FCC Common Carrier Bureau requested comment on letters filed by V...
FCC Common Carrier Bureau requested comment on letters filed by Verizon and Birch Telecom that raised questions about “most- favored-nation” (MFN) conditions in Bell Atlantic/GTE and SBC/Ameritech merger orders. MFN provisions allow competitors to opt into any parts of…
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any interconnection agreement negotiated between incumbent and other competitive LEC. Verizon asked Bureau Feb. 20 to rule that its MFN requirement didn’t apply to any provisions involving intercarrier compensation for Internet-bound traffic. Birch filed related letter March 6 asking Bureau to interpret SBC merger condition as permitting it to incorporate provision relating to reciprocal compensation from existing agreement with Sage Telecom, approved by Tex. PUC, into its current or future interconnection agreements in Okla., Tex., Kan., Mo. Comments are due April 30, replies May 14 (CC 98-141).