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Intercarrier Compensation Reform:
At the Tipping Point

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In a rare bi-partisan moment this July, the largest telecommunications carriers, along with four associations representing most rural local exchange carriers, formally notified the FCC that they are in agreement on several significant “stumbling blocks” in the way of major – and long awaited – intercarrier compensation reform.  Specifically, the carriers indicated they are in accord on how to treat VoIP originating and terminating traffic and to phased reductions in per-minute access and reciprocal compensation rates.  Some industry insiders believe this is a key step toward reform … others are not so optimistic.

Join veteran FCC watcher Andy Regitsky for Intercarrier Compensation Reform: At the Tipping Point, a concise and insightful look at this latest turn in the industry’s decade-long struggle to rationalize the nation’s arcane and woefully out-of-date system of intercarrier payment and discover:

• How the fundamental economics and political might of rural LECs impact the scope and timing of reform

• Why the FCC must walk a tight line on any reform in order to keep their decision out of the Courts (and years of delay)

• Which industry proposal – the ABC Plan of the six largest carriers, the state commission plan or the plan of rural ILECs – stands the best chance of success

•  What new issues and concerns are contained in the current round of industry comments solicited by the FCC

• Who ultimately will control the reform process ... the FCC or the states

• What will be the ultimate fate of access charges and reciprocal compensation

Billions of dollars flow among carriers for intercarrier compensation, and the final outcome of reform impacts those dollars – and the network decisions that drive them. That means you must stay up to date on all of the ins and outs of the process. This webinar is the fastest, most efficient way to do that. 

Andy Regitsky is the President of Regitsky & Associates, a consulting firm providing regulatory policy expertise to telecommunications and cable companies. Mr. Regitsky’s 28 years of experience in access charges, interconnection, universal service and telecom regulation make him the industry’s foremost access and interconnection expert. Prior to forming Regitsky & Associates, he held senior positions at MCI and AT&T and also served as COMPTEL’s Vice President of State Affairs.

Recorded on Oct. 5, 2011