FCC denied petition of GTE Hawaiian Tel International (GTE Hawaii...
FCC denied petition of GTE Hawaiian Tel International (GTE Hawaiian) to waive Commission’s International Settlements Policy (ISP) to change accounting rate for switched voice service to Vietnam. Agency earlier had suspended modification request because foreign carrier in Vietnam, Vietnam…
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Telecom International (VTI), offered higher accounting rate at later effective date to GTE Hawaiian than one negotiated with other U.S. carriers. Because result would be significant disparity in accounting rates among U.S. carriers, VTI’s refusal to negotiate comparable terms and conditions for service on U.S.-Vietnam route violates ISP, FCC said. Commission directed GTE Hawaiian to renegotiate nondiscriminatory agreement with VTI and to settle on interim basis at lowest rate VTI had negotiated with other U.S. carriers. VTI previously entered into agreements with AT&T, MCI WorldCom, Sprint.