) filed a proposal to streamline intrastate switched access tariff amendments with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) in its investigation into simplifying the regulatory burdens facing carriers

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 25 2012

On June 21, 2012, the Supreme Court vacated the fines levied by the FCC against Fox and ABC for “fleeting expletives” that occurred during live broadcasts

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 11 2012

On June 5, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a Philadelphia district court’s reversal of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) rejection of Verizon’s application of the term “fiber-based collocator” which a component of unbundling impairment analysis

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 4 2012

On May 30, 2012, the California Senate voted 30-6 in support of a bill, SB 1161, that would prohibit the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) from asserting jurisdiction over VoIP providers unless otherwise expressly permitted by statute

FCC commences three proceedings to maximize nation’s use of spectrum

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 1 2010

On November 30, 2010, the FCC released three items that open proceedings geared toward promoting spectrum research, examining advanced spectrum-efficient technologies, and proposing initial steps to open TV spectrum to new wireless broadband services